My Struggle for Peace, Vol. 1 (1953–1954)

Moshe Sharett

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To access the supplementary documents (WebDocs) cited in the Diary, please visit: https://wdsharett.blogspot.com/

My Struggle for Peace is a remarkable political document offering insights into the complex workings of the young Israeli political system, set against the backdrop of the disintegration of the country's fragile armistice with the Arab states. Replete with the diarist's candid comments on Israel's first generation leaders and world statesmen of the day, the diary also tells the dramatic human story of a political career cut short—the removal of an unusually sensitive, dedicated, and talented public servant. My Struggle for Peace is, above all, an intimate record of the decline of Moshe Sharett's moderate approach and the rise of more "activist-militant" trends in Israeli society, culminating in the Suez/Sinai war of 1956. The diary challenges the popular narrative that Israel's confrontation with its neighbors was unavoidable by offering daily evidence of Sharett's statesmanship, moderation, diplomacy, and concern for Israel's place in international affairs.

This is the first volume in the long-awaited 3-volume English abridgement of Sharett's Yoman Ishi [Personal diary] (Ma'ariv, 1978) maintains the integrity, flavor, and impact of the 8-volume Hebrew original and includes additional documentary material that was not accessible at the time. The volumes are also available to purchase as a set or individually.

3-volume set (1953-1956): https://iupress.org/97802530432521

Volume 1 (1953-1954): https://iupress.org/9780253037350

Volume 2 (1955): https://iupress.org/9780253037589

Volume 3 (1956): https://iupress.org/9780253037626

Sujets

• HISTORY
• POLITICAL SCIENCE
• Israel
• History of the Middle East
• Middle East
• World
• Foreign Policy

Informations

• Publié par: Indiana University Press
• Date de parution: 19 mars 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780253037367
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

My Struggle for Peace
The Diary of Moshe Sharett 1953-1956
My Struggle for Peace
The Diary of Moshe Sharett 1953-1956
Volume 1
October 1953 - December 1954
Edited by
Neil Caplan and Yaakov Sharett
Translation from the Hebrew
Yaakov Sharett and Neil Caplan
INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS
BLOOMINGTON AND INDIANAPOLIS
Publication of this English edition of Moshe Sharett, Yoman Ishi (1978) was initiated by The Moshe Sharett Heritage Society (MSHS) 30 Ben-Gurion Blvd., Tel Aviv, Israel 6458805

www.sharett.org.il
Cover and Graphic Design by Adi Chen
The MSHS and Indiana University Press gratefully acknowledge the generous support of the Israel Institute, Washington DC.

www.israelinstitute.org
2019 Indiana University Press
All rights reserved
No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
Manufactured in the United States of America.
Cataloging information is available from the Library of Congress.
ISBN 978-0-253-04325-2 (cloth, 3-vol. set)
ISBN 978-0-253-03735-0 (cloth, vol. 1)
ISBN 978-0-253-03758-9 (cloth, vol. 2)
ISBN 978-0-253-03762-6 (cloth, vol. 3)
ISBN 978-0-253-03738-1 (ebook, vol. 1)
ISBN 978-0-253-03761-9 (ebook, vol. 2)
ISBN 978-0-253-03763-3 (ebook, vol. 3)
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Table of contents
List of persons cited by their first name and mini-glossary of terms
List of Abbreviations
List of Illustrations
Editors Introduction / Neil Caplan and Yaakov Sharett
Introduction / Yechiam Weitz
Volume 1: October 9, 1953 - December 31, 1954
Primeministership in the Offing
Qibya
Precious Waters
Ben-Gurion Resigns
Ben-Gurion Undermines My Candidacy
Taking Over from Ben-Gurion
Forming the Government
A Talk With a Labour Leader
Coalition Labor Pains
Pipedreams in Lebanon
Terror at Ma aleh Akrabim
To Ben-Gurion, With Heavy Heart
Are We All Against War?
The IDF s Unreliable Reporting
Let There Be Havoc in the Middle East
Bat Galim Sailing Delayed
The Noose Tightens in Cairo
Volume 2: January 2, 1955 - December 31, 1955
D b cle in Egypt
To Fire, or Not to Fire?
Lavon Out, Ben-Gurion In
The Gaza Operation
Revenge Killings and IDF Cover-up
Ben-Gurion and Dayan Rebuffed
Tug of War: MFA versus IDF
Demagoguery on Independence Day
Nasser Shmasser!
U Nu in Jerusalem
To Stay in Government Or Not?
An Abomination in the Central Committee
The Reason to Stay On
Against Opening a Lebanese Front
A Preventive War - Yes or No?
Arms for Israel!
Facing the Big Four Foreign Ministers
A Prime Minister Returns a Foreign Minister
Stabbed in the Back
Volume 3: January 1, 1956 - December 9, 1956
The Envoy and the Secretary-General
Waiting for American Arms
The Nitzana Imbroglio
Warning Signs of Dismissal
Resignation or Dismissal?
Your time is past!
Depression, Anger and Pain
Battling Against Short-Sightedness
Explanations for My Dismissal
Conquering Masada
To David Ben-Gurion, Shalom!
He Has Ripped Our Friendship Apart
Preparing My Mission to Asia
Starting With Rangoon
From Manila to Tokyo
Singapore, Malaya, Ceylon
India, Nepal
We Are the Aggressors!
I Lied!
Victorious Israel Under Attack
My Country Has Left Me
Epilogue: The Premature End of a Political Career / Neil Caplan
Appendix: Excerpts from a lecture given by Moshe Sharett at the Mapai Party s Beit Berl, October 2, 1957
List of Sources
List of WebDocs
Names Index
Subject Index
List of persons cited by their first name and mini-glossary of terms
Abba
Abba (Aubrey) Eban
Abe
Avraham Harman
aliya
(Heb. lit., ascent ) Jewish immigration to Palestine (pre-1948) or Israel
the Alliance
Alliance Isra lite universelle
Arthur
Arthur Lourie
Aubrey
Abba Eban
Barney
Dov Yosef (Bernard Joseph)
Beba
Beba Idelson
the Brother
Allen W. Dulles, CIA Director
Committee of Five
Mapai Cabinet Ministers Ben-Gurion, Sharett, Myerson, Eshkol and Aran.
Committee of Nine
Mapai Party leaders Ben-Gurion, Sharett, Myerson, Avigur, Kesse, Namir, Lavon, Bash and Govrin, set up in April, 1956.
CoS [of the IDF]
Moshe Dayan
the Dane
Vagn Bennike
DG [of the MFA]
Walter Eytan
Dodik
David Golomb (Sharett s nephew)
Dolik
David Horowitz
Ehud
Ehud Avriel
Eliahu
Eliahu Elath
Elias
Eliyahu Sasson
Eliashiv
Eliashiv Ben-Horin
Emile
Emile Najar
the Envoy
Robert (Bob) Anderson
Eppy
Ephraim Evron
erev
(Heb.) the eve of
Fati
Yehoshafat Harkabi
G.R., Gideon
Gideon Rafael
Giora
Giora Josephthal
Golda
Golda Myerson (Meir)
Haim
Haim Sharett (Moshe s son)
hasbara
(Heb. lit., explanation ) information services and public-relations
haver, haverim
(Heb.) friend, party member, colleague
haverenu
(Heb.) our [Mapai] colleagues in the Cabinet (see Committee of Five)
Isser
Isser Harel
J.P.
Jayaprakash Narayan
Joe
Yosef Tekoah
the Joint
the Joint American Distribution Committee (JDC)
Josh
Yehoshua Palmon
Kirya
(Heb.) Israel government compound/offices
Kol-Israel
Israel s national radio service
Kovi, Kobi
Yaakov Sharett (Moshe s son)
Leo
Leo Kohn
ma abara, ma abarot
(Heb.) immigrant transit camp(s)
Memi
Meir (de) Shalit
Nahum
Nahum Goldmann
Navot
Navot Sharett (Moshe s nephew)
Nehemiah
Nehemiah Argov
Reggie
Mordechai Kidron
Reuven
Reuven Shiloah
Ruhama
Ruhama Sapir, Sharett s secretary
Shabtai
Shabtai Rosenne
Shamai
Shamai Cahana
Shaul
Shaul Avigur
Shimon
Shimon Peres
Teddy
Teddy Kollek
Walter
Walter Eytan
Y.D.H., Yaacov
Yaacov Herzog
yishuv
(Heb. lit., settlement ) the Jewish community of pre-1948 Palestine
Yitzhak
Yitzhak Navon
Yosef
Yosef (Joe) Tekoah
Ziama
Zalman Aran
Zipporah
Zipporah Sharett (Moshe s wife)
List of Abbreviations
AFL
American Federation of Labor
AFME
American Friends of the Middle East
AFP
Agence France-Presse
AJC
American Jewish Committee
AMAN
Agaf Modi in - IDF Military Intelligence Branch
AP
Associated Press
BBC
British Broadcasting Corporation
BG
Ben-Gurion / David Ben-Gurion
BGA
Ben-Gurion Archive, Sde Boker
CBS
Columbia Broadcasting System
CC
[Mapai Party] Central Committee
CIA
[US] Central Intelligence Agency
CIO
Council of Industrial Organizations
CoS
Chief of Staff
CPI
Communist Party of Israel
CZA
Central Zionist Archives, Jerusalem
Dept.
Department
DFPI
Documents on the Foreign Policy of Israel
DG
Director-General
DM
Deutschmark
DMZ
Demilitarized Zone
doc.
document
DP
Displaced Person
Ed.
Editor(s) - edited - edition
EDC
European Defense Community
EEC
European Economic Community
EIMAC
Egypt-Israel Mixed Armistice Commission
ETZEL
Irgun Zvai Le umi
FADC
Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
FBI
[US] Federal Bureau of Investigation
FDR
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
FM
Foreign Minister
FO
Foreign Office (UK)
FRUS
Foreign Relations of the United States
GA
[United Nations] General Assembly
GAA
General Armistice Agreement
GHQ
General Headquarters
GOE
Government of Egypt
GOI
Government of Israel
GS
General Staff
GZ
General Zionists
HMG
Her Majesty s Government (UK)
HQ
Headquarters
HUAC
US House of Representatives Un-American Activities Committee
IDF
Israel Defense Forces
IDFA
Israel Defense Forces Archives
IFR
Israel s Foreign Relations
IG
Israel Government
Ihud
Ihud Hakvutzot Vehakibbutzim - Union of Kvutzot and Kibbutzim
IJGAA
Israel-Jordan General Armistice Agreement
IJMAC
Israel-Jordan Mixed Armistice Commission
IL.
Israel Lira (pound)
ILGWU
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
ILMAC
Israel-Lebanon Mixed Armistice Commission
ILO
International Labor Organization
IPU
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Irgun
Irgun Zvai Le umi - also ETZEL
ISA
Israel State Archive
ISMAC
Israel-Syria Mixed Armistice Commission
JA, JAE
Jewish Agency (Executive)
JDC
American Joint Distribution Committee
JNF
Jewish National Fund
JTA
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
KGB
Komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti, the main security agency of the USSR (1954-1991)
LAC
Libraries and Archives of Canada, Ottawa <