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Trouble in the Tribe: The American Jewish Conflict over Israel
Dov Waxman
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Description for Trouble in the Tribe: The American Jewish Conflict over Israel
Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 halftones. 6 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR1; JPFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Trouble in the Tribe explores the increasingly contentious place of Israel in the American Jewish community. In a fundamental shift, growing numbers of American Jews have become less willing to unquestioningly support Israel and more willing to publicly criticize its government. More than ever before, American Jews are arguing about Israeli policies, and many, especially younger ones, are becoming uncomfortable with Israel's treatment of Palestinians. Dov Waxman argues that Israel is fast becoming a source of disunity for American Jewry, and that a new era of American Jewish conflict over Israel is replacing the old era of solidarity. Drawing ... Read more
Trouble in the Tribe explores the increasingly contentious place of Israel in the American Jewish community. In a fundamental shift, growing numbers of American Jews have become less willing to unquestioningly support Israel and more willing to publicly criticize its government. More than ever before, American Jews are arguing about Israeli policies, and many, especially younger ones, are becoming uncomfortable with Israel's treatment of Palestinians. Dov Waxman argues that Israel is fast becoming a source of disunity for American Jewry, and that a new era of American Jewish conflict over Israel is replacing the old era of solidarity. Drawing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
612g
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691168999
SKU
V9780691168999
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About Dov Waxman
Dov Waxman is professor of political science, international affairs, and Israel studies at Northeastern University. He is the author of The Pursuit of Peace and the Crisis of Israeli Identity and the coauthor of Israel's Palestinians: The Conflict Within. He lives in Boston.
Reviews for Trouble in the Tribe: The American Jewish Conflict over Israel
A meticulous, precise, well-organized survey that takes into account the many different views and will certainly facilitate the heated conversation.
Kirkus (Starred Review) A valuable road map to an ongoing and very important conflict.
Murray Polner, History News Network As a primer on the American Jewish machloket (argument) over Israel, Trouble in the Tribe is extremely useful. Its ... Read more
Kirkus (Starred Review) A valuable road map to an ongoing and very important conflict.
Murray Polner, History News Network As a primer on the American Jewish machloket (argument) over Israel, Trouble in the Tribe is extremely useful. Its ... Read more