Jewish Identity and Palestinian Rights

Zusatztext David Landy's intriguing book strives to de-colonize Jewish thinking itself, transcending the deeply troubling Judeo-centric approaches to Palestine that often entrap it. Informationen zum Autor David Landy is an Irish-Jewish academic, active in the Palestine solidarity movement. Formerly chair of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, he is currently based in Lancaster University, where he teaches contemporary social and cultural theory, and race and migration. Klappentext 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. Vorwort This book examines the growing movement of diaspora Jewish opposition to Israel. Zusammenfassung This book examines the growing movement of diaspora Jewish opposition to Israel. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Vorwort
This book examines the growing movement of diaspora Jewish opposition to Israel.

Autorentext
David Landy

Klappentext
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.

Zusammenfassung
This book examines the growing movement of diaspora Jewish opposition to Israel.

Inhalt
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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