Description
Book SynopsisAsks pertinent questions without shying away from difficult answers. Some of Israel's leading thinkers and experts from Israeli academia, journalism and public life investigate the pressing issues that face the modern State of Israel. The radical political perspectives and alternatives presented in this book challenge long-held ideas about how Israel should conduct itself as a political entity, drawing on both past and present political discussion in Israel. Ultimately, the contributors arrive at a highly original and controversial portrayal of Israeli society, and present a blueprint for a radical new path for Israeli politics.
Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements; Introduction: Radical Alternatives and Radical Responses: Israel, Jews, Palestinians; A Land Without a People; The Palestinian Arab Minority in Israel; Israeli Colonialism under the Guise of the Peace Process, 1993-2000; The End of Zionism?; Religion, State and Society: Who's Left?; The Making and Breaking of the Israeli Left; Post-Mortem for the Ashkenazi Left; Jewish National Self-Determination at the Crossroads; Left out -- the Ecological Paradox of the Israeli Left; The Left Needs Two Banners: Views from the Left; The Roots of Israel's Economic Crisis; The Dilemmas of Israeli Education; The Israeli Woman and the Feminist Commitment; The Mizrahim: Challenging the Ethos of the Melting Pot; Jerusalem: Constructive Division or Spartaheid?; Index.
