ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a Roadmap Peace Plan which divides the resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict into three phases. The first phase focuses on Palestinian reform, the recognition of Israel, and neutralization of the Intifada. The second phase addresses Israel's withdrawal from the Palestinian self-rule areas occupied after September 2000. The final phase focuses on establishing an interim Palestinian state and normalizing relations between Israel and the Arab states. The chapter presents a Nasser's foreign policy focusing on three issues: The Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Cold War, and the macro-political dynamics of the Middle East. In June 2004, Mubarak affirmed Egypt's readiness to help keep the peace in Gaza after Israel's planned withdrawal. Prior to the 2003 invasion, Egypt had become Iraq's most important trading partner in the Arab world and the fifth biggest in the world, after Russia, China, and France.
