The Hebrew Republic: Israel's Return to History

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The saga of Israel is fascinating, unique, and controversial. Yet the whole is constructed from individual episodes. This book concentrates on relating such episodes rather than narrating a formal, conventional history up until the present day. Each section deals with a different aspect of this journey through the decades. The chapters are based on the author's own articles, published over the last fifty years in many outlets, from The New York Times and The Jerusalem Post to The Guardian. Each section and essay is linked to the next by an explanatory introduction. Most subjects are often unconventional and unusual. They do not cover old ground and are often intentionally revelatory as they relate the history of Israel in a vivid, engaging way. --Edward Temko, former editor of the Jewish Chronicle Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. The Making of Modern Israel Chapter 2. The Nation Builders Chapter 3. The Zionists and Pre-War Nationalism Chapter 4. The Road to Independence Chapter 5. Israel in the Eyes of the History Makers Chapter 6. The Slow Disintegration of Labour Zionism Chapter 7. The Ascendency of the Right Chapter 8. Israel and Pariah Regimes Chapter 9. Evangelical Zionists Chapter 10. The Struggle for Soviet Jewry Chapter 11. Human Rights and the USSR Chapter 12. The Life and Death of Yitzhak Rabin Chapter 13. The Mystery of Ariel Sharon Chapter 14. The Islamist Rejectionists Chapter 15. In the Company of Critics Chapter 16. Different Diaspora Voices Chapter 17. Non-Jewish Jews and Israel Chapter 18. Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanctions Chapter 19. Twenty-First-Century Politics Index About the Author