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1. Israel's National Security Law

   Political Dynamics and Historical Development

   By Amichai Cohen, Stuart Cohen

   Series: Israeli History, Politics and Society

   Terror attacks on western civilian targets have stimulated interest in the dilemmas faced by liberal societies when combating threats to national security. Combining the perspectives of political science and law, this book addresses that discourse, asking how democracies seek to harmonize the...

   Published July 12th 2011 by Routledge
2. Secularism and Religion in Jewish-Israeli Politics

   Traditionists and Modernity

   By Yaacov Yadgar

   Series: Israeli History, Politics and Society

   Common discourse on Jewish identity in Israel is dominated by the view that Jewish Israelis can, and should, be either religious or secular. Moving away from this conventional framework, this book examines the role of secularism and religion in Jewish society and politics. With a focus on the ‘...

   Published July 27th 2010 by Routledge
3. Israel and the Family of Nations

   The Jewish Nation-State and Human Rights

   By Alexander Yakobson, Amnon Rubinstein

   Series: Israeli History, Politics and Society

   Can Israel be both Jewish and truly democratic? How can a nation–state, which incorporates a large national minority with a distinct identity of its own be a state of all its citizens? Written by two eminent Israeli scholars, a professor of constitutional law and a historian, Alexander Yakobson...

   Published July 8th 2010 by Routledge
4. Ben-Gurion, Zionism and American Jewry

   1948 - 1963

   By Ariel Feldestein

   Series: Israeli History, Politics and Society

   Based on archival material, this intriguing book examines David Ben-Gurion’s influence on the relationship between the state of Israel, the Zionist Organization and American Jewry between 1948 and 1963 when he served as Prime Minister and Minister of Defence. The author discusses how Ben-Gurion was...

   Published December 21st 2009 by Routledge
5. The Origins of the American-Israeli Alliance

   The Jordanian Factor

   By Abraham Ben-Zvi

   Series: Israeli History, Politics and Society

   This book demonstrates that the origins of the US-Israeli alliance lay in the former's concern over Egyptian influence in Jordan, contrasting with the widely-held view of the significance of the Six Day War. The American-Israeli Alliance will be of great interest to students of Middle East studies,...

   Published December 21st 2009 by Routledge
6. The Rise of Israel

   A History of a Revolutionary State

   By Jonathan Adelman

   Series: Israeli History, Politics and Society

   The state of Israel is one of the most controversial countries in the world. Yet, its unique creation and rise to power in 1948 has not been adequately explained either by its friends (mainstream Zionists) nor by its detractors (Arabists and post-Zionists). Using a variety of comparative...

   Published March 25th 2008 by Routledge
7. Israel's National Security

   Issues and Challenges Since the Yom Kippur War

   By Efraim Inbar

   Series: Israeli History, Politics and Society

   This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of Israel's security challenges since the 1973 October War. Efraim Inbar takes the reader on a historical journey through Israel's relations in the Middle East that begins with an analysis of Israel's strategic thinking after 1973 and ends with an...

   Published December 19th 2007 by Routledge
8. The Harp and the Shield of David

   Ireland, Zionism and the State of Israel

   By Shulamit Eliash

   Series: Israeli History, Politics and Society

   Eliash examines the relationship between Ireland and the Zionist movement, and the state of Israel from the context of Palestine’s partition and the delay in Ireland’s recognition of the State of Israel until 1963. Analyzing the Irish attitude to the partition of Palestine through an analogy...

   Published April 11th 2007 by Routledge
9. Israeli-Palestinian Peace Negotiations, 1999-2001

   Within Reach

   By Gilead Sher

   Series: Israeli History, Politics and Society

   Written by Gilead Sher, Israeli Chief of Staff during the tumultuous 1999-2000 peace negotiations, this book provides a fast paced description and analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Presenting an overview of the core issues of contention, the various key ‘players’ and the possible...

   Published December 19th 2005 by Routledge
10. Israeli Democracy at the Crossroads

    Edited by Raphael Cohen-Almagor

    Series: Israeli History, Politics and Society

    In recent years, the discussion about Israel was dominated by post-Zionist, post-Israeli opinions. Important voices that represent large sectors of Israeli society were not heard. To somewhat change this situation, some of the best scholars in their respective fields participate in this...

    Published July 20th 2005 by Routledge