Introduction; 1. Like US: identifying with Israel; Part I. Party and Ideology: 2. Republicans, conservatives, and the Right: the surge in support for Israel; 3. Democrats, liberals, and the Left: the rise in criticism of Israel; Part II. Protestants: 4. Evangelicals and Christian Zionism: standing with Israel; 5. The Mainline and anti-Zionism: divesting from Israel?; Part III. Jews: 6. American Jews' attachment to Israel: mind the gap; 7. American Jews and the peace process: divided we stand?; Conclusion.
This book surveys discourse and opinion in the United States towards the Arab-Israeli conflict since 1991.
Jonathan Rynhold is the director of the Argov Center for the Study of the Jewish People and the State of Israel in the Political Studies Department at Bar-Ilan University, where he is also a senior researcher at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies. Dr Rynhold's research focuses on Israeli and American approaches toward the Middle East peace process. His work has been published in numerous academic journals, including Political Science Quarterly, Survival, and the Review of International Studies. He has also co-edited two volumes on Israeli elections in the Israel at the Polls series and is a member of the editorial board of the journal Fathom.
'Professor Rynhold has made a pioneering and illuminating
contribution to our understanding of the contemporary American
Jewish community and its complex relationship with the Arab-Israel
conflict. For the first time, scholars of American Jewry, US
foreign policy and Middle Eastern politics will gain insights into
the deep and often strident divisions among American Jews on an
issue of paramount importance to their identity, their values, and
their connection to Israel. The Arab-Israeli Conflict in American
Political Culture is an essential source for anyone interested in
American Jewish, US-Israel, and Israeli-Palestinian affairs.'
Michael B. Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the United States and
current Chair in International Diplomacy at IDC, Herzliya,
Israel
'Jonathan Rynhold's book is a first-rate analysis of the changing
position of Israel in American politics. Rynhold carefully
demonstrates how Republicans and Evangelical Christians have
increasingly embraced Israel, while Democrats and most American
Jews - Orthodox Jews are a notable exception - have increasingly
questioned Israeli policies. This book is highly recommended for
anyone interested in the role of Israel in US and Jewish politics.'
Robert O. Freedman, Adjunct Professor, The Johns Hopkins
University
'Jonathan Rynhold is one of the most perceptive observers of
American perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that
Israel has produced in recent years. While many Israelis fashion
themselves as experts on America, Rynhold is the real thing. He has
kept his finger on the pulse like very few others. Readers will
gain much from his wide knowledge and profound insights.' David
Makovsky, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
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