Turkish-Israeli Relationship

OFRA BENGIO is Senior Research Fellow, The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, and Senior Lecturer in Middle East History, Tel Aviv University, Israel.

• Preface Introduction After the 1991 Gulf War Earthquake Days of Future Past: The Peripheral Alliance The 1990s Alignment: Motives and Players The Making of the Alignment Implications and Reactions Conclusion: A New Regional Order

'Ofra Bengio has produced an excellent study on Turkish-Israeli relations, set against the wider canvas of Middle Eastern dynamics spanning half a century. Using Arab, Israeli and Turkish sources, she has written a thorough yet readable book, with many new insights and mature conclusions. It will be a 'must read' for anyone interested in understanding one of the most important relationships to emerge in the region during the course of the turbulent 1990s.'- Philip Robins, University of Oxford, UK and Fellow of St Antony's College 'Ofra Bengio's book is a long overdue and welcome exploration of one of the more interesting, least understood but yet much talked about relationships in the Middle East. What makes this book so valuable is that in offering a comprehensive analysis of the burgeoning ties between Israel and Turkey, Bengio focuses on the internal dynamics of both countries. Starting with David Ben Gurion, Bengio offers a fascinating account of the ups and downs and intricacies of the relationship. She demonstrates that this is a relationship that goes well beyond the military-to-military contacts that has already changed Middle East dynamics.'- Henri J. Barkey, Cohen Professor of International Relations at Lehigh University, USA