Table of Contents

Introduction: American Jewish Identity, the Perceptions of the State of Israel, and the Peace Process Warming Up to the Jewish State The Six Day War and the Emergence of "Sacred Unity" Straining the "Sacred Unity:" American Jews in the Era of Likud The War in Lebanon: Defending an Offensive War The Long Shadow of the Intifada: American Jews and the Palestinian Problem The Oslo Agreement Principle: Promoting Peace by Legitimizing the Palestinians Lurching to the Right: Responding to Netanyahu's Vision of the Peace Process Lurching to the Left: Responding the Barak's Vision of the Peace Process Conclusion: Competing Visions of Israel in American Jewish Identity

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The first integrated analysis of the relationship between Israel, American Jews, and the peace process in the Middle East.

About the Author

Ofira Seliktar is Professor of Political Science at Gratz College, and the author of Failing the Crystal Ball Test.

Reviews

?History is generally about a subject completed. Divided We Stande is a story of disappointments and frustration for which the final chapter has not yet been written....In the often confusing abd highly charged plethora of information available on this topic in the news media, journal articles, and web sources, Seliktar has prcessed and coordinated a thoughtful chronological account useful to scholars and advanced students.?-History: Reviews of New Books

"History is generally about a subject completed. Divided We Stande is a story of disappointments and frustration for which the final chapter has not yet been written....In the often confusing abd highly charged plethora of information available on this topic in the news media, journal articles, and web sources, Seliktar has prcessed and coordinated a thoughtful chronological account useful to scholars and advanced students."-History: Reviews of New Books