Trouble in the Tribe : The American Jewish Conflict over Israel / Dov Waxman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waxman, Dov, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--United States--Attitudes toward Israel.

Jews.

Israel and the diaspora.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Trouble in the Tribe explores the increasingly contentious place of Israel in the American Jewish community. In a fundamental shift, growing numbers of American Jews have become less willing to unquestioningly support Israel and more willing to publicly criticize its government. More than ever before, American Jews are arguing about Israeli policies, and many, especially younger ones, are becoming uncomfortable with Israel's treatment of Palestinians. Dov Waxman argues that Israel is fast becoming a source of disunity for American Jewry, and that a new era of American Jewish conflict over Israel is replacing the old era of solidarity.Drawing on a wealth of in-depth interviews with American Jewish leaders and activists, Waxman shows why Israel has become such a divisive issue among American Jews. He delves into the American Jewish debate about Israel, examining the impact that the conflict over Israel is having on Jewish communities, national Jewish organizations, and on the pro-Israel lobby. Waxman sets this conflict in the context of broader cultural, political, institutional, and demographic changes happening in the American Jewish community. He offers a nuanced and balanced account of how this conflict over Israel has developed and what it means for the future of American Jewish politics.Israel used to bring American Jews together. Now it is driving them apart. Trouble in the Tribe explains why.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

1. THE CHANGING AMERICAN JEWISH RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL

2. THE END OF "ISRAEL, RIGHT OR WRONG"

3. THE ARGUMENT ABOUT ISRAEL

4. THE EROSION OF CONSENSUS

5. THE FRACTURING OF THE PRO-ISRAEL LOBBY

6. THE CHALLENGE TO THE JEWISH ESTABLISHMENT

7. THE POLARIZATION OF AMERICAN JEWRY

CONCLUSION

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-307) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9781400880355

1400880351

OCLC:

1080550525