American Jewry and the Oslo Years [electronic resource] /
Rubin, N.author.
The Oslo Process of September 1993 to January 2001 ultimately brought about a permanent break in American Judaism's traditional wall-to-wall support for any Israeli government. Drawing on extensive new sources, Rubin analyzes what this meant for the American and Israeli Jewish communities—critical constituencies in past and future negotiations.
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Cover; American Jewry and the Oslo Years; Contents; CHAPTER 1: Introduction to the Study; Rise and Fall of the Oslo Accords; How Oslo Changed American Jewry; American Jewry's Pre-Oslo Triumphs and Challenges; Oslo's Opportunities and Crises; Rationale for This Research Project; Research Materials and Sources; CHAPTER 2: US Jewry on the Eve of Oslo; The Importance of American Jewry in the US Political Landscape; A Disproportionate Influence on the Electorate; Israel on the Agenda; The 1967 Revolution; Fighting for Political Loyalties; Loan Guarantees Battles; American Jewry's Awkward Position
George H. W. Bush's Strategic ErrorBaker Outrages American Jews; Rabin Becomes Prime Minister; Intermarriage and a "Continuity Agenda"; Distancing and Dissent on Israel; Rising Religious Politics; A Holocaust Agenda Achieved; CHAPTER 3: The Rabin-Peres Years; How Washington Became Israel's Top Ally; The Rabin-Clinton Bond; Rabin's Rocky Relationship with American Jews; Washington and the Oslo Accords; American Jewry's Response to the Oslo Accords; A Post-Oslo American Jewish Agenda; Tensions within Organized Jewish Life; The Orthodox and Non-Orthodox Divide
Washington's Response to the Rabin AssassinationThe Rabin Assassination and American Jews; CHAPTER 4: The Netanyahu Years; Post-Rabin Assassination to Wye; The Syrian Track; Netanyahu, American Jews, and the Conversion Crisis; Netanyahu's Addresses to the GA; American Jewish and American Catholic Ties Grow; Strains with Mainstream Protestants; An Evangelical Alliance; Shifts in American Jewry's Attachment to Israel; Changes in American Jewish Identity; Israel at Fifty: American Jews Take Stock; Netanyahu Loses Power; CHAPTER 5: The Barak Years; From Camp David II to Intifada II
Negotiations Jump-StartedCamp David to Intifada; The Second Intifada; Barak and American Jews; Pluralism and Peace; Confronting an Israel at Peace; Population Surveys and Jewish Interests; Spirituality and Religious Shifts; The Impact of the Camp David Failure; American Jews and the Second Intifada; Media Monitoring; Breakdown of Ties with American Arab Groups; A Changed American Jewry; CHAPTER 6: Conclusions; Lessons for American Jews; Lessons for Israeli Governments; An Era of Broad Jewish Shifts; How It All Happened; Shifting Priorities; Jewish Political Power
Why the Pro-Israel Agenda MattersThe Shock of Oslo; A Move Inward; New Efforts at American Jewish-Israeli Ties; Response to Rabin Assassination; Netanyahu's Tenure; Lessons from the Conversion Crisis; Camp David II Talks and Renewed Violence; Final Thoughts; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Oslo Process of September 1993 to January 2001 ultimately brought about a permanent break in American Judaism's traditional wall-to-wall support for any Israeli government. Drawing on extensive new sources, Rubin analyzes what this meant for the American and Israeli Jewish communities—critical constituencies in past and future negotiations.
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