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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782867103321

Titolo

Contemporary Israel : domestic politics, foreign policy, and security challenges / / edited by Robert O. Freedman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boulder, CO : , : Westview Press, , 2009

ISBN

0-429-98100-7

0-429-96992-9

1-283-13658-9

9786613136589

0-7867-2610-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (401 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FreedmanRobert Owen

Disciplina

320.95694

956.9405/4

Soggetti

Arab-Israeli conflict - Influence

Israel History 21st century

Israel Politics and government 21st century

Israel Foreign relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-365) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface ix; Acknowledgments xi; About the Authors xii; Maps xiv; Acronyms xvii; 1 Introduction 1 Robert O. Freedman; PART ONE - ISRAEL'S DOMESTIC POLITICS; 2 The Israeli Right; 3 After Rabin: The Malaise of the Israeli Zionist Left 45; 4 Israel's Religious Parties 77; 5 Israel's "Russian" Parties 97; 6 Israel's Arab Parties 115; 7 Israel's Supreme Court 135; 8 The Israeli Economy 159; PART TWO - ISRAEL'S FOREIGN POLICY; 9 Israel and the Palestinians 175; 10 Israel and the Arab World 197; 11 Israel's Strategic Relations with Turkey and India 227; 12 Israel and the United States 253

PART THREE -ISRAEL'S SECURITY CHALLENGES13 Existential Threats to Israel 299; 14 Israel's 2006 War with Hizbollah: The Failure of Deterrence 317; Appendix: Election Results 355; Bibliography 357; Index 367

Sommario/riassunto

Analysis by American and Israeli specialists of political parties and



elections in Israel, and Israeli foreign policy and security concerns, in the light of current events in the Middle East.