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Middle East Review of International Affairs
Israel's Entry into Cyprus, 1959-1963: Diplomacy and Strategy in the Eastern Mediterranean
by Zach Levey
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Abstract
Israel's establishment of relations with Cyprus in 1960 marked the successful culmination of the diplomatic campaign that it had commenced in early 1959. The entry into Cyprus deepened Israel's strategic cooperation with Turkey, ameliorated the regional isolation from which the Jewish state had begun to emerge, and enhanced its image as a dynamic state that could assist other countries emerging from colonialism.
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Note *: Zach Levey is assistant professor of International Relations at the University of Haifa. He completed his Ph.D. at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and has also been visiting assistant professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Dr. Levey is the author of Israel and the Western Powers, 1952-1960 (University of North Carolina Press, 1997). Back