03243nam 2200709 a 450 991082002870332120200520144314.01-135-75944-897866113258240-203-01011-61-281-32582-11-135-75945-61-282-77884-697866127788410-203-50579-410.4324/9780203505793 (CKB)1000000000254910(EBL)214544(OCoLC)171118446(SSID)ssj0000189376(PQKBManifestationID)11179762(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000189376(PQKBWorkID)10173833(PQKB)10827835(MiAaPQ)EBC214544(Au-PeEL)EBL214544(CaPaEBR)ebr10093747(CaONFJC)MIL277884(OCoLC)57176338(EXLCZ)99100000000025491020021212d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe last days in Israel /Abraham DiskinLondon ;Portland, OR F. Cass20031 online resource (178 p.)Cass series--Israeli history, politics, and society,1368-4795Description based upon print version of record.0-7146-5421-3 0-7146-8383-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-183) and index.Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; Introduction; 1 Basic Problems and Basic Objectives; THE BASIC SOCIAL DILEMMA AND ISRAELI DEMOCRACY; THE JEWISH STATE: DEMOGRAPHY AND THE LEGAL NORM; THE SECURITY EQUATION: MOTIVATION AND MEANS; SOCIAL AND POLITICAL POLARIZATION: DEMOCRACY, JEWISHNESS, SECURITY, AND PEACE; 2 The Constitutional Revolution and the Breakdown of Balances between the Branches of Government; THE JUDICIARY: 'MAKE US A KING TO JUDGE US'; THE LEGISLATIVE AND THE EXECUTIVE: THE COURAGE TO REPENT BEFORE THE FALL; 3 The Party MapROOTS AND DEVELOPMENT, 1949–92THE NEW PARTY MAP, 1996–99; THE POWER OF THE POLITICAL CENTER; 4 Days of Storm and Stress; FROM RABIN TO PERES: 'YES TO PEACE—NO TO VIOLENCE'; FROM PERES TO NETANYAHU: THE SHIFTING SANDS OF PARITY; THE NETANYAHU GOVERNMENT: IN THE ABSENCE OF CHECKS AND BALANCES; THE 1999 ELECTIONS; THE BARAK GOVERNMENT: FROM DILEMMA TO DILEMMA; THE SHARON GOVERNMENT; 5 Conclusion: Solutions in the Absence of a Solution; This volume examines the challenges and circumstances Israel has faced during the 1990s and addresses both the public's and leadership's singular goal of "peace and security".Cass series--Israeli history, politics, and society.DemocracyIsraelPolitical partiesIsraelIsraelPolitics and government1993-DemocracyPolitical parties320.95694Diskin Abraham1646412MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820028703321The last days in Israel3993409UNINA