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"An enjoyable, touchingly personal account of a turbulent time in the Middle East." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Shulamit Frankel grew up in the tumultuous years during the creation of the State of Israel. In this book, she shares candid reflections of her young life as her family navigates the upheavals of this political landscape. She delves into the world of her youth, capturing details that have long been forgotten in many history books, such as German colonies in Palestine before WWII and Italy's bombing of Tel Aviv and Haifa during this time.Shulamit's stories cover a wide gamut of what life was like growing up in a young Tel Aviv, from understanding the significance of the religious festivals to discovering the joys of chewing gum. At the time, the Jewish population was small, and she describes interactions with the familes of well-known Israelis. These include the brother and sister-in-law of David Ben-Gurion, the son of Shai Agnon (later Nobel laureate), and her uncle Reuven, who rose through the political ranks to become Speaker of the Knesset, Israel's parliament. Both Shulamit and her brother fought for the creation of a Jewish state but, in an unusual manifestation of sibling rivalry, Shulamit trained in the Haganah while her brother joined the Irgun. Shulamit engages us in her family's deep connections of love and loyalty in these difficult years. Against the background of historical events, Shulamit recalls the daily trials and tribulations of growing up in a deeply religious family in a modernizing world, capturing the tragedies, triumphs, pathos, and humour of the times.

Seminar paper from the year 2021 in the subject Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict, Security, grade: 1.0, University of Würzburg (Humanwissenschaften), course: Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, language: English, abstract: This paper deals with the question, whether the Hamas has an interest in the endurance of Palestine's conflict with Israel. Does the Hamas seek approval from its engagement in the conflict, and maybe even need the conflict as a source of legitimacy as the ruling power in Palestine?This paper investigates on this hypothesis, putting special regard towards the concept of legitimacy regarding armed groups and conflict, as it is a key variable for maintaining power and reputation.

This book presents an interdisciplinary approach to conflict solution focusing on a very specific type of conflict, retributive conflicts . It is unique in the treatment of these and how relative measurement is used to find equilibrium solutions. The authors present an alternative process to address the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They do so in two ways that are different from past efforts. The first is by formally structuring the conflict and the second is the manner in which discussions were conducted and conclusions drawn. The approach will help create a solution and provide negotiators with a unique pathway to consider the thorny issues and corresponding concessions underlying the deliberations, together with their implementation. The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) provides a way to conflict solution with the participation of negotiators for the parties. It is a positive approach that makes it possible to reason and express feelings andjudgments with numerical intensities to derive priorities. With the assistance of panels of Israeli participants and Palestinian participants brought together in 2006 to 2017, AHP was applied for the first time in a group setting to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The process makes it clear that moderation in different degrees by both sides is essential to arrive at acceptable agreements on concessions proposed and agreed upon by both sides.

Noted scholar Raphael Israeli describes the surprising "normalization" process that occurred during the pandemic year 2020, in his latest book, Glittering Stars in a Dark Landscape: Early Auguries of the 2020 Arab "Normalization" with Israel.He explains how the 2020 explosion of the "normalization" between Israel and some Arab Gulf States was the fruit of a long process of Arab self-reckoning.Its fruition was crowned, thanks to the efforts of President Donald Trump and his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, with counsel from presidential advisor Jared Kushner.The process marks a revolution, insofar as it not only reverses the negative position taken by some Arab States that refused to deal with Israel as long as the Palestinian issue is not resolved, but in view of the Gulf States' wealth and influence, this reversal will encourage others to follow in their footsteps.Great economic and political benefits will also accrue to Israel as a result.(About the Author)Raphael Israeli has taught Islamic, Chinese, and Middle Eastern history at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. A graduate of Hebrew University in history and Arabic literature, he earned a Ph.D. in Chinese and Islamic history from the University of California, Berkeley. Now retired, he has been a Fellow of the Harry Truman Research Institute at Hebrew University and the Jerusalem Center since the 1970s, and is the author of over 60 research books, a dozen edited books, and 100 scholarly articles about Islam.

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"[The book] is as compelling as anything I have read on the subject by academically trained historians. . . . I believe Pontz has done a brilliant job of research and analysis." - Len Lear, Chestnut Hill Local, Philadelphia, PA (chestnuthilllocal.com)The Stranglehold examines the impactful topic of whether the establishment of the modern State of Israel was justifiable and just. Its author, Curtis Pontz, reasons that if the Palestinians can be convinced of the justifiability and justness of Israel's creation, they will abandon their long-standing rejection of Israel's legitimacy and right to exist. It is that unwillingness of the Palestinians to accept Israel's presence in the Middle East, he contends, that is the real obstacle to resolving the Israel-Palestine conflict. Eliminating that impediment will, Pontz believes, open the door to the pathway to a negotiated agreement that will produce an enduring peace between Israel and the Palestinians.The Stranglehold provides relevant facts that enable the reader to thoughtfully decide whether Israel's establishment was justifiable and just. It presents numerous arguments and a theory based on logic. It also attempts to dispel the allegations leveled by the Palestinians to rationalize their rejection of Israel's legitimacy and right to exist.About the AuthorCurtis Pontz was born and resides in Philadelphia. He graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1961 and from Temple University School of Law in 1964. Following military service, he held several prominent positions in Pennsylvania state government and private industry, including serving as a Pennsylvania Deputy Attorney General and as a lawyer and corporate officer for more that twenty-five years with a Fortune 500 company. Upon retirement from his corporate position in 2001, he became an Adjunct Professor at Drexel University's College of Engineering, where he teaches organizational ethics. He is married to Leslie, is the father of five children, and has eight grandchildren.

"In my job I've interviewed countless thousands of authors about a multitude of books - but have rarely come across someone as delightful and inspirational as John Salisbury. I share his concern for the Palestinians and admire his heroic efforts on their part. Four cheers."Phillip Adams AO, FAHA, FRSAAustralian humanist, social commentator, broadcaster, public intellectual and farmer

This research discusses the second-generation Likud leaders, known as the Princes, who have dominated Israeli politics for most of the last three decades: their relations with their parents and the extent to which they have followed in (or diverged from) their footsteps.The main theme seeks to explore the unique, perhaps unprecedented, socio-political phenomenon of generational duplication in a western-type democracy. This volume examines the ways and means through which the disciples of Zionist leader Ze'ev Jabotinsky managed not only to maintain lasting control of their mentor's creation - to transform after Israel's establishment from a small opposition party into the country's dominant and ruling party - but also hand down this political pre-eminence to their descendants. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the son of Ben-Zion Netanyahu, "foreign minister" of Jabotinsky's movement. President Reuven Rivlin is the son of resistance warrior Rachel Rivlin. MP Benny Begin is the son of Menachem Begin. Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Tzipi Livni and many others were also part of those "Princes". A breakthrough in the world's inter-generational research, the book is for readers interested in political science, sociology, and the politics of Israel and the Middle East.

Mentre si celebrava nel 2018 il settantesimo anniversario della fondazione dello Stato d¿Israele (1948) e la gente ballava nelle piazze di Tel Aviv, al confine con la Striscia di Gaza giovani palestinesi morivano sotto il piombo di soldati israeliani. Inoltre, il dibattito interno sorto dopo la cosiddetta ¿Legge sulla cittadinanzä del 19 luglio 2018 sta lì a dimostrare come la questione dell¿identità per Israele sia rimasta aperta anche dopo decenni dalla fondazione dello Stato. Nell¿attuale discussione prendono forma motivi di carattere teologico, che caricano oltre ogni proporzione odierni conflitti con simbologie della tradizione religiosa giudaica e cristiana. Das Urheberrecht an bibliographischen und produktbeschreibenden Daten und an den bereitgestellten Bildern liegt bei Informazioni Editoriali, I.E. S.r.l., oder beim Herausgeber oder demjenigen, der die Genehmigung erteilt hat. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.

The purpose of this research is to examine the influence of the Israel lobby on the George W. Bush administration (2001- 2008). It also attempts to show that the Israel lobby derives its power from the neoconservative community. In this context, it tries to demonstrate that the growth of the Israel lobby's influence is not only the result of its effective lobbying, but also the result of the neoconservatives' coming to power. Moreover, this research attempts to explore the record of success of the Israel lobby during George W. Bush's administration. This period is special because the US foreign policy in the Middle East witnessed a major shift from being based on diplomacy to becoming an interventionist policy. Therefore, my research tries to show that the break with the traditional foreign policy was the result of the weight of neoconservatism in Bush's administration which had myriad impacts on the US national interest.

This book is the story of the Taratuta family and their struggle to flee the USSR to repatriate to Israel at the end of the last century. It includes the lives of Aba, wife Ida and son Misha Taratuta and details of their struggle during their quest for freedom.

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<BR>>Drawing on primary sources in Arabic, Hebrew and English, Klein gives special attention to the lesser known Abbas: his beliefs and his disagreements with Israeli and American counterparts. The book uncovers new details about Abbas' peace talks and US foreign policy towards Palestine, and analyses the political evolution of Hamas and Abbas' succession struggle. Klein also highlights the tension between the ageing leader and his society. <BR>Arafat and Abbas offers a comprehensive and balanced account of the Palestinian Authority's achievements and failures over its twenty- five years of existence. What emerges is a Palestinian nationalism that refuses to disappear.

The Israeli peace movement has been in decline since the 2000s. In particular, the liberal Zionist groups, who call for peace for the sake of the security and continuity of Israel, have become paralysed and almost voiceless since the second Intifada. However, despite the stagnation around the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process, this book argues that other important groups have emerged that present new ways to challenge the status quo. These are radical groups that act in solidarity with the Palestinians and human rights organisations and whose aim is to reveal the realities of the occupation and hold the government to account. <BR><BR>Leonie Fleishmann argues that these groups have been, and remain, the agenda setters, pushing the more moderate groups to mobilise more quickly and encouraging them to take up more confrontational ideas. Using social movements theory, and based on 50 interviews and participant observation, this book sheds light on contemporary Israeli peace activism.