Zionist Israel And The Question Of Palestine: Jewish Statehood And The History Of The Middle East Conflict
by Tamar Amar-dahl /
2016 / English / PDF
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After half a century of occupation and tremendous costs of the
conflict, Israel is still struggling with the idea of a
Palestinian state in what is often perceived as the Biblical
Eretz Israel. Mapping Zionism, enemy images, peace and war
policies, as well as democracy within the Jewish State, the
present study offers original insights into Israel's role in this
conflict. By analyzing Israeli history, politics and
security-oriented political culture as it has been evolving from
1948 on, this book reveals the ideological and political
structures of a Zionist-oriented state and society. In doing so,
it uncovers the abyss between the Zionist vision of Eretz Israel
on the one hand and the aspiration to achieve normalization,
peace and security on the other. In view of this conflict-laden
bi-national reality, the Palestinian question is identified as
the Achilles' heel of Jewish statehood in the Land of Israel.
Thus, Zionist Israel and the Question of Palestine provides a
fresh, innovative, critical and yet accessible perspective on one
of the most controversial issues in contemporary history.
After half a century of occupation and tremendous costs of the
conflict, Israel is still struggling with the idea of a
Palestinian state in what is often perceived as the Biblical
Eretz Israel. Mapping Zionism, enemy images, peace and war
policies, as well as democracy within the Jewish State, the
present study offers original insights into Israel's role in this
conflict. By analyzing Israeli history, politics and
security-oriented political culture as it has been evolving from
1948 on, this book reveals the ideological and political
structures of a Zionist-oriented state and society. In doing so,
it uncovers the abyss between the Zionist vision of Eretz Israel
on the one hand and the aspiration to achieve normalization,
peace and security on the other. In view of this conflict-laden
bi-national reality, the Palestinian question is identified as
the Achilles' heel of Jewish statehood in the Land of Israel.
Thus, Zionist Israel and the Question of Palestine provides a
fresh, innovative, critical and yet accessible perspective on one
of the most controversial issues in contemporary history.