To Be a Jewish State: Zionism as the New Judaism

by Yaacov Yadgar

Examines the meaning of Jewish politics in Israel

In one of the first books to ask head-on what it means for Israel to be a Jewish state, Yaacov Yadgar delves into what the designation "Jewish" amounts to in the context of the sovereign nation-state, and what it means for the politics of the state to be identified as Jewish. The volume interrogates the tension between the notion of Israel as a Jewish state--one whose very character...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479832405
• ISBN13: 9781479832408
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"