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Author Mahler, Gregory S., 1950-

Title Politics and government in Israel : the maturation of a modern state / Gregory S. Mahler.

Publication Info. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2011]
©2011

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 Moore Stacks  JQ1830.A91 M34 2011    Available  ---
Edition 2nd ed.
Description xiv, 387 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Machine generated contents note: What Do We Study? -- How Do We Study Politics? -- Studying Political Institutions and Behavior -- Studying Israeli Government and Politics -- pt. I Political Setting -- 1. History and the Creation of Israel -- Historical Roots of Contemporary Israel -- Emergence of Zionism, 1830-1917 -- Growth of the Yishuv, 1880-1939 -- Balfour Declaration and the British Mandate Period, 1917-1947 -- World War II and the Holocaust -- Transition to Statehood, 1945-1948 -- Palestinians -- History and the Creation of Israel -- For Further Reading -- 2. Zionism, Religion, and the Domestic Political Environment -- Concept of Zionism -- Religious Communities of Israel -- Judaism in Israel -- Religion and Politics -- Jewish Issues -- Israel's Non-Jewish Communities -- Zionism, Religion, and the State -- For Further Reading
3. Social and Economic Context of Politics -- Peoples of Israel -- Ashkenazim and Sephardim -- Immigration and Emigration -- Social Class -- Education and Culture -- Health Care and Social Services -- Cities, Villages, Kibbutzim, and Moshavim -- Economy -- Foreign Economic Relations -- Political Culture and the Economy -- For Further Reading -- pt. II Governmental Institutions -- 4. Constitutional System and Parliamentary Government -- Debate over Creating a Written Constitution -- Structures of the Israeli Constitution -- Role of the Courts in the Creation of a Constitution -- Israel as a Parliamentary System -- For Further Reading -- 5. Prime Minister and the Knesset -- Setting -- Balance of Power -- Legislation in the Knesset -- Members of Knesset -- Legislative Behavior of Members of the Knesset -- Knesset Organization -- Coalition Politics and Coalition Governments -- Knesset, the Government, and Israeli Politics -- For Further Reading
6. Political Parties and Interest Groups -- Setting -- Ideology in Israel -- Functions of Parties -- Parties and Issues -- Interest Groups -- For Further Reading -- 7. Electoral Process and Voting Behavior -- Electoral System and Israeli Voting Behavior -- Proportional Representation and Elections -- Past Proposals for Electoral Change -- The 1996-2001 Electoral System for Prime Minister -- Voting Behavior and Electoral Results -- Voting and Ideology -- Ethnicity -- Voting Trends -- Significance of the Electoral Process for Israel -- For Further Reading -- 8. Machinery of Government -- Bureaucracy and the Civil Service -- Local Government -- Judiciary and the Legal System in Israeli Politics -- Military and the Government -- Bureaucracy, the Judiciary, and the Military -- For Further Reading -- pt. III Foreign Policy and the Middle Eastern Political Setting -- 9. Foreign Policy Setting -- Setting: The Legacy of Warfare -- Strategic Considerations -- Military-Security Concerns -- Political-Diplomatic Concerns
Economic-Developmental Concerns -- Cultural-Status Concerns -- Foreign Policy Setting: A Recapitulation -- For Further Reading -- 10. Palestinians, the West Bank and Gaza, and Jerusalem -- History -- Palestinians -- Palestinian Statehood and Governance -- Palestinian Goals -- West Bank and Gaza -- Jerusalem -- Israeli Attitudes, Intentions, and Policies -- Palestinians, the West Bank and Gaza, and Jerusalem -- For Further Reading -- 11. Peace Process -- Quest for Peace -- Progress toward Peace, Post-1948 -- Progress toward Peace, Post-1956 -- Camp David and the Peace Process, 1978-1982 -- Israel's Peace Initiative, 1989 -- Madrid Peace Conference, 1991 -- Oslo Accords, 1993 -- Wye River Memorandum, October 23, 1998 -- Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum, April 30, 2001 -- Bilateral Progress -- Copenhagen Track -- Quest for Peace, Again -- For Further Reading.
Subject Israel -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Israel.
Politics and government.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Israel -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Social conditions.
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