
A State Beyond the Pale
Europe's Problem with Israel
Robin Shepherd(Author)
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Published on 19. August 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-7538-2713-0 (ISBN)
Description
The Jewish state of Israel has now acquired the status of a pariah across much of the West and especially in Europe. For many, it has become a system and a state with no legitimate place in the modern world. Israel's conflict with the Palestinians and the wider Muslim world also takes place across one of the great fault lines in global politics. But why have so many people and institutions of influence in Europe chosen to place themselves on the side of that fault line which opposes Israel? Where exactly does all this hostility come from? In the author's view, the Israel-Palestine conflict can be seen as a test case for the West's ability to stand up for the values it claims as its own. In Europe, important institutions and individuals are now failing that test. This book explains why.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
310 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7538-2713-0 (9780753827130)
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09/2009
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Person
Robin Shepherd wrote this book while running the Europe programme at Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London. The author has drawn from two decades of experience working across Europe and in the US including several fellowships with major American think tanks. He is quoted in and writes commentaries for newspapers around the world and has appeared frequently on the BBC, CNN and other broadcast outlets.