From Allies to Enemies; Putting the Israeli- Iranian Conflict in Historical Context
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Maya Hadar
Abstract
Although they shared a historical alliance and enjoyed realpolitik cooperation in the past, Iran and Israel are currently far apart, and what separates them is more than a vast swath of desert. In stark contrast to former relations, and while Iran is not directly involved in the protracted Israeli-Palestinian conflict, fierce anti-Israel rhetoric, the pursuit of nuclear capabilities and involvement in the Syrian civil war make Iran Israel’s most critical contemporary national security challenge. This paper provides a historical and geopolitical exploration of the Israeli-Iranian relationship meant to explain the underlying causes for the shift in attitudes
Abstract
Although they shared a historical alliance and enjoyed realpolitik cooperation in the past, Iran and Israel are currently far apart, and what separates them is more than a vast swath of desert. In stark contrast to former relations, and while Iran is not directly involved in the protracted Israeli-Palestinian conflict, fierce anti-Israel rhetoric, the pursuit of nuclear capabilities and involvement in the Syrian civil war make Iran Israel’s most critical contemporary national security challenge. This paper provides a historical and geopolitical exploration of the Israeli-Iranian relationship meant to explain the underlying causes for the shift in attitudes
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Introduction 1
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International Conflicts Employing History as Its Instrument: What they are and how to Measure them?
- Historical Memory as a Variable: Two Analytic Frameworks 11
- How (and why) to Measure Conflicts of Memory? 31
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History as an Instrument of Politics in Central and Eastern Europe
- Between Orwell and Fukuyama. Poland and its Neighbours: Disputes over History 43
- Overcoming Conflicting Memories: History in the Polish-German Relations after 1989 55
- Heritage Burnt, Heritage Born – Paradox of “Space of Memory” in Conflicts: Ukraine’s Experience Reconsidered 71
- The Accession Policy and Identity Conflict 79
- Narrating Conflicts in Post-Truth Era: Facing Revisionist Russia. Ukraine and Georgia in a Comparative Perspective 91
- The Dynamic Character of the Conflictual Historical Narrative (on the Example of the Georgian-Turkish Relations) 125
- The Politics of Graves – Negotiations, Practice and Reactions about Fallen German Soldiers of World War Two and Their Resting Places in Russia 133
- Peaceful Foreign Policy and Remembrance of War Effort. The Conceptualisation of Willingness to Defend in Finland and Its Connections to Previous Armed Conflict, 1960s–1989 147
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History and Politics beyond Europe
- Shadows of the Past. Japanese Imperial Policy and Its Influence on Contemporary Domestic and Foreign Policy of Japan 159
- Disputes over Public Memory of U.S. Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the Case of Smithsonian’s Enola Gay Exhibitions (1994–2003) 189
- Japan’s Power in East Sumatra and South Sumatra 201
- From Allies to Enemies; Putting the Israeli- Iranian Conflict in Historical Context 213
- History and its Impact on Contemporary International Relations: The Case of Rwanda 231
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Successes and Failures: Methods of Getting Out of Historical Conflicts
- The Resurfacing of the “Titanic” in the Balkan Bermuda Triangle: Political Conflicts over History between Sofia, Skopje and Athens before and after 1989 245
- Israeli-Polish Political Dispute over the Amendment of the Act of the Institute of National Remembrance 259
- Historical Commissions: A Mean to Overcome Traumatic Historical Experiences? 275
- Possibilities of Building a Memory Dialogue between Russia and Poland Concerning Soviet Repression 291
- List of Contributors 301
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Introduction 1
-
International Conflicts Employing History as Its Instrument: What they are and how to Measure them?
- Historical Memory as a Variable: Two Analytic Frameworks 11
- How (and why) to Measure Conflicts of Memory? 31
-
History as an Instrument of Politics in Central and Eastern Europe
- Between Orwell and Fukuyama. Poland and its Neighbours: Disputes over History 43
- Overcoming Conflicting Memories: History in the Polish-German Relations after 1989 55
- Heritage Burnt, Heritage Born – Paradox of “Space of Memory” in Conflicts: Ukraine’s Experience Reconsidered 71
- The Accession Policy and Identity Conflict 79
- Narrating Conflicts in Post-Truth Era: Facing Revisionist Russia. Ukraine and Georgia in a Comparative Perspective 91
- The Dynamic Character of the Conflictual Historical Narrative (on the Example of the Georgian-Turkish Relations) 125
- The Politics of Graves – Negotiations, Practice and Reactions about Fallen German Soldiers of World War Two and Their Resting Places in Russia 133
- Peaceful Foreign Policy and Remembrance of War Effort. The Conceptualisation of Willingness to Defend in Finland and Its Connections to Previous Armed Conflict, 1960s–1989 147
-
History and Politics beyond Europe
- Shadows of the Past. Japanese Imperial Policy and Its Influence on Contemporary Domestic and Foreign Policy of Japan 159
- Disputes over Public Memory of U.S. Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the Case of Smithsonian’s Enola Gay Exhibitions (1994–2003) 189
- Japan’s Power in East Sumatra and South Sumatra 201
- From Allies to Enemies; Putting the Israeli- Iranian Conflict in Historical Context 213
- History and its Impact on Contemporary International Relations: The Case of Rwanda 231
-
Successes and Failures: Methods of Getting Out of Historical Conflicts
- The Resurfacing of the “Titanic” in the Balkan Bermuda Triangle: Political Conflicts over History between Sofia, Skopje and Athens before and after 1989 245
- Israeli-Polish Political Dispute over the Amendment of the Act of the Institute of National Remembrance 259
- Historical Commissions: A Mean to Overcome Traumatic Historical Experiences? 275
- Possibilities of Building a Memory Dialogue between Russia and Poland Concerning Soviet Repression 291
- List of Contributors 301
