Divided We Stand
American Jews, Israel, and the Peace Process
1st Edition
Published on 30. November 2002
296 pages
978-0-313-01219-8 (ISBN)
Description
The relationship between Israel, American Jews, and the peace process has been a subject of passionate debate among scholars, political activists, and lay observers alike. This book is the first rigorous attempt to chart the impact of the peace process on the American Jewish community and its relationship with Israel, as mediated by the changing identity needs of American Jews. Overall, the trajectory of this relationship has been from a wide consensus of support for Israeli foreign policy, toward increasing polarization.
On one side is the peace camp composed mainly of those whose Jewish-American identity is based on a religious-universalistic definition of Judaism; on the other, those who identify as nationalistic, or orthodox in religious terms, and support a hard-line vision of Greater Israel. The acrimony between the two, combined with demographic change, has undermined Israel as a symbol of Jewish identity in America, and impeded effective lobbying for Israel.
On one side is the peace camp composed mainly of those whose Jewish-American identity is based on a religious-universalistic definition of Judaism; on the other, those who identify as nationalistic, or orthodox in religious terms, and support a hard-line vision of Greater Israel. The acrimony between the two, combined with demographic change, has undermined Israel as a symbol of Jewish identity in America, and impeded effective lobbying for Israel.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN-13
978-0-313-01219-8 (9780313012198)
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11/2002
Praeger Publishers Inc
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Person
OFIRA SELIKTAR is Professor of Political Science at Gratz College, and the author of Failing the Crystal Ball Test.
Content
Introduction: American Jewish Identity, the Perceptions of the State of Israel, and the Peace Process
Warming Up to the Jewish State
The Six Day War and the Emergence of "Sacred Unity"
Straining the "Sacred Unity:" American Jews in the Era of Likud
The War in Lebanon: Defending an Offensive War
The Long Shadow of the Intifada: American Jews and the Palestinian Problem
The Oslo Agreement Principle: Promoting Peace by Legitimizing the Palestinians
Lurching to the Right: Responding to Netanyahu's Vision of the Peace Process
Lurching to the Left: Responding the Barak's Vision of the Peace Process
Conclusion: Competing Visions of Israel in American Jewish Identity
Warming Up to the Jewish State
The Six Day War and the Emergence of "Sacred Unity"
Straining the "Sacred Unity:" American Jews in the Era of Likud
The War in Lebanon: Defending an Offensive War
The Long Shadow of the Intifada: American Jews and the Palestinian Problem
The Oslo Agreement Principle: Promoting Peace by Legitimizing the Palestinians
Lurching to the Right: Responding to Netanyahu's Vision of the Peace Process
Lurching to the Left: Responding the Barak's Vision of the Peace Process
Conclusion: Competing Visions of Israel in American Jewish Identity
