Divided We Stand
The relationship between Israel, American Jews, and the peace process has been a subject of passionate debate among scholars, political activists, and lay observers alike. This book is the first rigorous attempt to chart the impact of the peace process on the American Jewish community and its relationship with Israel, as mediated by the changing identity needs of American Jews. Overall, the trajectory of this relationship has been from a wide consensus of support for Israeli foreign policy,...
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The first integrated analysis of the relationship between Israel, American Jews, and the peace process in the Middle East.
AbbreviationsIntroduction: American Jewish Identity, the Perceptions of the State of Israel, and the Peace Process1Warming Up to the Jewish State12The Six Day War and the Emergence of "Sacred Unity"193Straining the "Sacred Unity": American Jews in the Era of Likud434The War in Lebanon: Defending an Offensive War655The Long Shadow of the Intifada: American Jews and the Palestinian Problem876The Oslo Agreement: Cementing the Split in the American Jewish Community1197Lurching to the Right: Responding to Netanyahu's Vision of the Peace Process1518Lurching to the Left: Responding to Barak's Vision of the Peace Process1819Conclusion: Competing Visions of Israel in American Jewish Identity207Notes211Selected Bibliography245Index253
