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Oil and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1948-1963

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  • © 1999

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Authors:
  1. Uri Bialer

    1. Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

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Part of the book series: St Antony's Series (STANTS)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Uri Bialer
      Pages 1-4

  3. The Eclipse of Haifa

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. Fuel — Supply and Demand in Mandatory Palestine

      • Uri Bialer
      Pages 7-20

    3. Twilight of British Rule

      • Uri Bialer
      Pages 21-38

    4. The 1948 War

      • Uri Bialer
      Pages 39-58

    5. International Oil Diplomacy and War

      • Uri Bialer
      Pages 59-83

    6. Cutting the Losses

      • Uri Bialer
      Pages 84-95

    7. Legal Readjustment: Israel and the Oil Companies

      • Uri Bialer
      Pages 96-112

  4. Between Moscow and Tehran

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113
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    2. The Establishment of the Delek Oil Company

      • Uri Bialer
      Pages 115-129

    3. Alternative Sources — Venezuela, Kuwait

      • Uri Bialer
      Pages 130-146

    4. Entrée to Moscow

      • Uri Bialer
      Pages 147-170

    5. At the Gates of Tehran

      • Uri Bialer
      Pages 171-193

    6. The Departure of the Oil Companies

      • Uri Bialer
      Pages 194-215

    7. The Eilat Connection

      • Uri Bialer
      Pages 216-242

    8. Epilogue: A Land of Milk, Honey and No Oil

      • Uri Bialer
      Pages 243-247

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 248-282
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About this book

Bialer focuses on Israel's attempts to ensure a regular oil supply in the first decade of it's existence. He reveals that its main problems derived from the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict which categorically influenced the stand of governments and international oil companies who held the keys to decision making. The author provides an analysis of the reciprocal relations between Israel and these players and clarifies the unique method which the state adopted in attempting to secure its oil supply.

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'This fascinating and intriguing book rightly claims to contribute to the field of international political economy. It describes and analyzes in considerable detail Israel's oil diplomacy during the first fifteen years of statehood, and the extremely adverse circumstances under which the country's energy suppliers were procured. At the time, petroleum was the only practical source of energy for Israel's rapidly growing population and its expanding and modernizing economy.' - Nachum T. Gross, EH. NET

Authors and Affiliations

  • Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

    Uri Bialer

About the author

Uri Bialer is Professor of International Relations at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

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