The Presence of Eastern and Central Europe in The Culture and Politics of Contemporary Israel
The Presence of Eastern and Central Europe in The Culture and Politics of Contemporary Israel

Summary/Abstract: Israel is a Middle Eastern country, and the history of the Jewish people in the region began many millenia ago and is deeply rooted in the Judaic religious tradition. The future and security of the country depends on the way it will be able to work out its relations with its regional neighbors, and with the Palestinians in particular. But the history of Jewish people as it developed in the last 500 years and the Zionist movement as an intellectual and political force that gave birth to the modern State of Israel, are deeply interwoven with the histories and cultures of Eastern and Central Europe. Anyone who fails to understand this will be unable to grasp much of the structure and nature of Israeli society, its politics and culture, both on the practical and symbolic level. [...]

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