What is Zionism, where did it come from, and why does it continue to shape Israeli policy, politics and propaganda? With Zionism Decoded in 101 Quotes, Yakov Rabkin dispels common misconceptions about Zionism beginning with its origins in 17th century Protestant England. When the political ideology finally attracted Jews over two centuries later, it caused a profound rift that persists to this day. On the one hand, a militant minority has used Zionism to fuel colonization and create the “N...

What is Zionism, where did it come from, and why does it continue to shape Israeli policy, politics and propaganda? The author dispels common misconceptions about the religious origins of Zionism by tracing them back to Protestantism in 17th century England. When the political ideology finally attracted Jews over two centuries later, it caused a profound rift that persists to this day. On the one hand, a militant minority has used Zionism to fuel colonization, creating the myth of the ' Ne...

Le sionisme est souvent mal compris et les amalgames entre sionisme et judaïsme, ainsi qu'entre antisionisme et antisémitisme, sont courants. Le sionisme est un terme qui ne cesse de provoquer controverses et malentendus. Certains en sont fiers, d'autres l'utilisent comme une sorte d'opprobre. Le sionisme, mouvement politique né en Europe centrale à la fin du XIX siècle, continue en tout cas d'attirer l'attention du public à travers le monde. La raison en est évidente : ce mouvement a donn...

En liaison aux événements qui ont suivi l'attaque du Hamas le 7 octobre dernier et la réplique sanglante de Tsahal, Yakov Rabkin, historien et commentateur de l'actualité d'audience internationale, réunit ici ses chroniques qui éclairent la problématique présente liée à la Palestine et à la création de l'État colonial d'Israël. Depuis des décennies, Yakov Rabkin attire l'attention sur le danger que ce dernier fait courir à l'ensemble de la communauté juive sur la planète. Loin de la protég...

Ce recueil est un ouvrage inédit de Yakov Rabkin. Certains chapitres reprennent en les adaptant les propos de diverses études et articles qu’il a consacrés au fil des ans au rapport entre le judaïsme et l’islam ainsi qu’à celui du judaïsme et des sciences et de la politique dans le monde contemporain. Cet ouvrage est le fruit de plusieurs années de travail et d’échanges. C’est le premier livre d’une série de deux volumes sur le judaïsme en préparation, le second portera plus particulièreme...

Medical doctors driving taxis, architects selling beer on street corners, scientific institutes closed down amid rusting carcasses of industrial plants—these images became common at the turn of the 21st century in many once modern “civilized” countries. In quite a few of them, long-time neighbours came to kill each other, apparently motivated by the newly discovered differences of religion, language, or origin. Civil nationalism gave way to tribal, ethnic, and confessional conflict. Ration...

Jewish studies has been a vibrant academic discipline for many decades, and since the establishment of the Association for Israel Studies in 1985 to engage in research on the history, politics, society, and culture of the modern state of Israel, the two disciplines have worked along parallel tracks in universities. This book focuses on the vibrant academic field of Israel studies and its complex and dynamic relations and intersections with its “older sibling” Jewish studies. Scholarly cont...

In the wake of the Hamas attack of October 7 and the Israeli response, historian and current affairs commentator Yakov Rabkin brings together his writings that shed light on the violence in Palestine since the creation of the State of Israel.For decades, Yakov Rabkin has drawn attention to the danger Israel has posed to both Palestinians and Jews, both in Israel and in other countries. Far from protecting Jews, the State of Israel has contributed to creating and aggravating a situa...

Few countries provoke as much passion and controversy as Israel. What is Modern Israel? convincingly demonstrates that its founding ideology - Zionism - is anything but a simple reaction to antisemitism. Dispelling the notion that every Jew is a Zionist and therefore a natural advocate for the state of Israel, Yakov Rabkin points to the Protestant roots of Zionism, in order to explain the particular support Israel musters in the United States.Drawing on many overlooked pag...

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Medici che guidano i taxi, architetti che vendono birra agli angoli delle strade, istituti scientifici chiusi in mezzo a impianti industriali arrugginiti, esecuzioni capitali in favore di telecamera; ancora, il sentimento nazionale che cede il passo al ritorno di identità tribali, etniche e confessionali; le fake-news, onnipresenti, che si diffondono in tutto il mondo, grazie ai più potenti mezzi di comunicazione. Queste immagini viste insieme non sono casuali: sono alcune delle possibili ...