Jewish Identity and Palestinian Rights: Diaspora Jewish Opposition to Israel

Jewish Identity and Palestinian Rights: Diaspora Jewish Opposition to Israel

by David Landy
Jewish Identity and Palestinian Rights: Diaspora Jewish Opposition to Israel

Jewish Identity and Palestinian Rights: Diaspora Jewish Opposition to Israel

by David Landy

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Overview

Diaspora Jews are increasingly likely to criticise Israel and support Palestinian rights. In the USA, Europe and elsewhere, Jewish organisations have sprung up to oppose Israel's treatment of Palestinians, facing harsh criticism from fellow Jews for their actions.

Why and how has this movement come about? What does it mean for Palestinians and for diaspora Jews? Jewish Identity and Palestinian Rights is a groundbreaking study of this vital and growing worldwide social movement, examining in depth how it challenges traditional diasporic Jewish representations of itself. It looks at why people join this movement and how they relate to the Palestinians and their struggle, asking searching questions about transnational solidarity movements.

This book makes an important contribution to Israel/Palestine and Jewish studies and responds to urgent questions in social movement theory.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781848139268
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 07/07/2011
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 5.30(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

David Landy is currently based at Lancaster University, where he teaches contemporary social and cultural theory, and race and migration.
David Landy is currently based at Lancaster University, where he teaches contemporary social and cultural theory, and race and migration.

Table of Contents


Introduction
1. Understanding and researching the social movement
2. The conflict over diaspora Jewish identity
3. The Jewish field and its dissidents
4. Israel critical activists between the universal and the community
5. The terrain of activism
6. Rooted cosmopolitans: participants and Palestinians
Conclusion
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