Acknowledgments

Contributors

Introduction

Marshall J. Breger

I THE MAKING OF THE ACCORD

The Stages of Diplomatic Negotiations

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

David-Maria A. Jaeger

Israel's Understanding of the Fundamental Agreement with the Holy See

Leonard Hammer

The Fundamental Agreement between the Holy See and Israel and the Conventions between States and the Church since the Vatican II Council

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

Rafael Palomino

The Position of the Catholic Church regarding Concordats from a Doctrinal and Pragmatic Perspective

Roland Minnerath

The Holy See--PLO Basic Agreement in Light of the Holy See--Israel Fundamental Agreement

Leonard Hammer

IV INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE ACCORDS

Israel-Vatican Relations since the Signing of the Fundamental Agreement

David Rosen

The Freedom of Proselytism under the Fundamental Agreement and International Law

Moshe Hirsch

Progress for Pilgrims? An Analysis of the Holy See--Israel Fundamental Agreement

Geoffrey R. Watson

Human Rights, the Foundation of Peace: The Teaching of the Catholic Church, with Special Reference to Religious Freedom

Giorgio Filibeck

V THE CHURCH IN THE HOLY LAND TODAY

Freedom of Religion and of Conscience in Israel

Ruth Lapidoth

The Vatican and the Middle East during the Pontificate of John Paul II

Silvio Ferrari

Palestinian Christians: Recent Developments

Drew Christiansen

VI CATHOLIC-JEWISH RELATIONS AS BACKGROUND TO THE ACCORD

Jews and Catholics in the Last Half Century

Jack Bemporad

Appendix I Fundamental Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Israel

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)

Appendix III The Basic Agreement between the Holy See and the Palestinian Liberation Organization

Appendix IV Forerunner to the Accord: A Personal Recollection on Issues of Pilgrimage

Richard Mathes

Index