The left and Israel : party-policy change and internal democracy / June Edmunds.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edmunds, June, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1945-.

Great Britain.

Politics and government.

Right and left (Political science).

Great Britain--Foreign relations--Israel.

Zionism.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Israel.

Physical Description:

xii, 221 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2000.

Contents:

Political Parties and Policy Change 1

The Left, Zionism and Israel 8

The Structure of the Book 10

A Note on Research Method, Terminology and Sensitivity 13

Part I The British Labour Party

2 The Labour Party and the Establishment of Israel 19

The Construction of a Consensus of Support for Zionism 20

The Government and Palestine 28

Intra-Party Conflict and a Return to the Old Consensus 34

3 Labour, Suez and Israel: the End of a 'Special Relationship'? 42

Attitudes towards Israel 43

Attitudes towards Arab Nationalism 49

Explaining Labour's Policy 51

Towards Dissent 59

4 The 1967 War: towards a Breakdown in the Consensus of Support for Israel 64

Solidarity with Israel 64

Explaining Labour's Policy 71

Dissent from the Pro-Israel Consensus 77

5 Israel in Lebanon: a New Consensus? 86

The Collapse of the Pro-Israel Consensus 87

Explaining Labour's Policy 90

Anti-Zionism 98

Conflict and Retreat 101

Part II The CPGB, the French Left and Conclusion

6 The British Communist Party and Israel: from the Establishment of the Jewish State to the Invasion of Lebanon 111

Changing Attitudes towards Israel 112

Explaining the Evolution of the CPGB's Attitudes 119

Conclusion: Comparing the CPGB and Labour 125

7 The French Left and Israel: from the Creation of the Jewish State to the Invasion of Lebanon 134

The French Socialist Party 134

The French Communist Party 147

Conclusion: Comparing the British and French Left 154

Policy Change: Internal and External Factors 158

Intra-Party Democracy 166

Appendix 2 Pro-Israel Labour MPs, 1956 175

Appendix 3 Pro-Israel labour MPs, 1967 177

Appendix 4 Pro-Arab Labour MPs, 1967 180

Appendix 5 Pro-Palestinian Labour MPs, 1982 181

Appendix 6 Pro-Palestinian Labour Activists, 1982 183.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-209) and index.

ISBN:

0312226055

OCLC:

41961338