IN MY JEWISH STATE How I was trained in pro-Israel advocacy, and how I learned to talk back to my culture, find my own humanity, and fight for peace

Part memoir and part critical rhetorical analysis of the language of pro-Israel advocacy, In a Jewish State offers a critical and refreshing perspective on the complexities of identity, politics, and advocacy in the Jewish state.

"One of the most insightful observers of contemporary Israeli culture, Elana Sztokman gives us a passionate critique of its political conflicts. With a sharp eye on the ways religion and gender are manipulated, she opens new ways of thinking about Judaism and Zionis...