Obligation in Exile
The Jewish Diaspora, Israel and Critique
Published on 22. December 2014
321 pages
978-0-7486-9232-3 (ISBN)
Description
Explores the complex relationship between Israel and the Diaspora Jewish identity
Combining political theory and sociological interviews spanning four countries, Israel, the USA, Canada and the UK, Ilan Zvi Baron explores the Jewish Diaspora/Israel relationship and suggests that instead of looking at Diaspora Jews' relationship with Israel as a matter of loyalty, it is one of obligation.
Baron develops an outline for a theory of transnational political obligation and, in the process, provides an alternative way to understand and explore the Diaspora/Israel relationship than one mired in partisan debates about whether or not being a good Jew means supporting Israel. He concludes by arguing that critique of Israel is not just about Israeli policy, but about what it means to be a Diaspora Jew.
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Content
- Intro
- Title page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 The Limits of Political Obligation
- 2 Power and Obligation
- 3 Between Zion and Diaspora: Internationalisms, Transnationalisms, Obligation and Security
- 4 From Eating Hummus to the Sublime
- 5 Obligation and Critique
- Conclusion: Obligation in Exile, Critique and the Future of the Jewish Diaspora
- Appendix
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
