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Article: Israelis and the Jewish Tradition: An Ancient People Debating Its Future.(Review) (book review)
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- Perspectives on Political Science
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- January 1, 2001
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Hartman, David Israelis and the Jewish Tradition: An Ancient People Debating Its Future New Haven, CT: Yale University Press 192 pp., $18.50, ISBN 0-300-08378-5 Publication Date: October 2000
The Six-Day War of 1967 not only created the difficult geopolitical situation of Israel's governing "occupied" Arab territories but also promoted Jewish messianism. If Israel could conquer and role over a mighty land, some asked, could things be far from a fulfillment of the biblical covenant? This religious vision, which led to a fervor to build settlements in "Samaria" a well as "Judea," was at odds with the original, very secular Zionist idea. The prayers of nearly two ...