Critical essays on Israeli society, religion, and government

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Critical essays on Israeli society, religion, and government

Kevin Avruch and Walter P. Zenner, editors

(Books on Israel, v. 4)(SUNY series in Israeli studies)

State University of New York Press, c1997

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  • PB : alk. paper

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Description

This book is part of a series of review volumes sponsored by the Association for Israel Studies that provides a framework for discussion of research and scholarship on all aspects of Israeli society. It brings together original review essays commenting on issues in Israeli society, culture, politics, religion, literature, and film. The authors' evaluations of recently published books go beyond critical commentary on the works themselves to include the state of scholarship and social conditions. Among the issues addressed are the conflict over water resources, the human dimensions of the Israeli-Palestinian dialogue, local governance, and the court system. The book provides reviews and commentary, not only on scholarly works but also on memoirs of military leaders at the time of the Yom Kippur war, Sephardi novels on the shock of immigration and on Israeli orthodox Judaism, and politically oriented cinema and literature of the 1980s and 1990s.

Table of Contents

Introduction Walter P. Zenner and Kevin Avruch PART I: THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT 1. Water in the Arab-Israeli Struggle: Conflict or Cooperation? Ofira Seliktar 2. Dialogue and National Consensus in the Pre-Madrid Period: Dilemmas of Israeli and Palestinian Peace Activists Mohammed Abu-Nimer PART II: SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT 3. Neighborhood Renewal through the Establishment and through Protest Efraim Ben-Zadok 4. Israeli Courts and Cultural Adaptation Samuel Krislov 5. Modern Jerusalem: Politics, Planning, People Jeff Halper PART III: RELIGION 6. Sephardic Religious Thought in Israel: Aspects of the Theology of Rabbi Haim David HaLevi Zvi M. Zohar 7. Remembering the Sages of Aram Soba (Aleppo) Walter P. Zenner 8. Localizing Israeli Judaism Kevin Avruch PART IV: LITERATURE AND CULTURE 9. Israeli Military Leadership During the Yom Kippur War: Reflections on the Art of Reflection Pnina Lahav 10. Sifrut HaMa'abarah (Transit Camp Literature): Literature of Transition Nancy E. Berg 11. Historical Memory: Israeli Cinema and Literature in the 1980s and 1990s Nurith Gertz Notes on Contributors

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