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Israel and Palestine

Alternative Perspectives on Statehood

By: John Ehrenberg,Yoav Peled

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Israel and Palestine

Alternative Perspectives on Statehood

By: John Ehrenberg,Yoav Peled

For decades, Israeli Jews, Palestinians, and Israeli Arabs have been engaged in a debate about past history, present options, and future possibilities. Basic questions of citizenship, religion, political tactics, democracy, the rule of law, and a host of other matters are abandoned, revived and modified in an intellectual exchange between representatives of all three communities that is as old as the political conflicts that have marked the region. The high stakes, intense emotions—and meager results—of the “peace process” lend particular importance and salience to these discussions. The sophistication of these debates will come as a surprise to many observers who might have concluded that there is no escape from the present impasse and little possibility for a just settlement of the grievous divisions in the region. Given the pivotal role of the United States in the Middle East, it would be particularly helpful if Americans’ understanding of the issues went beyond the superficiality that often passes for political discussion and media coverage. Whatever the outcome of the discussions currently under way, the central commitment of the Oslo Accords to the two-state solution has long been the foundation of American diplomacy and is the starting-point of Washington’s most recent attempt to revive the moribund peace process. Important segments of public opinion in the three communities, however, have started to question the possibility—and, more importantly perhaps, the desirability—of a two-state solution. Their doubts have set in motion a lively and important debate, and this book is designed to introduce American readers to the terms of that discussion. It features essays by well-known Israeli academics, both Jewish and Palestinian, as well as contributions from non-Israeli citizen Palestinian, and American scholars. It is the first to bring together a wide range of views and perspectives by influential scholars from various disciplines as well as from activists to bear on a very topical subject with international ramifications.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442245085

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Being Israeli

The Dynamics of Multiple Citizenship

By: Gershon Shafir,Yoav Peled

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Being Israeli

The Dynamics of Multiple Citizenship

By: Gershon Shafir,Yoav Peled

The authors speculate on the relationship between identity and citizenship in Israel.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521796725

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The Challenge of Ethnic Democracy

The State and Minority Groups in Israel, Poland and Northern Ireland

By: Yoav Peled

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The Challenge of Ethnic Democracy

The State and Minority Groups in Israel, Poland and Northern Ireland

By: Yoav Peled

Ethnic democracy is a form of democratic ethnic conflict regulation in deeply divided societies. In The Challenge of Ethnic Democracy, Yoav Peled argues that ethnic democracy is constituted by the combination of two contradictory constitutional principles: liberal democracy and ethno-nationalism, and that its stability depends on the existence of a third, mediating constitutional principle of whatever kind. This central argument is supported by an analysis of the history of three ethnic democracies; Northern Ireland under Unionist rule, where ethnic democracy was stable for almost 50 years (1921-1969), then collapsed; The Second Polish republic (1918-1939), where ethnic democracy was written into the constitution but was never actualised; and Israel within its pre-1967 borders, where ethnic democracy was stable for 35 years (1966-2000) but may now be eroding. This book examines the different trajectories of the case studies, demonstrating that Poland lacked a third, mediating constitutional principle, while Israel and Northern Ireland did have such a principle – civic republicanism in Israel, and populism in Northern Ireland. The collapse of ethnic democracy in Northern Ireland resulted from the weakening of populism, that depended on British monetary subsidies for its implementation, whilst the erosion of ethnic democracy in Israel resulted from the decline of civic republicanism since the onset of economic liberalization in 1985. Dealing with ethnic democracy in a comparative framework, this book will appeal to students, scholars and researchers of Sociology, Political Science and Middle East Studies.

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Routledge

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1134449003

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The New Israel

Peacemaking And Liberalization

By: Gershon Shafir

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The New Israel

Peacemaking And Liberalization

By: Gershon Shafir

The New Israel: Peacemaking and Liberalization argues that the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian peace process will be expedited by increased economic liberalization. Israel has undergone dramatic economic change in the 1990s, shifting from a strongly protectionist, state-centered economy to a more international, neoliberal one. The book maintains that these fundamental changes have in turn transformed Israeli society as a whole, resulting in a significant moderation of attitudes toward the Palestinian people and Palestinian nationalism. The New Israel contains contributions from both established Israeli sociologists and promising young scholars. The New Israel: Peacemaking and Liberalization is an insightful commentary on one of the most crucial international issues of our time.

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Routledge

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0429964714

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Misbehavior in Organizations

Theory, Research, and Management

By: Yoav Vardi,Ely Weitz

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Misbehavior in Organizations

Theory, Research, and Management

By: Yoav Vardi,Ely Weitz

Devoted to the study and management of misbehaviour in work organizations, this volume is divided into three parts. Part I discusses the prevalence of these phenomena; Part II explores important manifestations and antecedents; and Part III presents practical and methodological implications.

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Psychology Press

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1135630372

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Between the Rule of Law and States of Emergency

The Fluid Jurisprudence of the Israeli Regime

By: Yoav Mehozay

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Between the Rule of Law and States of Emergency

The Fluid Jurisprudence of the Israeli Regime

By: Yoav Mehozay

Raises concerns about the degree to which the rule of law and emergency powers have become fundamentally entangled, using Israel as a case study. Contemporary debates on states of emergency have focused on whether law can regulate emergency powers, if at all. These studies base their analyses on the premise that law and emergency are at odds with each other. In Between the Rule of Law and States of Emergency, Yoav Mehozay offers a fundamentally different approach, demonstrating that law and emergency are mutually reinforcing paradigms that compensate for each others shortcomings. Through a careful dissection of Israels emergency apparatus, Mehozay illustrates that the reach of Israels emergency regime goes beyond defending the state and its people against acts of terror. In fact, that apparatus has had a far greater impact on Israels governing system, and society as a whole, than has traditionally been understood. Mehozay pushes us to think about emergency powers beyond the war on terror and consider the role of emergency with regard to realms such as political economy.

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SUNY Press

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1438463391

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Boosting

Foundations and Algorithms

By: Robert E. Schapire,Yoav Freund

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Boosting

Foundations and Algorithms

By: Robert E. Schapire,Yoav Freund

An accessible introduction and essential reference for an approach to machine learning that creates highly accurate prediction rules by combining many weak and inaccurate ones. Boosting is an approach to machine learning based on the idea of creating a highly accurate predictor by combining many weak and inaccurate “rules of thumb.” A remarkably rich theory has evolved around boosting, with connections to a range of topics, including statistics, game theory, convex optimization, and information geometry. Boosting algorithms have also enjoyed practical success in such fields as biology, vision, and speech processing. At various times in its history, boosting has been perceived as mysterious, controversial, even paradoxical. This book, written by the inventors of the method, brings together, organizes, simplifies, and substantially extends two decades of research on boosting, presenting both theory and applications in a way that is accessible to readers from diverse backgrounds while also providing an authoritative reference for advanced researchers. With its introductory treatment of all material and its inclusion of exercises in every chapter, the book is appropriate for course use as well. The book begins with a general introduction to machine learning algorithms and their analysis; then explores the core theory of boosting, especially its ability to generalize; examines some of the myriad other theoretical viewpoints that help to explain and understand boosting; provides practical extensions of boosting for more complex learning problems; and finally presents a number of advanced theoretical topics. Numerous applications and practical illustrations are offered throughout.

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MIT Press

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0262526034

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The Religionization of Israeli Society

By: Yoav Peled,Horit Herman Peled

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The Religionization of Israeli Society

By: Yoav Peled,Horit Herman Peled

During Israel's military operation in Gaza in the summer of 2014 the commanding officer of the Givati infantry brigade, Colonel Ofer Vinter, called upon his troops to fight "the terrorists who defame the God of Israel." This unprecedented call for religious war by a senior IDF commander caused an uproar, but it was just one symptom of a profound process of religionization, or de-secularization, that Israeli society has been going through since the turn of the twenty-first century. This book analyzes and explains, for the first time, the reasons for the religionization of Israeli society, a process known in Hebrew as hadata. Jewish religion, inseparable from Jewish nationality, was embedded in Zionism from its inception in the nineteenth century, but was subdued to a certain extent in favor of the national aspect in the interest of building a modern nation-state. Hadata has its origins in the 1967 war, has been accelerating since 2000, and is manifested in a number of key social fields: the military, the educational system, the media of mass communications, the teshuvah movement, the movement for Jewish renewal, and religious feminism. A major chapter of the book is devoted to the religionization of the visual fine arts field, a topic that has been largely neglected by previous researchers. Through careful examination of religionization, this book sheds light on a major development in Israeli society, which will additionally inform our understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. As such, it is a key resource for students and scholars of Israel Studies, and those interested in the relations between religion, culture, politics and nationalism, secularization and new social movements.

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Routledge

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1317356055

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The Challenge of Ethnic Democracy

The State and Minority Groups in Israel, Poland and Northern Ireland

By: Yoav Peled

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The State and Minority Groups in Israel, Poland and Northern Ireland

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Being Israeli

The Dynamics of Multiple Citizenship

By: Gershon Shafir,Yoav Peled

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The Dynamics of Multiple Citizenship

By: Gershon Shafir,Yoav Peled

The authors speculate on the relationship between identity and citizenship in Israel.

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The New Israel

Peacemaking And Liberalization

By: Gershon Shafir

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Peacemaking And Liberalization

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The Religionization of Israeli Society

By: Yoav Peled,Horit Herman Peled

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Israel and Palestine

Israel and Palestine

Being Israeli

Being Israeli

The Challenge of Ethnic Democracy

The Challenge of Ethnic Democracy

The New Israel

The New Israel

Misbehavior in Organizations

Misbehavior in Organizations

Between the Rule of Law and States of Emergency

Between the Rule of Law and States of Emergency

Boosting

Boosting

The Religionization of Israeli Society

The Religionization of Israeli Society

The Challenge of Ethnic Democracy

The Challenge of Ethnic Democracy

Being Israeli

Being Israeli

The New Israel

The New Israel

The Religionization of Israeli Society

The Religionization of Israeli Society

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