The Vatican-Israel Accords: Political, Legal, and Theological Contexts

George Weigel, Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington, D.C.
"... promises to make a tremendous contribution to understanding a tangled relationship. It is a unique, and uniquely valuable, volume."

Rabbi Irving Greenberg, President, Jewish Life Network/Steinhardt Foundation
Creating this tome ... where every religious/diplomatic issue is fraught with explosive emotions and contradictory interests is an extraordinary achievement."

Dr. Eugene J. Fisher, Associate Director, Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
"This excellent collection ... will be ‘a must read’ for anyone interested in Middle East, international politics ... law, or Jewish-Christian relations."

Rabbi David Dalin, co-author of The Presidents of the United States and the Jews
"... brilliantly illuminates the historical background, as well as legal, political, and theological context and meaning of the Vatican-Israel Accords."

Book Description
When "The Fundamental Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Israel" was signed on December 30, 1993, it established diplomatic ties between the Vatican and Israel for the first time. Published during the tenth anniversary year of this historic document, "The Vatican-Israel Accords" brings together essays that analyze the legal, historical, theological, and political meaning of the Accords. The compelling essays in this collection explore not only the document and events surrounding its signing but also the past, present, and future of Catholic-Jewish relations. Contributors, who include scholars from Israel, Italy, France, Spain, and the United States, contend that the history and structure of the Accords offer lessons that may be instructive for others involved in seeking peaceful resolutions to conflict, particularly those who work for peace between Palestine and Israel. This book is for anyone interested in law, political science, ecumenism, diplomacy, or peace studies.

About the Author
MARSHALL J. BREGER is professor of law at the Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America.


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