The Challenge of Post-Zionism - 9781856498944

The Challenge of Post-ZionismAlternatives to Israeli Fundamentalist Politics\nAuthor(s): Ephraim Nimni\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Zed Books Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781856498944, 978-1856498944\nSynopsis\nAs an antidote the growing Israeli fundamentalism, in recent years a lively debate has developed in the Israeli media, intellectual circles and academia about the defining characteristics of Israel and the future. The argument, known as Post-Zionism, challenges some of the fundamental myths surrounding the early history and contemporary identity of the Israeli State.\n\nThis volume presents this emerging debate. Its contributors include some of its main protagonists, Israeli citizens of Jewish and Palestinian background, including A'sad Ghanem, Uri Ram and Ilan Pappe. They explore Post-Zionism's meanings, ambiguities and prospects.\n\nThe significance of this volume goes beyond Israel's own emerging post-colonial identity and contains im.