The Founding Myths Of Israeli Politics
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The Founding Myths Of Israeli Politics
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Author : Roger Garaudy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-03-11
The Founding Myths Of Israeli Politics written by Roger Garaudy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-11 with History categories.
A reading of this work on "The founding myths of the policy of Israel" must not engender any religious or political confusion. Criticism of the Zionist interpretation of the Torah and of the "historical books" (especially those of Joshua, Samuel and Kings) in no way implies an underestimation of the Bible or what it too has revealed of man's human and divine epic. Abraham's sacrifice is the eternal model of how a man can go beyond temporary morality and the fragile logic on which it is based, in the name of unconditional values that make morality a relative value. In the same way, the Exodus remains a symbol of a people's quest for freedom, wresting itself from bondage in its quest for God and the Spirit. What we reject is Zionism's tribalistic and nationalistic interpretation of those texts, the reduction of a great idea - an Alliance between God and all of mankind, His presence within each human being - to the most nefarious concept of all: that of a "chosen" people, elected by a partial god, a notion which justifies in advance every kind of domination, colonization and massacre. This work is based entirely on factual sources; its aim is not to preach the destruction of the State of Israel, but simply to desacralize the underlying concept: the land in question was never promised but conquered, just like that of France, Germany or the United States, according to the prevailing balance of power at the time. So I ask you: who is guilty? Who commits the crime or who denounces it? The one who seeks the truth or the one who seeks to silence it?
The Founding Myths Of Modern Israel
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Author : Roger Garaudy
language : en
Publisher: Inst for Historical Review
Release Date : 2000
The Founding Myths Of Modern Israel written by Roger Garaudy and has been published by Inst for Historical Review this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
The Founding Myths Of The Israeli Policy
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Author : Roger Garaudy
language : en
Publisher: Ipp Printers & Publishers
Release Date : 1997-01-01
The Founding Myths Of The Israeli Policy written by Roger Garaudy and has been published by Ipp Printers & Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-01-01 with Holocaust denial literature categories.
The Founding Myths Of Israel
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Author : Zeev Sternhell
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2009-10-07
The Founding Myths Of Israel written by Zeev Sternhell and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-07 with History categories.
The well-known historian and political scientist Zeev Sternhell here advances a radically new interpretation of the founding of modern Israel. The founders claimed that they intended to create both a landed state for the Jewish people and a socialist society. However, according to Sternhell, socialism served the leaders of the influential labor movement more as a rhetorical resource for the legitimation of the national project of establishing a Jewish state than as a blueprint for a just society. In this thought-provoking book, Sternhell demonstrates how socialist principles were consistently subverted in practice by the nationalist goals to which socialist Zionism was committed. Sternhell explains how the avowedly socialist leaders of the dominant labor party, Mapai, especially David Ben Gurion and Berl Katznelson, never really believed in the prospects of realizing the "dream" of a new society, even though many of their working-class supporters were self-identified socialists. The founders of the state understood, from the very beginning, that not only socialism but also other universalistic ideologies like liberalism, were incompatible with cultural, historical, and territorial nationalism. Because nationalism took precedence over universal values, argues Sternhell, Israel has not evolved a constitution or a Bill of Rights, has not moved to separate state and religion, has failed to develop a liberal concept of citizenship, and, until the Oslo accords of 1993, did not recognize the rights of the Palestinians to independence. This is a controversial and timely book, which not only provides useful historical background to Israel's ongoing struggle to mobilize its citizenry to support a shared vision of nationhood, but also raises a question of general significance: is a national movement whose aim is a political and cultural revolution capable of coexisting with the universal values of secularism, individualism, and social justice? This bold critical reevaluation will unsettle long-standing myths as it contributes to a fresh new historiography of Zionism and Israel. At the same time, while it examines the past, The Founding Myths of Israel reflects profoundly on the future of the Jewish State.
The Mythical Foundations Of Israeli Policy
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Author : Roger Garaudy
language : en
Publisher: SFI Publishing
Release Date : 1997
The Mythical Foundations Of Israeli Policy written by Roger Garaudy and has been published by SFI Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
Politics And Society In Modern Israel
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Author : Adam Garfinkle
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-03-04
Politics And Society In Modern Israel written by Adam Garfinkle and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-04 with Political Science categories.
With full coverage of recent dramatic events in Israeli politics from the Rabin assassination through the May 1996 elections, this work provides an up-to-date introduction to Israeli politics and society. It seeks to convey a strong sense of everyday life in Israel, the nuances and contradictions of Israeli identity, the ethnic composition and institutional structure of Israeli society, as well as Israeli political culture and the issues that dominate the country's domestic and foreign policy.
The Socio Historical Background Of Holocaust Denial In Arab Countries
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Author : Götz Nordbruch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
The Socio Historical Background Of Holocaust Denial In Arab Countries written by Götz Nordbruch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Antisemitism categories.
The reaction to Roger Garaudy's "The Founding Myths of Israeli Politics" (1996) in Arab countries highlighted the main themes of Holocaust denial and historical revisionism which are widespread in the Arab world. These include blaming the Jewish victims themselves for the Holocaust, attempts to present both Nazism and Zionism as manifestations of the same destructive tendency in Western civilization, and outright Holocaust denial. Contends that Arab Holocaust denial is not merely a tool used to delegitimize the State of Israel. Antisemitism, rather than anti-Zionism, prevails in contemporary Arab nationalist and Islamist rhetoric. The image of the Jew as an antagonist of the Arab and the Muslim has been constructed by Arab nationalists as a means for promoting an Arab national and religious "awakening". Holocaust denial attracts Arab nationalists as the most contemporary expression of antisemitic thought.
Politics And Society In Modern Israel
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Author : Adam M. Garfinkle
language : en
Publisher: M E Sharpe Incorporated
Release Date : 1997
Politics And Society In Modern Israel written by Adam M. Garfinkle and has been published by M E Sharpe Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
With coverage of recent events in Israeli politics from the Rabin assassination through the May 1996 elections, this book conveys a sense of life in Israel, the nuances and contradictions of Israeli identity, and the ethnic composition and institutionsl structure of israeli society, as well as israeli foreign political cutlure and the issues that dominate the country's domestic and foreign policy.
The Impact Of Israel S Founding Myths On The Prospects For A Two State Solution
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Author : Andrew J. Winnick
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-02-23
The Impact Of Israel S Founding Myths On The Prospects For A Two State Solution written by Andrew J. Winnick and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-23 with categories.
The introduction to this book begins with the following quote:"...what you should really look for...is intellectual integrity: the willingness to admit mistakes and change course... the willingness to entertain different ideas...I'm not calling for an end to ideology...What you should seek, in yourself and others, is not an absence of ideology but an open mind, willing to consider the possibility that parts of the ideology may be wrong." Paul Krugman in an article entitled Ideology and Integrity, NY Times, May 1, 2015 The goal of this brief book is to ask readers interested in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict to accept the challenge presented by Krugman. Readers are asked to be willing to consider the well-documented historical facts presented in this book and, in that light, to (re)evaluate their understanding of: (1) The circumstances leading up to the founding of the State of Israel(2) The War of Independence fought between Israel's founders and both the Palestinians and the Arab forces from surrounding nations. This includes an examination of the circumstances under which more than 700,000 Palestinians left as refugees and 150,000 others were displaced within what became Israel(3) The history of negotiations over the last 25 years between Israelis and Palestinians to come to a Two-State Solution: Israel and Palestine functioning side-by-side in peace and security.This analysis is done by specifying and examining 15 popularly held myths. This work starts by providing a critical analysis of five myths about the founding of the State of Israel and then six myths concerning the nature and conduct of Israel's War of Independence, known to Palestinians as Al Nakba, The Catastrophe. Evidence is presented that these eleven statements indeed are myths, that the statements are not true, no matter how firmly many people believe in them or how often they are repeated. It is argued that the (false) belief in these myths has led to many of the problems in negotiating a Two-State Solution. The author clearly hopes that the corollary is also true: that the sooner it is understood that these are indeed myths, the sooner it may be possible for the two sides to successfully conclude negotiates. In addition, four myths concerning the history and current status of the negotiation process concerning the establishment of two states are explored. In the context of examining these 15 myths a series of embedded topics are analyzed, including: * the nature of the British Mandate over Palestine prior to Israel's founding* the actual role of the U.N. in the formation of Israel* the history of Jewish and Palestinian nationalism* the relative strengths and actions of the settler/Israeli forces and those of the Palestinians and five invading Arab nations in the 1947-49 war, especially concerning the charges of ethnic cleansing and massacres* a brief overview of some of the past negotiations toward a Two-State Solution* the nature and makeup of the current (2015-2016) Israeli government* the impact of the demand for recognition of Israel as a "Jewish State" and Theodor Herzl's use of that term* the nature of and problems within the Palestinian leadership* the impact of the 2015 disputes over the Iran nuclear agreement * the role of the charge of anti-Semitism in deflecting criticism of the Israeli government's policies in the context of the U.S. State Department's definition of anti-SemitismThe express goal of this work is to pull together, in a brief and easily accessible format, what are often disparate analyses of these many topics in the hope of stimulating learning and discussions that will better enable concerned persons to propel movement toward the establishment of two states, Israel and Palestine, both enjoying peace, security and economic development. In that spirit, readers are encouraged to consider disseminating this work to friends and colleagues.
Ten Myths About Israel
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Author : Ilan Pappe
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2017-04-04
Ten Myths About Israel written by Ilan Pappe and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-04 with History categories.
In this groundbreaking book, published on the fiftieth anniversary of the Occupation, the outspoken and radical Israeli historian Ilan Pappe examines the most contested ideas concerning the origins and identity of the contemporary state of Israel. The "ten myths" that Pappe explores-repeated endlessly in the media, enforced by the military, accepted without question by the world's governments-reinforce the regional status quo. He explores the claim that Palestine was an empty land at the time of the Balfour Declaration, as well as the formation of Zionism and its role in the early decades of nation building. He asks whether the Palestinians voluntarily left their homeland in 1948, and whether June 1967 was a war of "no choice." Turning to the myths surrounding the failures of the Camp David Accords and the official reasons for the attacks on Gaza, Pappe explains why the two-state solution is no longer viable.