Yakov M. Rabkin, “What Is Modern Israel?” (U. Chicago/Pluto Press, 2016)
New Books in Middle Eastern Studies
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The History of the Holocaust and the Politics of Genocide in Israel
Handel: National Judaism combines elements of Jewish tradition and Russian perception of Jews as a nationality. He says the meaning of the Jewish state is perhaps the greatest for those who adhere to national Judaism. The most controversial topic you handle is the issue of the memorization of the Holocaust in Israel, he says. Handel: Western Jewish communities live in a kind of cognitive dissonance. They say they're only safe place for the Jews is the state of Israel.
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