Zionism and the State of Israel provides a topical and controversial analysis of the development of Zionism and the recent history and politics of Israel.\ This thought-provoking study examines the ways in which the Bible has been used to legitimize the implementation of the ideological and political programme of Zionism, and the consequences this has had.
Zionism and the State of Israel examines the use of the Bible as a legitimization for the implementation of the ideological and political program of Zionism and its consequences. It includes discussion of the Bible, and biblical hermeneutics, post-biblical Jewish and Christian cultures, the history and development of Zionism, the international law of war and of occupation and human rights.