Middle East Studies

Israel and the Dead Sea Scrolls..

This book recounts the narrative of how Israeli policy towards the Palestinian refugee problem was formulated from the time it first developed at the beginning of 1948, following the first Arab-Israeli war ("Israel's War of Independence"), until the mid-1950s, when that policy's basic principles wer..

This collection of essays provide a comparative historical analysis of Israel's history. In particular they tackle the often contentious issues of the nature of Zionism, whether Israel is a colonial state, historiography and antisemitism as well social and cultural developments...

Since independence, Israel has lived with a paradox--needing and seeking legitimacy, understanding, and empathy from the world community while simultaneously also discounting the world. This volume reflects upon Israel’s troubled attempts to balance its desire to be different from a world that it si..

Since independence, Israel has lived with a paradox--needing and seeking legitimacy, understanding, and empathy from the world community while simultaneously also discounting the world. This volume reflects upon Israel’s troubled attempts to balance its desire to be different from a world that it si..

A detailed study of the effects of Israel's internal struggles on the Arab-Israeli peace process. The book examines how the country's leaders and citizens have reacted to the proposals in the post-Camp David era, from the 1982 Reagan plan to the signing of the Declaration of Principles in 1993...

Israel's Destiny..

Israel’s Military Operations in Gaza provides an ideological critique of the legal, military, and social media texts that have been used to legitimate historical incursions into the Gaza, with special focus on Operation Protective Edge. It argues that both the Palestinians and the Israelis have depl..

This book brings together a collection of essays that covers the main national security issues Israel has faced since 1973...

This book brings together a collection of essays that covers the main national security issues Israel has faced since 1973...

This book analyses both the substance of Israel’s National security law and the dynamics of its historical development. It examines the normative principles upon which Israel’s national security law is based, institutional arrangements for the formulation and protection of national security law, and..

This volume discusses three principal issues: the Israeli army and the Revolution of Military Affairs; Israel's answers to the threats of weapons of mass destruction; and changes in Israel's future war objectives...