I swear by all thatâs Holy I will never come anywhere near the Palestine problem once I liberate myself from this trap. Ralph Bunche wrote these lines to his wife in 1949 during the armistice talks on Rhodes. A year later he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his success in ending the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Ralph Bunche and the Arab-Israeli Conflict provides a comprehensive study of Ralph Buncheâs diplomatic activities on the Palestine question. Bunche was at the centre of the story from the referral of the issue to the United Nations in 1947 until the signing of the armistice agreements that ended the war. He began as advisor to UNSCOP and then headed the secretariat of the commission tasked with implementing partition. Later after serving as the senior aide to UN mediator Folke Bernadotte he was appointed to replace the Count after the latterâs assassination. Using extensive archival materials (some of it revealed here for the first time) this book addresses central questions such as the relationship between Buncheâs African American identity and his diplomatic endeavours and the complexities of his outlook on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Through research and careful analysis it uncovers how Ralph Bunche managed to bridge the gaps between Israel and Arab states. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of Middle Eastern History particularly Israeli History as well as Political Science and Diplomacy. . Language: English