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The Star and the Scepter - A Diplomatic History of Israel (Hardcover)
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The Star and the Scepter - A Diplomatic History of Israel (Hardcover)
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The first all-encompassing book on Israel’s foreign policy and
the diplomatic history of the Jewish people, The Star and the
Scepter retraces and explains the interactions of Jews with other
nations from the ancient kingdoms of Israel to modernity. Starting
with the Hebrew Bible, Emmanuel Navon argues that one cannot grasp
Israel’s interactions with the world without understanding how
Judaism’s founding document has shaped the Jewish psyche. He
sheds light on the people of Israel’s foreign policy through the
ages: the ancient kingdoms of Israel, Jewish diasporas in Europe
from the Middle Ages to the emancipation, the emerging
nineteenth-century Zionist movement, and Zionist diplomacy
following World War I and surrounding World War II. Navon
elucidates Israel’s foreign policy from the birth of the state in
1948 to our days: the dilemmas and choices at the beginning of the
Cold War; Israel’s attempts to establish periphery alliances; the
Arab-Israeli conflict; Israel’s relations with Europe, the United
States, Russia, Asia, Africa, Latin America, the United Nations,
and the Jewish diasporas; and how twenty-first-century energy
geopolitics is transforming Israel’s foreign relations today.
Navon’s analysis is rooted in two central ideas, represented by
the Star of David (faith) and the scepter (political power). First,
he contends that the interactions of Jews with the world have
always been best served by combining faith with pragmatism. Second,
Navon shows how the state of Israel owes its diplomatic
achievements to national assertiveness and hard power—not only
military strength but economic prowess and technological
innovation. Demonstrating that diplomacy is a balancing act between
ideals and realpolitik, The Star and the Scepter draws aspirational
and pragmatic lessons from Israel’s exceptional diplomatic
history. Â
General
Imprint: |
Jewish Publication Society
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2020 |
Authors: |
Emmanuel Navon
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 45mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
536 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8276-1506-9 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-8276-1506-X |
Barcode: |
9780827615069 |
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