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Our American Israel
The Story of an Entangled Alliance
Book • 2018
This book examines the profound cultural ties that bind America and Israel together.
It tells the story of how a Jewish state in the Middle East came to resonate profoundly with a broad range of Americans in the twentieth century, beginning with debates about Zionism after World War II. Kaplan challenges the associations underlying this special alliance, highlighting how both nations share a belief in their own exceptional nature and how this has shaped their relationship.
The book delves into the impact of popular narratives, literature, and film on this alliance, and how it has been influenced by shared origin myths, the Holocaust, and contemporary political realities.
It tells the story of how a Jewish state in the Middle East came to resonate profoundly with a broad range of Americans in the twentieth century, beginning with debates about Zionism after World War II. Kaplan challenges the associations underlying this special alliance, highlighting how both nations share a belief in their own exceptional nature and how this has shaped their relationship.
The book delves into the impact of popular narratives, literature, and film on this alliance, and how it has been influenced by shared origin myths, the Holocaust, and contemporary political realities.
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Recommended by Sana Saeed for its insights into the relationship between Israel and the American imagination.
Sana Saeed: Journalism, Media Bias and Challenging Narratives | Sumud Podcast
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Chris Hedges as a unique approach dissecting Israel's symbiotic relationship with the United States.
Chris Hedges as a unique approach dissecting Israel's symbiotic relationship with the United States.
The Shared Mythological History of Israel and the US (w/ Joan Scott) | The Chris Hedges Report
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Ta-Nehisi Coates as a book exploring the formation of images of Israel in the American mind.
Ta-Nehisi Coates as a book exploring the formation of images of Israel in the American mind.
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Israel: ‘I Felt Lied To.’
