ToC: Israel Studies Review 31.2 (2016)

Israel Studies Review 31.2 (2016)

Table of Contents

Articles

• The Puzzle of The University on Air: A Story of Media and Academia in Israel, 1977–2013 / Hagai Boas and Ayelet Baram-Tsabari (1–21)
• Menachem Begin’s World Travels in the 1950s: A Road to Political Legitimacy / Ofira Gruweis-Kovalsky (22–40)
• The New Economic Policy of 1962: How Israeli Economists Almost Changed the Israeli Economy / Ronen Mandelkern (41–60)
• War and Memory: The Israeli Communist Commemoration of the Spanish Civil War, 1936–1986 / Amir Locker-Biletzki (61–79)
• Israel Goes to the Polls: The Road to Elections for the Constituent Assembly, 1948–1949 / Meir Chazan (80–100)
• Westernization and Israelization within Israel’s Extreme Orthodox Haredi Society / Menachem Keren-Kratz (101–129)
• Turkish-Israeli Relations during the Cold War: The Myth of a Long ‘Special Relationship’ / Kilic Bugra Kanat (130–149)

Reviews

• Uri Ram, The Return of Martin Buber: National and Social Thought in Israel from Buber to the Neo-Buberians [in Hebrew].
• Christopher L. Schilling, Emotional State Theory: Friendship and Fear in Israeli Foreign Policy.
• Marwan Darweish and Andrew Rigby, Popular Protest in Palestine: The Uncertain Future of Unarmed Resistance.
• Erella Grassiani, Soldiering under Occupation: Processes of Numbing among Israeli Soldiers in the Al-Aqsa Intifada.
• Assaf Meydani, The Anatomy of Human Rights in Israel: Constitutional Rhetoric and State Practice.
• Yael Raviv, Falafel Nation: Cuisine and the Making of National Identity in Israel.

New Book: Wittstock, 50 Years of German-Israeli Diplomatic Relations

Wittstock, Alfred, ed. Rapprochement, Change, Perception and Shaping the Future. 50 Years of German-Israeli and Israeli-German Diplomatic Relations. Berlin: Frank & Timme, 2016.

 

The relations between the two states and societies have been rather complex during both the previous half-century and beyond. Embedded in changing political landscapes, the ramifications reach back to the early 19th century. Yet the uniqueness of the relationship network only shows in light of the wholesale murder of Jews in Europe, the creation of the State of Israel, the discussions surrounding the initiation of diplomatic relations and their arrangement until the present day. The development and intensity of the relations with regard to civil society and politics are quite astonishing when considering the beginnings. Approaches, changes and the in part greatly-varying perceptions of the other side can be observed over the course of 50 years of history, and these give rise to questions concerning the current state of the relationship and its future design.

 

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ALFRED WITTSTOCK is the Director of the Israel Study Unit at the Department of Political Science at Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz. Co-founder of the German Study Program “Study in Israel – One year at the Hebrew University Jerusalem”. Teaching activities at several secondary schools and Universities. Research interests: state and society of Israel, role of religions in the Middle East conflict, German-Israeli Relations.

 

 

 

Reviews: Slyomovics, How to Accept German Reparations

Slyomovics, Susan. How to Accept German Reparations. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014.

 

 

Reviews

• Murphy, Fiona. “Review.” Allegra Lab, July 25, 2014.
• Howard-Hassmann, Rhoda E. “Review.” Human Rights Quarterly 37.1 (2015): 244-6.
• Wilson, Richard Ashby. “Review.” Settler Colonial Studies (2015).
• Wildenthal, Lora. “Review.” German History 33.2 (2015): 341-3.

 

ToC: Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs 9,1 (2015)

Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs, in its first publication with Routledge, is pleased to announce a new issue:

 

From the Editor

Dr. Laurence Weinbaum, Chief Editor

pages 1-2

DOI: 10.1080/23739770.2015.1019215

Huntington’s “Clash of Civilizations” in Europe: From Controversial Theory to Grim Reality

Oded Eran

pages 3-6

DOI: 10.1080/23739770.2015.1015093

 

Israel  Affairs

Israel’s National Security: Challenges and Assets

Dan Schueftan

pages 7-28

DOI: 10.1080/23739770.2015.1015300

The Delegitimization of Israel: Diplomatic Warfare, Sanctions, and Lawfare

Matthew S. Cohen & Charles D. Freilich

pages 29-48

DOI: 10.1080/23739770.2015.1015095

Middle Eastern Currents

Cracks in the Crescent: The Looming Sectarian Clash between Khilafah and Imamah

Dimitar Mihaylov

pages 49-61

DOI: 10.1080/23739770.2015.1003455

Iran and the Arab Gulf States: Change amidst Continuity

Yoel Guzansky

pages 63-74

DOI: 10.1080/23739770.2015.1006432

Bilateral Relations

Israel and Cuba: A New Beginning?

Margalit Bejarano

pages 75-85

DOI: 10.1080/23739770.2015.1005450

Reflections on Czech–Israeli Relations in Light of EU Policies

Lubomír Zaorálek

pages 87-89

DOI: 10.1080/23739770.2015.1015094

Jewish Affairs

Holocaust Restitution: The End Game II?

Aharon Mor

pages 91-97

DOI: 10.1080/23739770.2015.1004610

Reviews

The Journey to the Arab Spring: The Ideological Roots of the Middle East Upheaval in Arab Liberal Thought, by David Govrin

Nir Boms, Research Fellow

pages 99-102

DOI: 10.1080/23739770.2015.1008958

Egyptian Foreign Policy from Mubarak to Morsi: Against the National Interest, by Nael M. Shama

Terry Newman

pages 103-106

DOI: 10.1080/23739770.2015.1002062

The Next War between Israel and Egypt: Examining a High-intensity War between two of the Strongest Militaries in the Middle East, by Ehud Eilam

David Rodman

pages 107-108

DOI: 10.1080/23739770.2015.994327

Iranian Foreign Policy during Ahmadinejad: Ideology and Actions, by Maaike Warnaar & Iranian Foreign Policy since 2001: Alone in the World, edited by Thomas Juneau and Sam Razavi

Aryeh Levin

pages 109-115

DOI: 10.1080/23739770.2015.1004795

The Hague Odyssey: Israel’s Struggle for Security on the Front Lines of Terrorism and Her Battle for Justice at the United Nations, by Richard D. Heiderman

Howard M. Weisband

pages 117-121

DOI: 10.1080/23739770.2014.996968

Uncivil War: The Israel Conflict in the Jewish Community, by Keith Kahn-Harris

Robbie Sabel

pages 123-126

DOI: 10.1080/23739770.2015.998004

Britain’s Moment in Palestine: Retrospect and Perspectives, 1917–48, by Michael J. Cohen

Aharon Klieman

pages 127-131

DOI: 10.1080/23739770.2015.996840

Nazis, Islamists, and the Making of the Modern Middle East, by Barry Rubin and Wolfgang G. Schwanitz

Matthias Küntzel

pages 133-137

DOI: 10.1080/23739770.2015.1003360

Diary of a Foreign Minister, by Bob Carr

Jeremy Jones

pages 139-142

DOI: 10.1080/23739770.2015.1000563

Jews and the Military: A History, by Derek J. Penslar

Stephen G. Fritz

pages 143-145

DOI: 10.1080/23739770.2015.994330

Armed Political Organizations: From Conflict to Integration, by Benedetta Berti

Rashmi Singh, Lecturer

pages 147-150

DOI: 10.1080/23739770.2015.995891

Dynamics of Asymmetric Territorial Conflict: The Evolution of Patience, by Uri Resnick

Melanie Carina Schmoll

pages 151-153

DOI: 10.1080/23739770.2015.999426

Letters

Letters by Daphna Sharfman, Simon Geissbühler, and Yisrael Medad

pages 155-160

DOI: 10.1080/23739770.2015.1016655

New Book: Wilhelm and Gust, eds. New Towns for a New State (German)

Wilhelm, Karin and Kerstin Gust, eds. Neue Städte für einen neuen Staat. Die städtebauliche Erfindung des modernen Israel und der Wiederaufbau in der BRD. Eine Annäherung. Bielefeld: transcript, 2013.

URL: http://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-2204-1/neue-staedte-fuer-einen-neuen-staat

Abstract

Israel and Palestine – What is today presented as a seemingly hopeless political situation, began with optimism, albeit a naive dream, towards building a peaceful society for all religions with the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. For this purpose, the economist Edgar Salin (1892-1974) founded in 1958 “The Israel Economic and Sociological Research Project (IESRP),” which was to play a central role in the establishment of the “new towns” in Israel. The contributions here examine for the first time in a systematic way this project and its cultural and political importance, as well as relevant topics including planning debates and construction issues in the Federal Republic of Germany.

With contributions by Eliezer Ben-Rafael, Meron Benvenisti, Jörn Düwel, Zvi Efrat, Anton Föllmi, Rachel callus, Ruth Kark, Anna Minta, Andreas Nachama, Willi Oberkrome, Martin Peschken, Bertram Schefold, Axel Schildt, Julius H. Schoeps, Korinna Schönhärl, Yaakov Sharett, Thomas Sieverts, Joachim Trezib, Stefan Vogt, Georg Wagner Kyora, Karin Wilhelm, Joachim Wolschke-Bulmahn and Moshe Zuckermann.

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Events: October 2014 at the American University Center for Israel Studies

Monday, October 13, 7:00 PM “German Restitutions to Israel: Transitional Justice and Public Debate” lecture by Professor Norbert Frei (University of Jena, Germany) with response by AU Professor Richard Breitman.  Co-sponsored by American University Center for Israel Studies, Jewish Studies Program and Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.    Location: American University’s Mary Graydon Center Room 5.  RSVP: http://www.american.edu/cas/israelstudies/rsvp
Tuesday, October 28, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM “How Jewish Is the Jewish State?  Religion and Society in Israel” academic conference with 15 international scholars.  Co-sponsored by AU Center for Israel Studies and Jewish Studies Program.  Location: SIS Building Abramson Family Founders Room.  Click here for  program. RSVP: http://www.american.edu/cas/israelstudies/rsvp

 

Tuesday, October 28, 7:30 PM “Israel at the Crossroads of Democracy, Nationalism and Religion” lecture by Moshe Halbertal, Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, Professor of Jewish Thought and Philosophy at Hebrew University, and a faculty member at the Mandel Leadership Institute in Jerusalem, Israel.  Location: Mary Graydon Center (MGC) Rooms 4-5.  RSVP: http://www.american.edu/cas/israelstudies/rsvp

 

 

ToC: Israel Studies 18.1 (2013)

Israel Studies 18.1 (2013), Table of Contents:

 

1.  

   The De-politicization of Israeli Political Cartoons (pp. 1-30)

   Maya Balakirsky Katz

   DOI: 10.2979/israelstudies.18.1.1

   Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/israelstudies.18.1.1

2.  

   From “Great History” to “Small History”: The Genesis of the Zionist Periodization (pp. 31-55)

   Hizky Shoham

   DOI: 10.2979/israelstudies.18.1.31

   Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/israelstudies.18.1.31

3.  

    American “Welfare Politics”: American Involvement in Jerusalem During World War I (pp. 56-76)

   Abigail Jacobson

   DOI: 10.2979/israelstudies.18.1.56

   Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/israelstudies.18.1.56

4.  

   All Quiet on the Eastern Front; Israel and the Issue of Reparations from East-Germany, 1951–1956 (pp. 77-100)

   Jacob Tovy

   DOI: 10.2979/israelstudies.18.1.77

   Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/israelstudies.18.1.77

5.  

   Palestinian Armed Struggle, Israel’s Peace Camp, and the Unique Case of Fatah-Jerusalem (pp. 101-123)

   Hillel Cohen

   DOI: 10.2979/israelstudies.18.1.101

   Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/israelstudies.18.1.101

6.  

   The Arab Minority in Israel; Challenges and Limits in Recent Disciplinary Approaches (pp. 124-145)

   Oded Haklai

   DOI: 10.2979/israelstudies.18.1.124

   Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/israelstudies.18.1.124

7.  

   Shaping Israeli-Arab Identity in Hebrew Words—The Case of Sayed Kashua (pp. 146-169)

   Batya Shimony

   DOI: 10.2979/israelstudies.18.1.146

   Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/israelstudies.18.1.146

8.  

    “The Hand of Esau in the Midst Here Too”—Uri Zvi Grinberg’s Poem “A Great Fear and the Moon” in Its Historical and Political Contexts (pp. 170-193)

   Tamar Wolf-Monzon

   DOI: 10.2979/israelstudies.18.1.170

   Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/israelstudies.18.1.170

9. Notes on Contributors (pp. 194-195)

   DOI: 10.2979/israelstudies.18.1.194

   Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/israelstudies.18.1.194

10. Guidelines for Contributors (pp. 196-198)

    DOI: 10.2979/israelstudies.18.1.196

    Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/israelstudies.18.1.196