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The Crisis of Zionism

by Peter Beinart
Lloyd James
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A dramatic shift is taking place in Israel and America. In Israel, the deepening occupation of the West Bank is putting Israeli democracy at risk. In the United States, the refusal of major Jewish organizations to defend democracy in the Jewish state is alienating many young liberal Jews from Zionism itself. In the next generation, the liberal Zionist dream—the dream of a state that safeguards the Jewish people and cherishes democratic ideals—may die.
In The Crisis of Zionism, Peter Beinart lays out in chilling detail the looming danger to Israeli democracy and the American Jewish establishment's refusal to confront it. And he offers a fascinating, groundbreaking portrait of the two leaders at the center of the crisis: Barack Obama, America's first "Jewish president," a man steeped in the liberalism he learned from his many Jewish friends and mentors in Chicago; and Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister who considers liberalism the Jewish people's special curse. These two men embody fundamentally different visions not just of American and Israeli national interests but of the mission of the Jewish people itself.
Beinart concludes with provocative proposals for how the relationship between American Jews and Israel must change, and with an eloquent and moving appeal for American Jews to defend the dream of a democratic Jewish state before it is too late.

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    March 30, 2012

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      • ISBN: 9781452627236
      • File size: 220855 KB
      • Duration: 07:40:06

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      This book will generate praise or rebuke, depending upon the listener's opinions about Israel, the Palestinians, the Israeli government, and Zionism. Beinart's controversial ideas benefit from narrator Lloyd James's steady and level cadence, which allows the material to ignite or affirm the listener. Audiobook listeners recognize the nuances of words, and this book highlights them. To some, the issue in Israel is the "occupation" of the West Bank; to others, it is the Palestinians who occupy the land and have created an "Intifada" without any right to do so. To Americans, particularly Zionists, the issues are equally polarizing. Regardless, Beinart's analysis evokes emotions and will lead to intense debates. James senses this chasm, and his performance demonstrates how every inflection and nuance may be perceived differently, depending upon the listener's views. D.J.S. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

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