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Jewish fundamentalism in Israel, as shown in the activities of religious settlers, is of great political importance. In this controversial book, acclaimed Israeli writer and human rights campaigner Israel Shahak, and American scholar Norton Mezvinsky, consider the consequences of this belief in the light of the growing political influence and power of Jewish fundamentalism throughout the state of Israel.
This book provides a thorough assessment of fundamentalism in modem Israel. The authors trace the history and development of Jewish fundamentalism, examining the various different strains, and identify the messianic tendency as the most dangerous. Shahak and Mezvinsky place the assassination of Prime Minister Rabin in the context of what the authors see as a tradition of punishments and killings of those Jews perceived to be heretics. The authors argue that Jewish fundamentalism is essentially hostile to democracy because it opposes equality for all citizens and therefore it poses a considerable threat to democracy in Israel. To fully understand the situation in the Middle East and the prospects for peace, we must more fully understand Jewish fundamentalism.
"Shahak is the latest- if not the last-of the great prophets" GORE VIDAL "Shahak is one of the most remarkable individuals in the contemporary Middle East" EDWARD SAID
Israel Shahak is an Israeli citizen who has been resident in Jerusalem for over four decades. He is a retired Professor of Organic Chemistry and a renowned human rights activist. He is the author of the highly acclaimed Jewish History, Jewish Religion and Open Secrets: Israeli Nuclear and Foreign Policies (both published by Pluto Press). Norton Mezvinsky is Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University. He has written, published and lectured extensively on the modern Middle East, in particular on Israeli-Arab affairs and Zionism.
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