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Israel's Declaration of Independence

The History and Political Theory of the Nation's Founding Moment

Neil Rogachevsky Dov Zigler

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English
Cambridge University Press
22 December 2022
Israel's Declaration of Independence brings to life the debates and decisions at the founding of the state of Israel. Through a presentation of the drafts of Israel's Declaration of Independence in English for the first time, Neil Rogachevsky and Dov Zigler shed new light on the dilemmas of politics, diplomacy, and values faced by Israel's leaders as they charted the path to independence and composed what became modern Israel's most important political text. The stakes began with war, state-building, strategy, and great power politics, and ascended to matters of high principle: freedom, liberty, sovereignty, rights, and religion. Using fast-paced narration of the meetings of Israel's leadership in April and May 1948, this volume tells the astonishing story of the drafting of Israel's Declaration of Independence, enriching and reframing the understanding of Israel's founding and its ideas - and tracing its legacy.

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Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 237mm,  Width: 159mm,  Spine: 24mm
Weight:   620g
ISBN:   9781316514771
ISBN 10:   1316514773
Pages:   300
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Neil Rogachevsky is clinical assistant professor and associate director at the Straus Center of Yeshiva University, where he teaches Israel studies and political thought. His writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Tablet, Mosaic, Jewish Review of Books, American Affairs, Ha'aretz and other publications. Dov Zigler is an independent scholar and an economics researcher at Element Capital in New York.

Reviews for Israel's Declaration of Independence: The History and Political Theory of the Nation's Founding Moment

'In … Israel's Declaration of Independence, Neil Rogachevsky and Dov Zigler explore the history and political theory at the heart of the nation's founding moment, rigorously analyze the founding document, and explain that it may have just as much to say as its American forebear … At this fraught moment, we would do well to revisit the Jewish state's founding and study what the country's forefathers envisioned for the nation … Rogachevsky and Zigler are helpful guides to the early debates that shaped the country's political culture, providing insights into the core values and principles that underpin Israeli democracy and the role of the judiciary within it. A careful reading and consideration of this book could help illuminate a potential path out of the present quagmire.' Bobby Miller, National Review


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