The Founding Myths Of Israeli Politics

Author : Roger Garaudy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1913057135

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The Founding Myths of Israeli Politics by Roger Garaudy Pdf

A reading of this work on "The founding myths of the policy of Israel" must not engender any religious or political confusion. Criticism of the Zionist interpretation of the Torah and of the "historical books" (especially those of Joshua, Samuel and Kings) in no way implies an underestimation of the Bible or what it too has revealed of man's human and divine epic. Abraham's sacrifice is the eternal model of how a man can go beyond temporary morality and the fragile logic on which it is based, in the name of unconditional values that make morality a relative value. In the same way, the Exodus remains a symbol of a people's quest for freedom, wresting itself from bondage in its quest for God and the Spirit. What we reject is Zionism's tribalistic and nationalistic interpretation of those texts, the reduction of a great idea - an Alliance between God and all of mankind, His presence within each human being - to the most nefarious concept of all: that of a "chosen" people, elected by a partial god, a notion which justifies in advance every kind of domination, colonization and massacre. This work is based entirely on factual sources; its aim is not to preach the destruction of the State of Israel, but simply to desacralize the underlying concept: the land in question was never promised but conquered, just like that of France, Germany or the United States, according to the prevailing balance of power at the time. So I ask you: who is guilty? Who commits the crime or who denounces it? The one who seeks the truth or the one who seeks to silence it?

Author : Roger Garaudy
Publisher : Inst for Historical Review
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0939484757

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The Founding Myths of Modern Israel by Roger Garaudy Pdf

Author : Roger Garaudy
Publisher : Ipp Printers & Publishers
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Holocaust denial literature
ISBN : 0965660729

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The Founding Myths of the Israeli Policy by Roger Garaudy Pdf

Author : Zeev Sternhell
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400822362

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The Founding Myths of Israel by Zeev Sternhell Pdf

The well-known historian and political scientist Zeev Sternhell here advances a radically new interpretation of the founding of modern Israel. The founders claimed that they intended to create both a landed state for the Jewish people and a socialist society. However, according to Sternhell, socialism served the leaders of the influential labor movement more as a rhetorical resource for the legitimation of the national project of establishing a Jewish state than as a blueprint for a just society. In this thought-provoking book, Sternhell demonstrates how socialist principles were consistently subverted in practice by the nationalist goals to which socialist Zionism was committed. Sternhell explains how the avowedly socialist leaders of the dominant labor party, Mapai, especially David Ben Gurion and Berl Katznelson, never really believed in the prospects of realizing the "dream" of a new society, even though many of their working-class supporters were self-identified socialists. The founders of the state understood, from the very beginning, that not only socialism but also other universalistic ideologies like liberalism, were incompatible with cultural, historical, and territorial nationalism. Because nationalism took precedence over universal values, argues Sternhell, Israel has not evolved a constitution or a Bill of Rights, has not moved to separate state and religion, has failed to develop a liberal concept of citizenship, and, until the Oslo accords of 1993, did not recognize the rights of the Palestinians to independence. This is a controversial and timely book, which not only provides useful historical background to Israel's ongoing struggle to mobilize its citizenry to support a shared vision of nationhood, but also raises a question of general significance: is a national movement whose aim is a political and cultural revolution capable of coexisting with the universal values of secularism, individualism, and social justice? This bold critical reevaluation will unsettle long-standing myths as it contributes to a fresh new historiography of Zionism and Israel. At the same time, while it examines the past, The Founding Myths of Israel reflects profoundly on the future of the Jewish State.

Author : Adam M. Garfinkle
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0765605147

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Politics and Society in Modern Israel by Adam M. Garfinkle Pdf

An introduction to Israeli politics and society which aims to convey a sense of everyday life in Israel, the contradictions of Israeli identity, the ethnic composition and structure of Israeli society, as well as Israeli political culture and the issues dominating its domestic and foreign policy.

Author : Roger Garaudy
Publisher : SFI Publishing
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 1901127028

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The Mythical Foundations of Israeli Policy by Roger Garaudy Pdf

Author : Martin Edelman
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 0813915074

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Courts, Politics, and Culture in Israel by Martin Edelman Pdf

Moreover, Israel lacks the organizing structure and directing force provided by a written constitution.

Author : Götz Nordbruch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1322177240

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The Socio-historical Background of Holocaust Denial in Arab Countries by Götz Nordbruch Pdf

Author : Mitchell Geoffrey Bard,American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Arab-Israeli conflict
ISBN : 0971294542

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Myths and Facts by Mitchell Geoffrey Bard,American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise Pdf

"A revised and updated version of the classic guide to the Arab-Israeli conflict including the road map for peace and disengagement from Gaza. Israel's roots. The Arab-Israeli wars. The United Nations. The refugees. The treatment of Jews in Arab/Islamic countries. Human rights in Israel and the territories. The Palestinian War. Jerusalem. U.S. Middle East policy. The peace process. Settlements. The arms balance. The media. Arab/Muslim attitudes toward Israel. New maps and charts."--P. [4] of cover.

Author : Hans Blumenberg
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 727 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1988-03-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780262521338

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Work on Myth by Hans Blumenberg Pdf

In this rich examination of how we inherit and transform myths, Hans Blumenberg continues his study of the philosophical roots of the modern world. Work on Myth is in five parts. The first two analyze the characteristics of myth and the stages in the West's work on myth, including long discussions of such authors as Freud, Joyce, Cassirer, and Valéry. The latter three parts present a comprehensive account of the history of the Prometheus myth, from Hesiod and Aeschylus to Gide and Kafka. This section includes a detailed analysis of Goethe's lifelong confrontation with the Prometheus myth, which is a unique synthesis of "psychobiography" and history of ideas. Work on Myth is included in the series Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought, edited by Thomas McCarthy.

Author : Andrew J. Winnick
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1523923709

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The Impact of Israel's Founding Myths on the Prospects for a Two-State Solution by Andrew J. Winnick Pdf

The introduction to this book begins with the following quote:"...what you should really look for...is intellectual integrity: the willingness to admit mistakes and change course... the willingness to entertain different ideas...I'm not calling for an end to ideology...What you should seek, in yourself and others, is not an absence of ideology but an open mind, willing to consider the possibility that parts of the ideology may be wrong." Paul Krugman in an article entitled Ideology and Integrity, NY Times, May 1, 2015 The goal of this brief book is to ask readers interested in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict to accept the challenge presented by Krugman. Readers are asked to be willing to consider the well-documented historical facts presented in this book and, in that light, to (re)evaluate their understanding of: (1) The circumstances leading up to the founding of the State of Israel(2) The War of Independence fought between Israel's founders and both the Palestinians and the Arab forces from surrounding nations. This includes an examination of the circumstances under which more than 700,000 Palestinians left as refugees and 150,000 others were displaced within what became Israel(3) The history of negotiations over the last 25 years between Israelis and Palestinians to come to a Two-State Solution: Israel and Palestine functioning side-by-side in peace and security.This analysis is done by specifying and examining 15 popularly held myths. This work starts by providing a critical analysis of five myths about the founding of the State of Israel and then six myths concerning the nature and conduct of Israel's War of Independence, known to Palestinians as Al Nakba, The Catastrophe. Evidence is presented that these eleven statements indeed are myths, that the statements are not true, no matter how firmly many people believe in them or how often they are repeated. It is argued that the (false) belief in these myths has led to many of the problems in negotiating a Two-State Solution. The author clearly hopes that the corollary is also true: that the sooner it is understood that these are indeed myths, the sooner it may be possible for the two sides to successfully conclude negotiates. In addition, four myths concerning the history and current status of the negotiation process concerning the establishment of two states are explored. In the context of examining these 15 myths a series of embedded topics are analyzed, including: * the nature of the British Mandate over Palestine prior to Israel's founding* the actual role of the U.N. in the formation of Israel* the history of Jewish and Palestinian nationalism* the relative strengths and actions of the settler/Israeli forces and those of the Palestinians and five invading Arab nations in the 1947-49 war, especially concerning the charges of ethnic cleansing and massacres* a brief overview of some of the past negotiations toward a Two-State Solution* the nature and makeup of the current (2015-2016) Israeli government* the impact of the demand for recognition of Israel as a "Jewish State" and Theodor Herzl's use of that term* the nature of and problems within the Palestinian leadership* the impact of the 2015 disputes over the Iran nuclear agreement * the role of the charge of anti-Semitism in deflecting criticism of the Israeli government's policies in the context of the U.S. State Department's definition of anti-SemitismThe express goal of this work is to pull together, in a brief and easily accessible format, what are often disparate analyses of these many topics in the hope of stimulating learning and discussions that will better enable concerned persons to propel movement toward the establishment of two states, Israel and Palestine, both enjoying peace, security and economic development. In that spirit, readers are encouraged to consider disseminating this work to friends and colleagues.

Author : Nachman Ben-Yehuda
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780299148331

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Masada Myth by Nachman Ben-Yehuda Pdf

In 73 A.D., legend has it, 960 Jewish rebels under siege in the ancient desert fortress of Masada committed suicide rather than surrender to a Roman legion. Recorded in only one historical source, the story of Masada was obscure for centuries. In The Masada Myth, Israeli sociologist Nachman Ben-Yehuda tracks the process by which Masada became an ideological symbol for the State of Israel, the dramatic subject of movies and miniseries, a shrine venerated by generations of Zionists and Israeli soldiers, and the most profitable tourist attraction in modern Israel. Ben-Yehuda describes how, after nearly 1800 years, the long, complex, and unsubstantiated narrative of Josephus Flavius was edited and augmented in the twentieth century to form a simple and powerful myth of heroism. He looks at the ways this new mythical narrative of Masada was created, promoted, and maintained by pre-state Jewish underground organizations, the Israeli army, archaeological teams, mass media, youth movements, textbooks, the tourist industry, and the arts. He discusses the various organizations and movements that created “the Masada experience” (usually a ritual trek through the Judean desert followed by a climb to the fortress and a dramatic reading of the Masada story), and how it changed over decades from a Zionist pilgrimage to a tourist destination. Placing the story in a larger historical, sociological, and psychological context, Ben-Yehuda draws upon theories of collective memory and mythmaking to analyze Masada’s crucial role in the nation-building process of modern Israel and the formation of a new Jewish identity. An expert on deviance and social control, Ben-Yehuda looks in particular at how and why a military failure and an enigmatic, troubling case of mass suicide (in conflict with Judaism’s teachings) were reconstructed and fabricated as a heroic tale.

Author : Hans Blumenberg
Publisher : Cornell University Press and Cornell University Library
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1501716727

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Rigorism of Truth by Hans Blumenberg Pdf

In "Moses the Egyptian"--the centerpiece of Rigorism of Truth, the German philosopher Hans Blumenberg addresses two defining figures in the intellectual history of the twentieth century: Sigmund Freud and Hannah Arendt. Unpublished during his lifetime, this essay analyzes Freud's Moses and Monotheism (1939) and Arendt's Eichmann in Jerusalem (1963), and discovers in both a principled rigidity that turns into recklessness because it is blind to the politics of the unknown. Offering striking insights into the importance of myth in politics and the extent to which truth can be tolerated in adversity, the essay also provides one of the few instances where Blumenberg reveals his thinking about Judaism and Zionism. Rigorism of Truth also includes commentaries by Ahlrich Meyer that give a fuller understanding of the philosopher's engagement with Freud, Arendt, and the Eichmann trial, as well as situating these reflections in the broader context of Blumenberg's life and thought.

Author : Anita Shapira
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9781611683530

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Israel by Anita Shapira Pdf

A history of Israel in the context of the modern Jewish experience and the history of the Middle East

Author : Ilan Pappe
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781781682470

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The Idea of Israel by Ilan Pappe Pdf

Since its foundation in 1948, Israel has drawn on Zionism, the movement behind its creation, to provide a sense of self and political direction. In this groundbreaking new work, Ilan Pappe looks at the continued role of Zionist ideology. The Idea of Israel considers the way Zionism operates outside of the government and military in areas such as the country’s education system, media, and cinema, and the uses that are made of the Holocaust in supporting the state’s ideological structure. In particular, Pappe examines the way successive generations of historians have framed the 1948 conflict as a liberation campaign, creating a foundation myth that went unquestioned in Israeli society until the 1990s. Pappe himself was part of the post-Zionist movement that arose then. He was attacked and received death threats as he exposed the truth about how Palestinians have been treated and the gruesome structure that links the production of knowledge to the exercise of power. The Idea of Israel is a powerful and urgent intervention in the war of ideas concerning the past, and the future, of the Palestinian–Israeli conflict.