The Vatican-Israel Accords

by Breger, Marshall J.

• ISBN13: 9780268043582
• ISBN10: 0268043582
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-02-01
• Publisher: Univ of Notre Dame Pr

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Contributors	xiii
Introduction	1	(28)
Marshall J. Breger
I THE MAKING OF THE ACCORD
The Stages of Diplomatic Negotiations	29	(22)
Lorenzo Cremonesi
II THE MEANING OF THE ACCORD
The Fundamental Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Israel: A New Legal Regime of Church-State Relations	51	(16)
David-Maria A. Jaeger
Israel's Understanding of the Fundamental Agreement with the Holy See	67	(29)
Leonard Hammer
The Fundamental Agreement between the Holy See and Israel and the Conventions between States and the Church since the Vatican II Council	96	(23)
Silvio Ferrari
III VATICAN CONCORDATS AND THE ACCORD
The Fundamental Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Israel and Church-State Agreements in Spain: Some Contrasts and Comparisons	119	(20)
Rafael Palomino
The Position of the Catholic Church regarding Concordats from a Doctrinal and Pragmatic Perspective	139	(11)
Roland Minnerath
The Holy See--PLO Basic Agreement in Light of the Holy See--Israel Fundamental Agreement	150	(17)
Leonard Hammer
IV INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE ACCORDS
Israel-Vatican Relations since the Signing of the Fundamental Agreement	167	(16)
David Rosen
The Freedom of Proselytism under the Fundamental Agreement and International Law	183	(20)
Moshe Hirsch
Progress for Pilgrims? An Analysis of the Holy See--Israel Fundamental Agreement	203	(32)
Geoffrey R. Watson
Human Rights, the Foundation of Peace: The Teaching of the Catholic Church, with Special Reference to Religious Freedom	235	(14)
Giorgio Filibeck
V THE CHURCH IN THE HOLY LAND TODAY
Freedom of Religion and of Conscience in Israel	249	(27)
Ruth Lapidoth
The Vatican and the Middle East during the Pontificate of John Paul II	276	(31)
Silvio Ferrari
Palestinian Christians: Recent Developments	307	(36)
Drew Christiansen
VI CATHOLIC-JEWISH RELATIONS AS BACKGROUND TO THE ACCORD
Jews and Catholics in the Last Half Century	343	(16)
Jack Bemporad
Appendix I Fundamental Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Israel	359	(6)
Appendix II Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Israel Pursuant to Article 3§3 of the Fundamental Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Israel (also referred to as the Legal Personality Agreement)	365	(4)
Appendix III The Basic Agreement between the Holy See and the Palestinian Liberation Organization	369	(4)
Appendix IV Forerunner to the Accord: A Personal Recollection on Issues of Pilgrimage	373	(6)
Richard Mathes
Index	379