Divided we stand : American Jews, Israel, and the peace process / Ofira Seliktar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seliktar, Ofira.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--United States--Attitudes toward Israel.

Jews.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Peace.

United States.

Arab-Israeli conflict--1993---Peace--Foreign public opinion, American.

Israel--Foreign public opinion, American.

Israel.

Jews--United States--Politics and government--20th century.

Politics and government.

Jews--Attitudes.

Public opinion--United States.

Public opinion.

Israel and the diaspora.

Physical Description:

xvi, 272 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Summary:

The first integrated analysis of the relationship between Israel, American Jews, and the peace process in the Middle East.

Contents:

Introduction: American Jewish Identity, the Perceptions of the State of Israel, and the Peace Process xiii

1 Warming Up to the Jewish State 1

2 The Six Day War and the Emergence of "Sacred Unity" 19

3 Straining the "Sacred Unity": American Jews in the Era of Likud 43

4 The War in Lebanon: Defending an Offensive War 65

5 The Long Shadow of the Intifada: American Jews and the Palestinian Problem 87

6 The Oslo Agreement: Cementing the Split in the American Jewish Community 119

7 Lurching to the Right: Responding to Netanyahu's Vision of the Peace Process 151

8 Lurching to the Left: Responding to Barak's Vision of the Peace Process 181

9 Conclusion: Competing Visions of Israel in American Jewish Identity 207.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-251) and index.

ISBN:

0275974081

OCLC:

48579107