| Description |
xi, 275 pages: illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-260) and index. |
| Contents |
In the beginning: my road from Budapest to Syria -- On-the-job training: understanding the worst humanitarian crisis of our time -- Looking over Jordan: the search for an entry point -- Enter Israel: forming an unlikely partnership -- Brussels: an improbable trio hits the road -- Bumps in the road: people-to-people diplomacy -- Landmines on the road to action: navigating conflicting agendas -- A new beginning: the fluid border between enemies is breached -- Maintaining momentum: as one door closes, another opens -- A new vision of Syria: an unlikely partnership is revived -- Nowhere to go: the stubborn geopolitics of a humanitarian crisis -- Somewhere to go: the case for resettlement. |
| Summary |
"Set against the backdrop of the Syrian civil war and the massive humanitarian crisis it produced, Georgette Bennett tells the largely untold story of how sworn enemies--Syrians and Israelis, Jews and Muslims--came to trust each other with their lives in order to alleviate terrible suffering. The dramatic tale of their unlikely collaboration illustrates what a few determined individuals can do in the face of inertia, inefficiency, and widespread indifference. It also shows how the novel concept of humanitarian diplomacy offers a beacon of hope for all the hate-based clashes occurring around the world today."--Publisher's description. |
| Subject |
Humanitarian assistance -- Syria.
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Diplomacy -- Social aspects.
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Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011- -- Social aspects.
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Humanitarian assistance. (OCoLC)fst00963553
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Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01354981
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Syria. (OCoLC)fst01208757
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Syrian Civil War (Syria : 2011-) (OCoLC)fst01907471
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| Chronological Term |
2011
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9781642936117 (hardcover) |
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1642936111 (hardcover) |
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9781642936124 ebook |
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