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Israel Shahak was a remarkable man. Born in the Warsaw ghetto and a
survivor of Belsen, Shahak arrived in Israel in 1945. Brought up
under Jewish Orthodoxy and Hebrew culture, he consistently opposed
the expansion of the borders of Israel from 1967. In this
extraordinary and highly acclaimed book, Shahak embarks on a
provocative study of the extent to which the secular state of
Israel has been shaped by religious orthodoxies of an invidious and
potentially lethal nature. Drawing on the Talmud and rabbinical
laws, Shahak argues that the roots of Jewish chauvinism and
religious fanaticism must be understood before it is too late.
Written from a humanitarian viewpoint by a Jewish scholar, this is
a rare and highly controversial criticism of Israel that will both
excite and disturb readers worldwide.
In this controversial work, acclaimed Israeli writer and human
rights campaigner Israel Shahak, and American scholar Norton
Mezvinsky, examine the history and consequences of Jewish
fundamentalism in Israel. This new edition, fully updated
throughout with new chapters and a new introduction, is aimed at
anyone who wants a full understanding of the way religious
extremism has affected the political development of the modern
Israeli state. Jewish fundamentalism in Israel, as shown in the
activities of religious settlers, is of great political importance.
The authors trace its history and development, examining the
various different strains, and identify the messianic tendency as
the most dangerous. Shahak and Mezvinsky place the assassination of
Prime Minister Rabin in the context of what the authors see as a
tradition of punishments and killings of those Jews perceived to be
heretics. The authors argue that Jewish fundamentalism is
essentially hostile to democracy because it opposes equality for
all citizens and therefore it poses a considerable threat to
democracy in Israel.
Israel's foreign policy is perceived to be essentially a defensive
one by the international community. Why then is it the only nuclear
power which refuses to sign the Non-Poliferation Treaty? What are
its true foreign and nuclear policies?;Using the Hebrew press as
his main source, veteran human rights campaigner Israel Shahak
reveals Israel's strategic foreign policy as presented through its
own domestic media: ie what other Israeli Jews are told. He argues
that the Israeli government, with the support of the US Jewish
lobby, are conducting a global policy aiming to control virtually
the whole of the Middle East for their own purposes.
In this controversial work, acclaimed Israeli writer and human
rights campaigner Israel Shahak, and American scholar Norton
Mezvinsky, examine the history and consequences of Jewish
fundamentalism in Israel. This new edition, fully updated
throughout with new chapters and a new introduction, is aimed at
anyone who wants a full understanding of the way religious
extremism has affected the political development of the modern
Israeli state. Jewish fundamentalism in Israel, as shown in the
activities of religious settlers, is of great political importance.
The authors trace its history and development, examining the
various different strains, and identify the messianic tendency as
the most dangerous. Shahak and Mezvinsky place the assassination of
Prime Minister Rabin in the context of what the authors see as a
tradition of punishments and killings of those Jews perceived to be
heretics. The authors argue that Jewish fundamentalism is
essentially hostile to democracy because it opposes equality for
all citizens and therefore it poses a considerable threat to
democracy in Israel.
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