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Israel under Siege: The Politics of Insecurity and the Rise of the Israeli Neo-Revisionist Right
Raffaella A. Del Sarto (Ed.)
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Description for Israel under Siege: The Politics of Insecurity and the Rise of the Israeli Neo-Revisionist Right
Paperback. Examines the creation of Israel's neo-revisionist consensus about security threats and regional order, which took hold of Israeli politics and society after 2000 and persists today. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JPFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Raffaella A. Del Sarto examines the creation of Israel's neo-revisionist consensus about security threats and regional order, which took hold of Israeli politics and society after 2000 and persists today. The failed Oslo peace process and the trauma of the Second Palestinian Intifada triggered this shift to the right; conflicts with Hamas and Hezbollah and the inflammatory rhetoric of Iranian President Ahmadinejad additionally contributed to the creation of a general sense of being under siege. While Israel faces real security threats, Israeli governments have engaged in the politics of insecurity, promoting and amplifying a sense of besiegement. Lively political debate ... Read more
Raffaella A. Del Sarto examines the creation of Israel's neo-revisionist consensus about security threats and regional order, which took hold of Israeli politics and society after 2000 and persists today. The failed Oslo peace process and the trauma of the Second Palestinian Intifada triggered this shift to the right; conflicts with Hamas and Hezbollah and the inflammatory rhetoric of Iranian President Ahmadinejad additionally contributed to the creation of a general sense of being under siege. While Israel faces real security threats, Israeli governments have engaged in the politics of insecurity, promoting and amplifying a sense of besiegement. Lively political debate ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781626164079
SKU
V9781626164079
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About Raffaella A. Del Sarto (Ed.)
Raffaella A. Del Sarto is Associate Professor of Middle East Studies at the Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), SAIS Europe at Bologna, and a part-time professor at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute in Florence, Italy. She is the author of Contested State Identities and Regional Security in the Euro-Mediterranean Area, the ... Read more
Reviews for Israel under Siege: The Politics of Insecurity and the Rise of the Israeli Neo-Revisionist Right
it combines an in-depth analysis of Israeli politics and society with an engaging style, rendering it accessible to many kinds of readers. Even those who are not experts on these issues will gain a clearer, nuanced picture from reading Del Sarto's book.
Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs Thought-provoking . . . Offers a unique and valuable perspective. ... Read more
Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs Thought-provoking . . . Offers a unique and valuable perspective. ... Read more