In the Fight over “Breaking the Silence,” Israel’s Left Seeks to Overrule Israel’s Voters
Most Israelis resent attempts to defame their military.
December 24, 2015
A short history that misses the essential thing.
As its title suggests, Steven Beller’s Antisemitism: A Very Short Introduction (first published in 2007, now out in a revised edition) aims to condense a massive topic in a mere 150 pages. David Wolpe writes that, even as it succeeds impressively at this task, it makes a cardinal mistake about the nature of its subject:
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Login or SubscribeMost Israelis resent attempts to defame their military.
A short history that misses the essential thing.
Not the trappings but the foundations of statehood matter.
A conservative Catholic professor’s reflections.
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