Relations between the new state of Israel and the European Union in the first twenty years of the Community's existence were a major policy issue given the background of the Holocaust and the way the new nation was established. This book focuses on Israel-European Community relations from 1957 to 1975 - from the signing of the Treaty of Rome (1957), which officially established the Common Market, to the conclusion of Israel's Free Trade Agreement with the Community. It reveals a new and key facet of Israeli diplomacy during the country's infancy, joining the many studies concerning Israel's relations with the United States, France, Germany and Britain.
Autorentext
Gadi Heimann is Professor in the Department of International Relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of Franco-Israeli Relations, 1958-1967 (Routledge 2017).
Lior Herman is Assistant Professor in the Department of International Relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Inhalt
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Path to Economic Integration
Chapter 2: The Israeli Economy Confronts the Common Market Challenge
Chapter 3: Pursuing a Range of Options
Chapter 4: A Covert Understanding between the Council and Israel
Chapter 5: The End of the Dream of Association
Chapter 6: The Decision to Begin Negotiations on a Trade Agreement
Chapter 7: The Low Ebb of Israel-EEC Negotiations
Chapter 8: A Non-Preferential Trade Agreement
Chapter 9: Israel's Return to Association
Chapter 10: A Preferential Agreement
Conclusions