The Reparations Controversy

The Jewish State and German Money in the Shadow of the Holocaust 1951-1952
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-3-11-025538-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 416 Seiten

This book about the reparations issue ("Wiedergutmachung" in German; "shilumim" in Hebrew) brings together selected protocols of all debates held in the Knesset, in its Foreign Affairs and Security Committee, in the Government and in the high councils of the ruling party Mapai, regarding conducting negotiations with the West German Government. This is the first book documenting confidential protocols lately opened to the public. With the elaborate introduction by Yehiam Weitz, this book will serve as a basic textbook for an important chapter not only in Israeli and German history, but also in post-war history in general.

Zielgruppe

Bibliotheken, Institutionen im Kontext deutsch-israelischer Beziehungen, Wissenschaftler

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Deutsche Geschichte Deutsche Geschichte: Holocaust
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Geschichte des Judentums: Moderne & Gegenwart
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Antisemitismus, Pogrome, Shoah
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Geschichtspolitik, Erinnerungskultur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;6
2;Table of Contents;8
3;Israeli Coalition Governments 1950-1952;11
4;Main Political Parties in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Knessets;11
5;The Reparation Negotiations in Israeli Politics. An Introduction by Yehiam Weitz;12
6;Documents;34
6.1;[1] Direct Contact With Germany Is Inevitable. Cabinet Meeting, 15.2.1950;34
6.2;[2] Shall We Boycott Germany Forever? Cabinet Meeting, 30.10.1950;38
6.3;[3] On Sending an Official Israeli Delegation to Germany. Cabinet Meeting, 27.12.1950;43
6.4;[4] The Cabinet Decides to Send a Delegation to Germany. Cabinet Meeting, 3.1.1951;52
6.5;[5] On Individual Compensation and General Reparations. Cabinet Meeting, 8.2.1951;55
6.6;[6] Compensation Claim From Germany; Release of Nazi War Criminals. Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Meeting, 13.3.195160
6.7;[7] Demand for Compensation From Germany – Statement by the Foreign Minister. Knesset Session 237, 13.3.1951;72
6.8;[8] Mitigation of Nazi War Criminals’ Sentences; Compensation Claim from Germany. Knesset Sessions 242, 26.3.1951 245, 2.4.1951;786.9;[9] Israel Enlists the Jewish Organizations. Cabinet Meeting, 25.10.1951100
6.10;[10] Review by the Foreign Minister Followed by a Cabinet Debate. Cabinet Meeting, 28.10.1951;104
6.11;[11] The Cabinet Prepares for the Knesset Debate. Cabinet Meeting, 4.11.1951;109
6.12;[12] Israel’s Claim for Reparations from Germany. Knesset Sessions 14-15, 4-5.11.1951;111
6.13;[13] The Reparations Agreement with Germany. Central Committee of Israel Labor Party (Mapai) Meeting, 13.12.1951;124
6.14;[14] The Israeli Claim is Accepted as a Basis for Negotiation. Cabinet Meeting, 16.12.1951;145
6.15;[15] Negotiations Immediately – The Opportunity Must Not Be Missed. Cabinet Meeting, 31.12.1951;147
6.16;[16] Reparations: Permissible or Forbidden? Kosher or Non-Kosher? Excerpts from a speech by Moshe Sharett, election meeting, 5.1.1952;151
6.17;[17] The Foreign Minister Reports to the Foreign Affairs and Defense. Committee Before the Knesset General Debate Regarding Direct Negotiations. Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Meeting, 7.1.1952;153
6.18;[18] The Reparations Agreement with Germany – General Debate and Decision. Knesset Sessions 38-40, 7-9.1.1952;172
6.19;[19] The Violent Herut Demonstration. Telegram from Moshe Sharett to Israeli Legations, 8.1.1952;284
6.20;[20] Shall We Live in our State as a Diaspora People? Moshe Sharett’s Speech, Mapai Activists’ Meeting, Tel Aviv 10.1.1952;286
6.21;[21] We Shall Not Relinquish the Plundered Property. Moshe Sharett’s Speech, Open Public Meeting, Tel Aviv 12.1.1952;292
6.22;[22] Freedom of Action for the Government. Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Meeting, 15.1.1952;308
6.23;[23] The Government is Ready to Enter Negotiations. Cabinet Meeting, 27.1.1952;314
6.24;[24] Meeting With a Delegation of the Jewish Organizations. Cabinet Meeting, 17.2.1952;317
6.25;[25] Facing the Delay in the Negotiations. Cabinet Meeting, 6.4.1952;323
6.26;[26] The Israeli Delegation Reports. Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Meeting, 15.4.1952;327
6.27;[27] Waiting for a German Initiative. Mapai Political Committee Meeting, 5.5.1952;335
6.28;[28] No Compromise on Reparations. Knesset Session 77, 6.5.1952;341
6.29;[29] Towards Renewal of Negotiations. Cabinet Meeting, 18.6.1952;350
6.30;[30] Who Will Sign the Reparations Agreement?. Cabinet Meeting, 24.8.1952;352
6.31;[31] It is an Honor to Shoulder the State of Israel’s Obligations. An Exchange of Letters between the Legal Adviser of the Foreign Ministry and the Foreign Minister;354
6.32;[32] Israel Labor Party Approves the Reparations Agreement. Mapai Political Committee Meeting, 5.9.1952;357
6.33;[33] The Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Ratifies the Agreement. Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Meeting, 5.9.1952;362
6.34;[34] Israel Demonstrates its Strength. Telegram from Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett to the Israeli Ambassador in Washington, 5.9.1952;373
6.35;[35] On the Brink of Signing the Agreement. Cabinet Meeting, 7.9.1952;374
6.36;[36] The Government of Israel Makes its Final Decision. Cabinet Meeting, 8.9.1952;377
6.37;[37] An Historic Achievement for the State of Israel. Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett’s Telegram to Israel Legations Abroad, 8.9.1952;379
6.38;[38] Moshe Sharett: A Speech Not Made. Signing Ceremony Speech Draft, 10.9.1952;383
6.39;[39] The Political and Moral Value of the Reparations Agreement by far Outweighs its Economic Significance. The Day After: Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett at a Press Conference, Paris 10.9.1952;385
6.40;[40] Political Wisdom and Moral Pragmatism – Moshe Sharett and the Beginning of Relations with Germany. A Retrospective by Benyamin Neuberger;387
7;Appendices;394
7.1;Appendix A. 200 Hurt As Police Defend Knesset From Herut Riot;396
7.2;Appendix B. Biographical Index;400
7.3;Index;410

Über Autor(innen)

Yaakov Sharett, Moshe Sharett Heritage Society, Tel Aviv, Israel.