The Vatican-Israel accords : political, legal, and theological contexts / Marshall J. Breger, editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The making of the accord -- The stages of diplomatic negotiations / Lorenzo Cremonesi -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- Catholic-Jewish relations as background to the accord -- Jews and Catholics in the last half century / Jack Bemporad.