Books in the Israeli History, Politics and Society series

Israel's leading political commentators and scientists analyze the revival of the Israeli Left and the increased influence of ethnic Sephards, Russian and Arab electorates in the 1999 elections.

Mordechai Nisan spent much time with Etienne Sakr between 2000 and 2001. Set within the context of the national political narrative of Lebanon, this volume offers a portrait of Sakr and the times in which he lived before his exile to Israel in May 2000.

Based upon the author's own experiences, this study explores the Israeli government's attitude to the West Bank and Gaza over a period of thirty years.

Can Israel be both Jewish and truly democratic? Citing various constitutions and laws, this book explores concept of a Jewish State and its various meanings in the light of international law. It concludes that international reality does not accord with the concept which regards a modern, liberal democracy as a culturally 'neutral' entity.

Demonstrates that the origins of the US-Israeli alliance lay in the former's concern over Egyptian influence in Jordan, contrasting with the widely-held view of the significance of the Six Day War. This book is aimed at students of Middle East studies, history, and politics.

Presents a collection of essays about Israeli society, its politics, schisms and institutions. This book aims to tackle timely concerns, like Israel's fight against terror, its relationships with the Palestinians, the mutual relationships between the civic society and the army, the status of women in society, and more.

This book focuses on the bi-lateral and multilateral relations between Britain and Israel during the period following their armed clash in January 1949, to Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza and the Sinai in March 1957.

Shedding light on Irish and Israeli foreign policy, this work examines the relationship between Ireland and the Zionist Movement and the state of Israel from the context of Palestine's partition and the delay in Ireland's recognition of the State of Israel until 1963.

This book examines what Benjamin Netanyahu's 1996 election victory means both domestically and internationally.

Looking at the political, military and intelligence components of the Yom Kippur War, this work offers interpretations of Israel's conflict with the Arabs.

A distinguished group of strategists assesses the balance of opportunities confronting Israel at this critical juncture in its history and offers possible solutions to its pressing dilemmas.

The essays here attempt to move beyond the question of Israel's "uniqueness" to examine the pace and direction of change of Israel's political, social and economic institutions.

This book seeks to reconstruct and elucidate the processes behind the decisions made by the Johnson Administration during the years 1965-68 to sell Israel M-48 tanks, A-4 Skyhawk planes and F-4 Phantom planes.

This edited collection offers a comprehensive analysis of the most significant factors to have contributed to the current relations between Israel's Jewish and Arab citizens.

Since its founding in 1948 Israel has faced many political, social and psychological challenges, unfamiliar to other nations on the western democratic political model and peculiar to the Jewish state. This work covers the role of politics in Israel