Engagement Through Disengagement: Gaza and the Potential for Israeli-Palestinian Peacemaking. This item is unavailable.Engagement Through Disengagement: Gaza and the Potential for Israeli-Palestinian Peacemaking

For Makovsky (Project on the Middle East Peace Process, The Washington Institute), Ariel Sharon's plan to "disengage" from the Gaza Strip represents a window of opportunity for achieving a sustained peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, if the withdrawal brings calm, political reform, and a modicum of economic growth. He analyzes the political, security, and economic challenges that he believes threaten the plan and offers recommendations for how to address them. He discusses political actions that should be undertaken by Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and the US; explores the possibilities for economic development in Gaza; and assesses security challenges. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

David Makovsky is a senior fellow at The Washington Institute, director of the Institute's Project on the Middle East Peace Process, and a contributing editor to "U.S. News & World Report. Previously, he served as executive editor of the "Jerusalem Post and diplomatic correspondent for "Haaretz. He is author, most recently, A Defensible Fence: Fighting Terror and Enabling a Two-State Solution (WINEP, 2004).