Why You Should Read Israeli exceptionalism: the destabilizing logic of Zionism
This book discerns in the history of Zionism the plot of a Shakespearean tragedy. A small band of European Zionists enters the world stage in late 19th century, determined to create a Jewish state in…
Some books quietly earn a place on your shelf, and Israeli exceptionalism: the destabilizing logic of Zionism by Author OL364303A is one of them.
First published in 2010, it continues to find new readers today.
About the book
This book discerns in the history of Zionism the plot of a Shakespearean tragedy. A small band of European Zionists enters the world stage in late 19th century, determined to create a Jewish state in Palestine. This is their solution to the 'abnormal' condition of European Jews, who are without a land and are not a nation. To achieve this, they must seize Palestine; induce Western Jews to become colonists; and, above all, recruit Western powers to adopt their colonial project. Zionists can only succeed by creating Islamicate enemies; they need resurgent anti-Semitism to send Jewish colons to Palestine; and they must persuade/coerce the West to stand behind their colonial project. In succeeding, the Zionists merely transplant Jewish abnormality from Europe to the Middle East - and make it worse. In Europe, Jewish-Gentile frictions were local problems; in Israel, ominously, they have come to form the pivot of a global conflict that pits the West against the Islamicate.
Themes and subjects
Readers will find threads of Politics and government, Zionism, History, Exceptionalism, Israel, politics and government, and International relations. These subjects give the story its texture and make it easy to recommend to the right reader.
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If you enjoy thoughtful, character-driven stories, this one will reward your attention.
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