Please welcome peter beinart, author of the crisis of zionism. Beinart believes that the liberal values of the jewish and democratic state of israel are threatened by the ongoing occupation and the ascendancy of what he terms monist zionism, which seeks a jewish majority on both. In the crisis of zionism, peter beinart lays out in chilling detail the looming danger to israeli democracy and the american jewish establishments refusal to confront it. And he offers a fascinating, groundbreaking portrait of the two leaders at the center of the crisis. In israel, the deepening occupation of the west bank is putting israeli democracy at risk. However, i now think that its argument is basically a simplified one might say, simplistic version of gershom gorenbergs the unmaking of israel.
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In his book the crisis of zionism, peter beinarta prominent liberal, former editor of the new republic, orthodox jew and selfdeclared zionistargues that israels occupation of the west bank poses a serious threat to that countrys liberal democratic ideals. Buy a cheap copy of the crisis of zionism book by peter beinart. Beinart, an author of two previous books and the senior political writer for the daily beast, laments the blinkered view of israel held by the. The crisis of zionism is the american jewish establishment putting israels democratic ideals at risk. The crisis of zionism ebook written by peter beinart. The book describes beinarts views about the israelipalestinian conflict and the increasingly hostile view.
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Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the crisis of zionism. An american journalist offers an elegant, deeply honest look at the failure of jewish liberalism in forging israel as a democratic state. In his new book the crisis of zionism, times books, 2012, peter beinart, schwartz senior fellow at the new america foundation and associate professor of journalism and political science at the city university of new york. Zionism united states, israel and the diaspora, jews united states politics and government, united states foreign relations israel, israel foreign relations united states publisher new york.
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