The last days in Israel / Abraham Diskin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diskin, Abraham.

Series:

Cass series--Israeli history, politics, and society.

Cass series--Israeli history, politics, and society, 1368-4795

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Israel.

Democracy.

Political parties--Israel.

Political parties.

Israel--Politics and government--1993-.

Israel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; Portland, OR : F. Cass, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume examines the challenges and circumstances Israel has faced during the 1990s and addresses both the public's and leadership's singular goal of "peace and security".

Contents:

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; Introduction; 1 Basic Problems and Basic Objectives; THE BASIC SOCIAL DILEMMA AND ISRAELI DEMOCRACY; THE JEWISH STATE: DEMOGRAPHY AND THE LEGAL NORM; THE SECURITY EQUATION: MOTIVATION AND MEANS; SOCIAL AND POLITICAL POLARIZATION: DEMOCRACY, JEWISHNESS, SECURITY, AND PEACE; 2 The Constitutional Revolution and the Breakdown of Balances between the Branches of Government; THE JUDICIARY: 'MAKE US A KING TO JUDGE US'; THE LEGISLATIVE AND THE EXECUTIVE: THE COURAGE TO REPENT BEFORE THE FALL; 3 The Party Map

ROOTS AND DEVELOPMENT, 1949–92THE NEW PARTY MAP, 1996–99; THE POWER OF THE POLITICAL CENTER; 4 Days of Storm and Stress; FROM RABIN TO PERES: 'YES TO PEACE—NO TO VIOLENCE'; FROM PERES TO NETANYAHU: THE SHIFTING SANDS OF PARITY; THE NETANYAHU GOVERNMENT: IN THE ABSENCE OF CHECKS AND BALANCES; THE 1999 ELECTIONS; THE BARAK GOVERNMENT: FROM DILEMMA TO DILEMMA; THE SHARON GOVERNMENT; 5 Conclusion: Solutions in the Absence of a Solution;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-183) and index.

ISBN:

1-135-75944-8

9786611325824

0-203-01011-6

1-281-32582-1

1-135-75945-6

1-282-77884-6

9786612778841

0-203-50579-4

9780203505793

OCLC:

171118446