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Book SynopsisTwo decades ago, the idea that a radical right could capture and drive Israeli politics seemed highly improbable. While it was a boisterous faction and received heavy media coverage, it constituted a fringe element. Yet by 2009, Israel''s radical right had not only entrenched itself in mainstream Israeli politics, it was dictating policy in a wide range of areas. The government has essentially caved to the settlers on the West Bank, and restrictions on non-Jews in Israel have increased in the past few years. Members of the radical right have assumed prominent positions in Israel''s elite security forces. The possibility of a two state solution seems more remote than ever, and the emergence of ethnonationalist politician Avigdor Lieberman suggests that its power is increasing. Quite simply, if we want to understand the seemingly intractable situation in Israel today, we need a comprehensive account of the radical right. In The Triumph of Israel''s Radical Right, acclaimed scholar Ami Pe
Trade ReviewThe Triumph of Israel's Radical Right is a bold and personable book that establishes Ami Pedahzur as the late Ehud Sprinzak's successor as the premier scholar of political extremism in Israel. * Cas Mudde, University of Georgia, author of Populist Radical Right Parties in Europe *
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION ; CHAPTER 1 - THE ANTECEDENTS OF ISRAEL'S CONTEMPORARY RADICAL RIGHT ; CHAPTER 2 - THE OLD RADICAL RIGHT ; CHAPTER 3 - THE NEW RADICAL RIGHT ; CHAPTER 4 - ISRAEL'S RADICAL RIGHT NETWORK (1987-1992) ; CHAPTER 5 - ISRAEL'S PATH TO PEACE? (1992-1995) ; CHAPTER 6 - A TIME FOR HATE (1996-1999) ; CHAPTER 7 - THE DEMISE OF THE PEACE PROCESS (2000-2003) ; CHAPTER 8: THE RADICAL RIGHT AT A CROSSROADS (2004-2009)
