From Camp David to Wye: Changing assumptions in Arab-Israeli negotiations

Over the past 25 years, the negotiating assumptions of Arabs and Israelis h ave changed in a manner consequential for their negotiating tactics and str ategies. This article examines how Arabs and Israelis have perceived the ro le of the United States in Arab-Israeli negotiations, and how each party vi ewed the role of the domestic politics of the other in these negotiations. Specifically, it relates the conduct of the negotiations to the ability of each party to understand and adjust to change in domestic politcs.