Everywhere A Guest Nowhere At Home

Author : Kim Chernin
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Arab-Israeli conflict
ISBN : 9781556438202

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Everywhere a Guest, Nowhere at Home by Kim Chernin Pdf

The title of this book is a phrase often used to describe the fate of the Jewish people in the world and invokes one of the central arguments for the creation of the state of Israel. In this thoughtful collection of essays, Kim Chernin suggests that the Zionist struggle has left the Palestinian people in a similar predicament; now they, too, are merely guests in their former homeland. Confronting her own uncritical support of Israel, Chernin tries to reconcile her desire for a Jewish homeland with the reality of the violence carried out in order to secure it. Following an in-depth examination of the perspectives of both Jews and Palestinians, Chernin writes eloquently of the process by which she gradually learned to hear once-ignored Palestinian voices. By combining her knowledge of Jewish history with her insights as a psychotherapist, Chernin discovers the psychological mechanisms that have kept her and other Jews from fully comprehending the suffering of both parties in this seemingly endless conflict. She argues persuasively that by overcoming the mental blocks that prevent so many from seeing the Palestinian point of view, Jews can learn to feel empathy for them without diminishing their love and support for Israel.

Author : Paul Goldstein,Eyal Lewin
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781527571990

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The Serendipitous Evolution of the Balfour Declaration of November 2, 1917 by Paul Goldstein,Eyal Lewin Pdf

The Balfour Declaration was one of the most important events in the history of the Jewish people prior to the Holocaust, signaling the beginning of a new era of self-determination in the reconstituted Jewish homeland. This book provides an all-inclusive understanding of the complex geopolitical elements that shaped the facts on the ground in the Middle East. Analyzing the chain of events that led to the Balfour Declaration through a uniquely holistic approach, it demonstrates how the national interests of the nations involved in the World War I theater intersected with those of the Jewish nation in the final phase of its long march towards political sovereignty. Like the multiple parts of precision clockwork, each element, regardless of shape or size, played an essential part in the functioning of the whole, while the absence of one of them would have altered the outcome of the entire process. The text is bound to be of interest to specialists and researchers wanting insights into the historic, international and psycho-sociological processes that have been changing the Middle East throughout recent decades. It will also serve as an important academic source, or even a textbook, for university courses about the history of Israel and the Middle East.

Author : Guy Ben-Porat,Yariv Feniger,Dani Filc,Paula Kabalo,Julia Mirsky
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 662 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000591194

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Routledge Handbook on Contemporary Israel by Guy Ben-Porat,Yariv Feniger,Dani Filc,Paula Kabalo,Julia Mirsky Pdf

This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary Israel, accounting for changes, developments and contemporary debates. The different chapters offer both a historical background and an updated analysis of politics, economy, society and culture. Across five sections, a multidisciplinary group of experts, including sociologists, political scientists, historians and social scientists, engage in a wide variety of topics through different perspectives and insights. The book opens with a historical section outlining the formation of Israel and Jewish nationalism. The second section examines contemporary institutions in Israel, their developments and the contemporary challenges they face in light of social, economic, political and cultural changes. The third section explores geopolitics and Israel’s foreign relations, exploring conflicts, alliances and foreign policy with neighbors and powers. The fourth section engages with Israel’s internal divisions and schisms, highlighting questions of identity and inequality while also outlining processes of integration and marginalization between groups. The final section explores matters of culture, through the social and demographic shifts in contemporary music, poetry and cuisine, along with the struggles for inclusion and the impact of globalization on Israeli culture. The Routledge Handbook on Contemporary Israel is designed for academics along with undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses on Israel, Israeli politics, and culture and society in modern Israel.

Author : Avishai Margalit
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780674973954

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On Betrayal by Avishai Margalit Pdf

“Seamlessly combines analytic rigor with personal memoir . . . its arguments are drawn from political history . . . Biblical commentary . . . novels and biographies.” (Amélie Rorty, Tufts University) Adultery, treason, and apostasy no longer carry the weight they once did. Yet we constantly see and hear stories of betrayal. Avishai Margalit argues that the tension between the ubiquity of betrayal and the loosening of its hold is a sign of the strain between ethics and morality, between thick and thin human relations. On Betrayal offers a philosophical account of thick human relations?relationships with friends, family, and core communities?through their pathology, betrayal. Judgments of betrayal often shift unreliably. A traitor to one side is a hero to the other. Yet the notion of what it means to betray is remarkably consistent across cultures and eras. Betrayal undermines thick trust, dissolving the glue that holds our most meaningful relationships together. On Betrayal is about ethics: what we owe to the people and groups that give us our sense of belonging. Drawing on literary, historical, and personal sources, Maraglit examines what our thick relationships are and should be and revives the long-discarded notion of fraternity. “Provocative and illuminating.” —Michael Walzer, Institute for Advanced Study “Witty and wise, precise and profound, On Betrayal is an easy but deep read: it sees life as it really is with all its turmoil.” —The Christian Century “The range of Margalit’s examples is astonishing. . . . He is much more knowledgeable about and comfortable with communities (and in communities) than most philosophers are, and so he is very good at recognizing when they go wrong.” —New York Review of Books

Author : Dan Cohn-Sherbok
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2007-06-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781135983727

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Fifty Key Jewish Thinkers by Dan Cohn-Sherbok Pdf

Fifty Key Jewish Thinkers is a panoramic survey of over 2,000 years of Jewish thought, religious and secular, ancient and modern. Now in its second edition, this essential reference guide contains new introductions to the lives and works of such thinkers as: Hannah Arendt, Immanuel Levinas, Judith Plaskow, Sigmund Freud, and Walter Benjamin. Also including fully updated guides to further reading on figures from the middle ages through to the twenty-first century, historical maps and a chronology placing the thinkers in context, this is an essential and affordable one-volume reference to a rich and complex tradition.

Author : Dan Cohn-Sherbok
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567085863

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Jewish Messiah by Dan Cohn-Sherbok Pdf

A detailed exploration of the biblical idea of the Messiah and its development over three thousand years.

Author : Hershel Edelheit
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429701030

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History Of Zionism by Hershel Edelheit Pdf

This handbook and dictionary aims to provide the reader with a general overview of Zionist history and historiography, to tabulate all data on Zionism, and to gather in one source as many terms dealing directly or indirectly with Zionism and Jewish nationalism as possible.

Author : Colin Shindler
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 739 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781040025642

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Routledge Handbook on Zionism by Colin Shindler Pdf

This Handbook, the first of its kind, provides an in- depth examination of the evolution, ideology, history and culture of Zionism and its various movements. Distancing itself from the slogans and cliches of advocacy, the volume provides much-needed context and background on the emergence of Zionism. The Handbook is divided into eight parts – with contributions from some forty of the world’s leading scholars on Zionism –to elucidate its various strands. These include underrepresented areas such as Zionism in the Arab World before the establishment of the State of Israel, Zionism and Marxism, the emergence of the Zionist Right, the language war between Hebrew and Yiddish, the struggle for Jewish women’s suffrage, the poetry of Lea Goldberg, and Zionism in emerging new Jewish communities in locations like Papua New Guinea, Guatemala and Zimbabwe. Another section on Zionism in repressive states stretches from an examination of Zionism in Hitler’s Germany to the Ayatollahs’ Iran today; from subterranean Zionism in Stalin’s Russia to apartheid South Africa. The volume concludes by examining current issues, including the relationship between evangelicals and Zionism in the US, and the representation of Zionism in the age of the internet. Providing a sweeping overview of Zionism in its many forms, the volume will appeal to students, researchers and general readers interested in Jewish studies in the Middle East and beyond, as well as those seeking to understand the roots of contemporary Israel.

Author : Michael Lerner
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781583943380

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Embracing Israel/Palestine by Michael Lerner Pdf

A major modern conundrum is how the Arab/Israel conflict remains unresolved and, seemingly, unresolvable. In this inspirational book, Rabbi Michael Lerner suggests that a change in consciousness is crucial. With clarity and honesty, he examines how the mutual demonization and discounting of each sides’ legitimate needs drive the debate, and he points to new ways of thinking that can lead to a solution. Lerner emphasizes that this new approach to the issue requires giving primacy to love, kindness, and generosity. It calls for challenging the master narratives in both Israel and Palestine as well as the false idea that “homeland security” can be achieved through military, political, economic, or media domination. Lerner makes the case that a lasting peace must prioritize helping people on all sides (including Europe and the U.S.) and that real security is best achieved through an ethos of caring and generosity toward “the other.” As many spiritual leaders have taught, problems like these cannot be solved at the same level at which they originated—one must seek higher ground, and that becomes a central task for anyone who wants a sustainable peace. Embracing Israel/Palestine is written for those looking for positive, practical solutions to this ongoing dilemma.

Author : Menachem Kellner
Publisher : Academic Studies PRess
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781644696156

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We Are Not Alone by Menachem Kellner Pdf

Maimonides’ Guide of the Perplexed addressed Jews of his day who felt challenged by apparent contradictions between Torah and science. We Are Not Alone: A Maimonidean Theology of the Other uses Maimonides’ writings to address Jews of today who are perplexed by apparent contradictions between the morality of the Torah and their conviction that all human beings are created in the image of God and are the object of divine concern, that other religions have value, that genocide is never justified, and that slavery is evil. Individuals who choose to emphasize the moral and universalist elements of Jewish tradition can often find support in positions explicitly held by Maimonides or implied by his teachings. We Are Not Alone offers an ethical and universalist vision of traditionalist Judaism.

Author : Yann Girard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1539112705

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I'm Everywhere and Nowhere. and I Own Nothing and Everything by Yann Girard Pdf

Over the past seven years I've lived in more places than I can remember. I lived and worked in Shanghai, New York, Berlin, Bangkok, Munich and a few more places, not including the dozens of places I've stayed at for just a few days or weeks.While writing these lines I'm in a small town in Malaysia.I've basically lived out of a backpack for the past seven years. And the longer I'm doing this, the less stuff I need. Right now I carry less than 10 items around with me in a carry on backpack that weighs less than 10kg. I go wherever I want to go. I currently spend less than $800 a month. Including everything. My most precious possession is a $300 Acer laptop.I've started a clothing company in China, for the Chinese market, which failed miserably. I've launched more than 10 websites, some of them made some money, some of them didn't. I shut down all of them. I've written seven books (this is my eighth). None of them was a bestseller. I write a blog where I published more than 500 articles so far. I've more than 100,000 monthly readers spread across multiple platforms.I'm by no means successful. Or rich. But I have more than enough, by all means. I have access to everything I need. And I can buy and afford everything I need.I'm not a minimalist. Or a digital nomad. Or an entrepreneur. Or a blogger. Or an author.I'm mostly trying to just be myself. I'm trying to be myself in a world where it gets harder and harder every single day to just be yourself.It's not always been easy. As a matter of fact it's probably been hard more often than it's been easy. But every day of struggle and doubt has been worth it. Being yourself and creating your own life instead of just living a life is always worth the struggle.This right here is my story. This is what I've learned about life, myself and the world around me.I'm everywhere and nowhere. And I own nothing and everything...

Author : Clarke Mayer
Publisher : Rogue Stories, LLC
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781735547381

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Everywhere and Nowhere by Clarke Mayer Pdf

Like any good weapon, Sam Abel can’t go unused for long. After narrowly escaping death in Germany, he’s returned home to the nation’s capitol to play a different kind of spy game. Tasked with stealing secrets stateside, Sam must lurk in the shadows once more to obtain valuable information hidden at foreign embassies in D.C. He’s not alone. Working closely with him behind the scenes is Cat McAlister, a thief playing the part of Washington D.C. debutante. She’s just one of many new, and questionable, faces involved with spy chief Hank Brandt—also known as “the burned man”—and his ever-expanding operation. Though an ocean separates Sam from the theater of war abroad, dangerous enemies trade secrets and resources right under America’s nose. After discovering a particularly troubling correspondence from the Spanish Embassy written in code, Sam and Cat must try to uncover information from unlikely places, including the parties of D.C.’s political elite. A mysterious man named Maxwell Kearney will lead them to North Carolina where a precious metal is being refined. Complicating things even more, the FBI has a barely-concealed vendetta against Brandt and his unchecked espionage operatives. Sam will need to figure out the true nature of Kearney, but all the while he'll also have to navigate threats from outside and inside. When no one can be trusted, each move could be his last.

Author : ʻAbd al-Wahhāb Kayyālī
Publisher : London : Croom Helm
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035430698

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Zionism, Imperialism, and Racism by ʻAbd al-Wahhāb Kayyālī Pdf

Author : Abdelwahab M. Elmessiri
Publisher : North American Publishing Company
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015011284380

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The Land of Promise by Abdelwahab M. Elmessiri Pdf

Author : Bernard Avishai
Publisher : Allworth Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015055857950

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The Tragedy of Zionism by Bernard Avishai Pdf

Discusses the ideology of Zionism, its role in the establishment of Israel, and its continued influence on the politics and culture of the country.