Governing Israel: Chosen People, Promised Land, and Prophetic TraditionTransaction Publishers - 207 oldal Israeli politics and policymaking reflect themes long imbedded in Jewish culture. The concepts of Chosen People and Promised Land, and their meaning in Christian as well as Jewish religious traditions, assure that Israel is perpetually in the international spotlight. They also impose a sense of distinctiveness on the Israeli population. Some Israelis trumpet their country's accomplishments with unrestrained superlatives. Social critics accuse Israel of having the worst of the world's conditions. In this they reflect another trait that seems to have been inherited from the ancients: the prophetic tradition of extreme self-criticism. In reality, much of what occurs in Israel is similar to what occurs in countries that share its characteristics: democracy, western culture, and an advanced level of economic development. Such an idea may seem bizarre alongside headlines about suicide bombings and the country's aggressive defensive posture. This misses what is normal about Israel. In Israel policymakers weigh benefits and costs of various options, and generally choose something moderate, just as they do elsewhere. But this reality does not dim the rhetoric of politics, where hyperbole frequently seems more evident than rational discourse. Sharkansky discusses three central issues in Israeli public affairs: religion, national security, and social policy. He describes how policymakers relate to these issue and themes. Major problems may not be solved, but they are managed in a way that is tolerable. It is in this trait that Israel resembles other western democracies. In sum, biblical themes affect Israel's political rhetoric more than they affect the way officials actually work out their problems. Pragmatic coping with worldly realities generally overcomes emotional expressions that convey ingredients of spirituality. Ira Sharkansky, born and raised in Fall River, Massachusetts, has been professor of political science and public administration at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem since 1975. He is author of several works, including Coping with Terror: An Israeli Perspective, Politics and Policymaking: In Search of Simplicity, and The Political Economy of Israel, the latter available from Transaction. |
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... countries. When I moved to Israel, I found that he was right. Israeli papers provide lots of information about the ... country. My daughter came home from school with a report that a friend had insisted that Israel is the most beautiful ...
... country has not realized the dreams of its people. The World Bank places Israel among the wealthiest countries, but it is near the tail end of that group. A high degree of governmental centralization is suitable to a tiny country ...
... country. They are the Chosen People living in the Promised Land. More than two millennia of revering the Hebrew Bible have given those labels sacred meaning.1 For modern Israelis, they affect the way they view themselves. Their country's ...
... countries to the killing of perhaps 4,000 Israelis and Palestinians during intifada al-Aqsa from September 2000 is ... country whose leaders have tied themselves to our themes. The Chosen People and the Promised Land have been attractive ...
... country or region experiences migrations, economic crises or development, and a host of other influences that affect how large ... countries.7 Israel is a tiny country about the size of Massachusetts. The Chosen People in the Promised Land 3.
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