Being Israeli

Being Israeli
Author: Gershon Shafir
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2002-02-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521796729

The authors speculate on the relationship between identity and citizenship in Israel.

To Be an Israeli

To Be an Israeli
Author: Roberta Kagan
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2016-03-04
Genre: Israel
ISBN: 9781523836598

This is the story of Elan Amsel, a man who has sacrificed everything for his beloved Israel. It is also the story of the women who loved him: Katja, the girl he cherished but could never marry; Janice, the spoiled American he married to fill a void and who has a devastating secret ; and Nina, the beautiful Mossad agent he longed to protect.

I Am Israeli

I Am Israeli
Author: Eva Weiss (L.)
Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 67
Release: 2015-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 1612286941

My name is Yakir Shlomo and I live in Jerusalem, Israel. If you spin a globe, it won't be easy to find the country where I live. Israel is barely the size of your thumbnail on most world maps. But I feel like I live in the center of the universe. Everyone's home is unique and my city and country are special to me. I know my home is a teeny, tiny dot if you think about the earth and the whole gigantic solar system. But it really can't be that small, since we have to make room for the 3.5 million people from all over the world who come to visit Israel during just one year.I am almost eight years old and I can understand why Israel has so many visitors. My country is an interesting place--and especially fun for children. I am glad my mother decided to help me write this book about Israel. My friends and I can't wait to tell you why we think it is so interesting to be Israeli. We hope that after you read this book, you might decide you'd like to come here and see for yourself.

The Contradictions of Israeli Citizenship

The Contradictions of Israeli Citizenship
Author: Guy Ben-Porat
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2011-05-24
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1136727388

This book examines the nature of citizenship in Israel as pertaining to particular group demands and to the dynamics of political life in the public arena. Focusing on a wide range of social groups from the military, through ethnic minorities, religious groupings, and the gay and lesbian community, contributors explore different aspects of citizenship through the needs, demands and struggles of minority groups to provide a comprehensive picture of the dynamics of Israeli citizenship and the dilemmas that emerge at the collective, group and individual levels.

Becoming Israeli

Becoming Israeli
Author: Akiva Gersh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2017-05-29
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692899885

"Becoming Israeli" captures the story of aliyah, of Jews moving their entire lives and futures to Israel. To tell this story, Akiva Gersh recruited 40 bloggers whose words take readers on an adventure that evokes a wide range of emotions, from frustration to inspiration, from confusion to deep pride. It is a record and a testament to what drives olim (immigrants) to make aliyah, gives voice to the challenges they face acclimating to a new language and culture, and illustrates vividly why they would never want to live anywhere else. You will literally laugh out loud as well as wipe away tears as you journey through the world of aliyah with these bloggers who want to share their story. A story which, essentially, is the story of the Jewish people coming home.

Israel and its Palestinian Citizens

Israel and its Palestinian Citizens
Author: Nadim N. Rouhana
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 463
Release: 2017-02
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1107044839

This volume examines the status of the Palestinian citizens in Israel and explores ethnic privileging and the dynamics of social conflict.

The Israeli Mind

The Israeli Mind
Author: Alon Gratch
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2015-09-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1466882018

Israelis are bold and visionary, passionate and generous. But they can also be grandiose and self-absorbed. Emerging from the depths of Jewish history and the drama of the Zionist rebellion against it, they have a deeply conflicted identity. They are willing to sacrifice themselves for the collective, but also to sacrifice that very collective for a higher, and likely unattainable, ideal. Resolving these internal conflicts and coming to terms with the trauma of the Holocaust are imperative to Israel's survival as a nation and to the stability of the world. Alon Gratch, a clinical psychologist whose family has lived in Israel for generations, is uniquely positioned to confront these issues. Like the Israeli psyche that Gratch details, The Israeli Mind is both intimate and universal. Intelligent and forthright, compassionate but sometimes maddening, it is an utterly compelling read. Drawing on a broad cultural and historical canvas, and weaving in the author's personal and professional experience, The Israeli Mind presents a provocative, first-hand portrait of the Israeli national character.

The Invention of the Land of Israel

The Invention of the Land of Israel
Author: Shlomo Sand
Publisher: Verso Books
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2012-11-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1844679462

What is a homeland and when does it become a national territory? Why have so many people been willing to die for such places throughout the twentieth century? What is the essence of the Promised Land? Following the acclaimed and controversial The Invention of the Jewish People, Shlomo Sand examines the mysterious sacred land that has become the site of the longest-running national struggle of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The Invention of the Land of Israel deconstructs the age-old legends surrounding the Holy Land and the prejudices that continue to suffocate it. Sand’s account dissects the concept of “historical right” and tracks the creation of the modern concept of the “Land of Israel” by nineteenth-century Evangelical Protestants and Jewish Zionists. This invention, he argues, not only facilitated the colonization of the Middle East and the establishment of the State of Israel; it is also threatening the existence of the Jewish state today.

Palestine in Israeli School Books

Palestine in Israeli School Books
Author: Nurit Peled-Elhanan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2013-10-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 085773069X

Each year, Israel's young men and women are drafted into compulsory military service and are required to engage directly in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This conflict is by its nature intensely complex and is played out under the full glare of international security. So, how does Israel's education system prepare its young people for this? How is Palestine, and the Palestinians against whom these young Israelis will potentially be required to use force, portrayed in the school system? Nurit Peled-Elhanan argues that the textbooks used in the school system are laced with a pro-Israel ideology, and that they play a part in priming Israeli children for military service. She analyzes the presentation of images, maps, layouts and use of language in History, Geography and Civic Studies textbooks, and reveals how the books might be seen to marginalize Palestinians, legitimize Israeli military action and reinforce Jewish-Israeli territorial identity. This book provides a fresh scholarly contribution to the Israeli-Palestinian debate, and will be relevant to the fields of Middle East Studies and Politics more widely.