Trouble in the tribe
Subtitle: the American Jewish conflict over Israel
By: Dov Waxman
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9780691168999
Subjects: Israel and the diaspora; Jews; Attitudes toward Israel
Description: "Trouble in the Tribe explores the increasingly contentious place of Israel in the American Jewish community. In a fundamental shift, growing numbers of American Jews have become less willing to unquestioningly support Israel and more willing to publicly criticize its government. More than ever before, American Jews are arguing about Israeli policies, and many, especially younger ones, are becoming uncomfortable with Israel's treatment of Palestinians. Dov Waxman argues that Israel is fast becoming a source of disunity for American Jewry, and that a new era of American Jewish conflict over Israel is replacing the old era of solidarity. Drawing on a wealth of in-depth interviews with American Jewish leaders and activists, Waxman shows why Israel has become such a divisive issue among American Jews. He delves into the American Jewish debate about Israel, examining the impact that the conflict over Israel is having on Jewish communities, national Jewish organizations, and on the pro-Israel lobby. Waxman sets this conflict in the context of broader cultural, political, institutional, and demographic changes happening in the American Jewish community. He offers a nuanced and balanced account of how this conflict over Israel has developed and what it means for the future of American Jewish politics. Israel used to bring American Jews together. Now it is driving them apart. Trouble in the Tribe explains why"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-307) and index.

Text in English.
Table of contents: title: 1. The changing American Jewish relationship with Israel; title: 2. The end of 'Israel right or wrong'; title: 3. The argument about Israel; title: 4. The erosion of consensus; title: 5. The fracturing of the Pro-Israel lobby; title: 6. The challenge to the Jewish establishment; title: 7. The polarization of American Jewry.