From serving as the Middle East correspondent for The New Yorker to penning articles for the New York Times; Milton Viorst has dedicated his career to studying the Middle East. Now; in this new book; Viorst examines the evolution of Zionism; from its roots by serving as a cultural refuge for Europe's Jews; to the cover it provides today for Israel's exercise of control over millions of Arabs in occupied territories. Beginning with the shattering of the traditional Jewish society during the Enlightenment; Viorst covers the recent history of the Jews; from the spread of Jewish Emancipation during the French Revolution Era to the rise of the exclusionary anti-Semitism that overwhelmed Europe in the late nineteenth century. Viorst examines how Zionism was born and follows its development through the lives and ideas of its dominant leaders; who all held only one tenet in common: that Jews; for the first time in two millennia; must determine their own destiny to save themselves. But; in regards to creating a Jewish state with a military that dominates the region; Viorst argues that Israel has squandered the goodwill it enjoyed at its founding; and thus the country has put its own future on very uncertain footing.With the expertise and knowledge garnered from decades of studying this contentious region; Milton Viorst deftly exposes the risks that Israel faces today.
2012-05-16Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.69 x .19 x 7.44l; .39 #File Name: 123598263790 pages
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