Overview
This is an interdisciplinary study of Israeli society in one of the defining moments in the history of Israel. The contributors discuss the critical aspects of the political order, economics, the military, the role of the media and legal reform that are shaping a new Israel.
Synopsis
This is an interdisciplinary study of Israeli society in one of the defining moments in the history of Israel. Prominent scholars of Israel's politics and foreign affairs discuss the critical aspects of the political order, economics, the military, the role of the media and legal reform that are shaping a new Israel. The book reflects the profound changes in foreign policy analysis taking place, the delicate interplay between the domestic, the regional and the global, and the divided nature of Israeli politics.
The study provides a profile of the overlapping network of cleavages of Israeli society - ethnic, political and ideological. Despite the breakthroughs achieved by Israel with its neighbours, it remains to be seen whether the internal divides will prove to be insurmountable obstacles in realizing a lasting peace.
Booknews
Especially since Rabin's assassination in 1995, many view internal divisions in Israel as at least as problematic as its relations with the Palestinians. Ten papers by interdisciplinary scholars at the Hebrew U. of Jerusalem reflect the new wave of Israeli foreign policy analysis which takes into account the complex interplay between the domestic, the regional, the global, relations with world Jewry, and the role of the media in shaping Israeli public opinion. Sefer is in the department of international relations at Hebrew U. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)