Politically Incorrect: Why a Jewish State is a Bad Idea - Softcover

Ofra Yeshua-Lyth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1911072048 ISBN 13: 9781911072041

Publisher: Skyscraper Publications, 2016

Synopsis

Israel's claim to be a state which is both democratic and Jewish is rarely questioned. This unique book by an Israeli woman writer, part lively memoir, part social analysis, reveals the extent to which even the rights of its own citizens depend on their religious and ethnic origin. Not only are education, transport, nutrition, marriage and divorce strictly regulated by a patriarchal Jewish-orthodox establishment, but its segregationist rulings determine key political and military decisions. Rabbis, nationalist politicians, and the so called secular liberal elite share the same anti-assimilationist ideology leading the decades long occupation and settlements policy. Raised in a self-righteous culture legitimising discrimination, segregation, repression and a brutal militarism, most Israelis now cannot imagine a just peace with the Palestinians.

Edition details

• Publisher: Skyscraper Publications
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1911072048
• ISBN 13: 9781911072041
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400