Author : Jonathan Rynhold
Release : 2015-02-23
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 429/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis The Arab-Israeli Conflict in American Political Culture by : Jonathan Rynhold
Download or read book The Arab-Israeli Conflict in American Political Culture written by Jonathan Rynhold. This book was released on 2015-02-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book surveys discourse and opinion in the United States toward the Arab-Israeli conflict since 1991. Contrary to popular myth, it demonstrates that U.S. support for Israel is not based on the pro-Israel lobby, but rather is deeply rooted in American political culture. That support has increased since 9/11. However, the bulk of this increase has been among Republicans, conservatives, evangelicals, and Orthodox Jews. Meanwhile, among Democrats, liberals, the Mainline Protestant Church, and non-Orthodox Jews, criticism of Israeli policies toward the Palestinians has become more vociferous. This book works to explain this paradox.