Israeli History, Politics and Society
About the Book Series
This series provides a multidisciplinary examination of all aspects of Israeli history, politics and society and serves as a means of communication between the various communities interested in Israel: academics, policy-makers, practitioners, journalists and the informed public.
The Origins of the American-Israeli Alliance: The Jordanian Factor
1st Edition
By Abraham Ben-Zvi
December 22, 2009
This book demonstrates that the origins of the US-Israeli alliance lay in the former's concern over Egyptian influence in Jordan, contrasting with the widely-held view of the significance of the Six Day War. The American-Israeli Alliance will be of great interest to students of Middle East studies,...
The Rise of Israel: A History of a Revolutionary State
1st Edition
By Jonathan Adelman
April 11, 2008
The state of Israel is one of the most controversial countries in the world. Yet, its unique creation and rise to power in 1948 has not been adequately explained either by its friends (mainstream Zionists) nor by its detractors (Arabists and post-Zionists). Using a variety of comparative ...
Israeli-Palestinian Peace Negotiations, 1999-2001: Within Reach
1st Edition
By Gilead Sher
January 20, 2006
Written by Gilead Sher, Israeli Chief of Staff during the tumultuous 1999-2000 peace negotiations, this book provides a fast paced description and analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Presenting an overview of the core issues of contention, the various key ‘players’ and the possible ...
Israel at the Polls 2003
1st Edition
Edited
By M. Ben Mollov, Jonathan Rynhold, Shmuel Sandler
July 19, 2005
Israel's 2003 election took place against the background of a deteriorating security situation (due to Palestinian violence and the impending US War in Iraq) and severe disillusionment with the Oslo peace process. The election, which brought about a decisive victory of the Likud Party and Ariel ...
Navigating Perilous Waters: An Israeli Strategy for Peace and Security
1st Edition
By Ephraim Sneh
May 19, 2005
Israel is a Jewish state in a Muslim Middle East. How can it survive in that region? This book answers this question by analyzing the dangers and threats that Israel faces today. The book also highlights an important component of Israel's strength: the endurance and the cohesion of its social ...
H V Evatt and the Establishment of Israel: The Undercover Zionist
1st Edition
By Daniel Mandel
September 10, 2004
The Minister for External Affairs, and the dominant force in the formation of Australian foreign policy for a crucial decade in the battle over Palestine (1941-1949), Herbert Vere Evatt played a central role in the Australian political response to Zionism and the conflict in Palestine. This book, ...
Israel's Quest for Recognition and Acceptance in Asia: Garrison State Diplomacy
1st Edition
By Jacob Abadi
August 12, 2004
This title represents a comprehensive study of Israel's attempts to build diplomatic relations with countries on the Asian continent. The author argues that, despite the persistence of the Arab Israeli conflict, the Israeli Foreign Ministry was remarkably successful in gaining recognition in most ...
Lyndon B. Johnson and the Politics of Arms Sales to Israel: In the Shadow of the Hawk
1st Edition
By Abraham Ben-Zvi
July 23, 2004
Lyndon B. Johnson and the Politics of Arms Sales to Israel seeks to reconstruct and elucidate the processes behind the decisions made by the Johnson Administration during the years 1965-68 to sell Israel M-48 tanks, A-4 Skyhawk planes and F-4 Phantom planes. This examination is based on a ...
Israel: The First Hundred Years: Volume IV: Israel in the International Arena
1st Edition
Edited
By Efraim Karsh
July 21, 2004
Born amidst the ruin of the Second World War and into the Cold War environment of machtpolitik, Israel has since its earliest existence commanded a place on the international stage out of all relation to its size, population or ambitions. This volume examines Israel's experience in foreign affairs ...
The Israeli Palestinians: An Arab Minority in the Jewish State
1st Edition
Edited
By Alexander Bligh
May 01, 2003
One of the most crucial issues to affect national policy in the state of Israel is that of relations between its Jewish and Arab citizens. This edited collection offers a comprehensive analysis of the most significant factors to have contributed to current conditions....
The Conscience of Lebanon: A Political Biography of Etienne Sakr (Abu-Arz)
1st Edition
By Mordechai Nisan
April 29, 2003
This work is a combination of an account of a most captivating Lebanese personality with a penetrating analysis of the historical and religious contours of Lebanon. Mordechai Nisan spent much time with Etienne Sakr between 2000 and 2001. Set within the context of the national political narrative of...
Israel, the Hashemites and the Palestinians: The Fateful Triangle
1st Edition
Edited
By Efraim Karsh, P.R. Kumaraswamy
April 02, 2003
This volume provides a wide ranging historical survey of the special relationship between the Zionist movement and Israel with the Hashemite family and its far-reaching implications for Middle Eastern affairs in general, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in particular. It includes chapters on ...