Israel in History, The Jewish State in Comparative Perspective
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0-415-40037-6
ROUTLEDGE NEWYORK LONDON
2007
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loginThe comparative dimension is, all too often, missing from writing on Israelihistory. Zionist ideology restricts comparisons between Zionism and otherforms of nationalism. At the same time, Zionist claims to have initiated arupture with the Jewish past mask continuities between Israel and theexperiences of modern diaspora Jewry. Some scholars have presented Israelas a variant of settler-colonialist societies such as the United States andSouth Africa. This framework of continuity across space commands attention,but it lacks nuance and is often built upon politicized foundations. Besides,it neglects areas of continuity across time, between Israel and the Jewishpast.
