Israel's Problems—and Ours

Worldview ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-29
Author(s):  
James Finn
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
The State ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Religious Observance ◽  
Yom Kippur War ◽  
Old City ◽  
Special Quality ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
State Of Israel

Jerusalem. The Old City. The Wailing Wall. Jom Kippur, 1974. The sun is bright, the sky blue, the air clear and crisp as worshippers first straggle and then seem to flow into the large square and toward the Wall, having first passed—as we all must—through the narrow funnel of military inspectors. Neither a Jew nor an Israeli, nor an uncritical admirer of the State of Israel, I nevertheless feel the special quality of this religious observance. It is marked not only by its usual solemnity but by the burden of being the first anniversary of the Yom Kippur War of 1973, the war that destroyed. the semieuphoria in which Israel had existed since 1967 and placed in new perspective the shifting relations of the nations of the Middle East.

scholarly journals A CHRONICLE OF CALCUTTA JEWRY

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (15) ◽  
pp. 1462-1469
Author(s):  
Sayan Lodh
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Jewish Community ◽  
The State ◽  
The Holocaust ◽  
Relief Fund ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Partition Of India ◽  
The City ◽  
State Of Israel

Studies conducted into minorities like the Jews serves the purpose of sensitizing one about the existence of communities other than one’s own one, thereby promoting harmony and better understanding of other cultures. The Paper is titled ‘A Chronicle of Calcutta Jewry’. It lays stress on the beginning of the Jewish community in Calcutta with reference to the prominent Jewish families from the city. Most of the Jews in Calcutta were from the middle-east and came to be called as Baghdadi Jews. Initially they were influenced by Arabic culture, language and customs, but later they became Anglicized with English replacing Judeo-Arabic (Arabic written in Hebrew script) as their language. A few social evils residing among the Jews briefly discussed. Although, the Jews of our city never experienced direct consequences of the Holocaust, they contributed wholeheartedly to the Jewish Relief Fund that was set up by the Jewish Relief Association (JRA) to help the victims of the Shoah. The experience of a Jewish girl amidst the violence during the partition of India has been briefly touched upon. The reason for the exodus of Jews from Calcutta after Independence of India and the establishment of the State of Israel has also been discussed. The contribution of the Jews to the lifestyle of the city is described with case study on ‘Nahoums’, the famous Jewish bakery of the city. A brief discussion on an eminent Jew from Calcutta who distinguished himself in service to the nation – J.F.R. Jacob, popularly known as Jack by his fellow soldiers has been given. The amicable relations between the Jews and Muslims in Calcutta have also been briefly portrayed. The research concludes with the prospect of the Jews becoming a part of the City’s history, peacefully resting in their cemeteries. Keywords: Jews, Calcutta, India, Baghdadi, Holocaust

scholarly journals OVERVIEW OF THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE STATE OF ISRAEL

2021 ◽  
Vol 14(63) (1) ◽  
pp. 47-54
Author(s):  
T. N. Axinte ◽  
◽  
Ana Maria Bolborici ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Middle East ◽  
European Community ◽  
The State ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Associate Member ◽  
Community Influence ◽  
Paper Work ◽  
State Of Israel ◽  
Over Time

The objective of this paper work is to try to formulate an analysis identifying whether there is an influence on the part of the European Union in the Middle East, specifically in Israel. If we take into account the region in which the state of Israel is located, we will realize that this is a state affected by various conflicts. The State of Israel is an associate member of the European Union and due to the economically strong relations that the European Union has had with Israel over time, we can ask ourselves in which way can the European Community influence this country in other areas as well.

scholarly journals Crisis, Urban Fabrics, and the Public Interest: The Israeli Experience

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 139-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadas Shadar
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Good Health ◽  
The State ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Running Water ◽  
Community Values ◽  
The Public ◽  
And Coping ◽  
State Of Israel

The relation between urbanization and pandemics is not new. In fact, the “reformative” urban plans of the late 19th and early 20th centuries sought the addition of green patches, reliable running water systems, good sanitation, and sunlight to fend off the common ailments of the industrial city. No wonder then that these urban planning elements are also compatible with the Covid-19 era, as ample green and low-density areas are supposed to ensure or at least support quality of life and good health, even amid the health crisis we face today. This article examines whether additional elements tie together urban fabrics and coping with crises, particularly pandemics. To answer this question, I examine national urban planning in the state of Israel from the mid-20th century onwards. Urban planning in Israel has implemented theories and precedents from Europe and America; however, Israeli planners have also included nationalist-ideological contents in their work, so that the state and its interests have dictated their planning. The article concludes that the state interest of producing a cohesive society has created Israeli urban fabrics with community values and proximity to green areas, which are better suited for individual coping with crises involving the denial of personal freedom, whether due to a pandemic or any other reason. Accordingly, it proposes viewing these elements as suggestive of the need for significant involvement by public representatives in future urban renewal efforts.

Il 1948 nella storia di Israele. Appunti su un dibattito tra storiografia e politica

2009 ◽  
pp. 42-58
Author(s):  
Marco Allegra
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
The State ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
The Public ◽  
History Of ◽  
State Of Israel ◽  
Academic Debate

- The article addresses the issue of the relation between historiography and the political debate. It examines the historiographic works concerning the events which lead to the emergence of the State of Israel between 1947 and 1949 as one of the key-periods in the history of the contemporary Middle East. In particular, the analysis focuses on the debate originating in the mid 1980s on the revision of traditional Israeli historiography undertaken by the so-called ‘New Historians', of whom Benny Morris is a leading representative. By drawing on the notion of the ‘public use of history, the author reverses the perspective, showing how the academic debate itself is characterised by strongly polemical aspects. The historiographic research on 1948, to which the works of the New Historians provide the latest significant contribution in terms of analysis of new sources, constitutes a firmer knowledge than the tones of the debate would suggest. Key words: public use of history, Israel, New Israeli Historians, first Arab-Israeli war, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Biblical Israel and the Modern State

1968 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
William Holladay
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Near East ◽  
The State ◽  
Modern State ◽  
The University ◽  
State Of Israel

(Christians involved in mission in the Middle East must grapple constantly with issues raised by the state of Israel, and by Arab attitudes toward that nation. This month's Bulletin presents an analysis of some of these issues, by the Professor of Old Testament at the Near East School of Theology, Beirut, Lebanon. This paper is a condensation of a lecture delivered in January, 1968, at the University Christian Center Forum in Beirut. It is available in pamphlet form (from University Christian Center, Box 235, Beirut, Lebanon) under the title, Zionism — Judaism: Is the Old Testament Zionist?)

scholarly journals Christian zionism as a factor of US politics

2013 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 462-478
Author(s):  
Miroljub Jevtic
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Us Foreign Policy ◽  
The State ◽  
Political Pressure ◽  
Christian Zionism ◽  
The Us ◽  
Us Government ◽  
State Of Israel

One of the most important phenomena in US politics is Christian Zionism. The term Christian Zionism is related to unity of a large part of Protestant beliefs and the Zionists movement. The religious motives of US Protestants have coincided with the Jewish intention to go back to Palestine. In this way, Protestant religious motives could only be achieved by using political pressure on the US government. The goal of this pressure is to turn the foreign policy of Washington into a struggle for reconstruction and maintenance of the state of Israel. That is why many people wrongly believe that the US policy in Middle East is a product of the Jewish lobby. However, the US foreign policy in Middle East is a product of religious beliefs of Christian Zionists and the Jewish lobby is just using this fact for its own purposes.

scholarly journals Unknown pages of the state of sheba history in the context of modern and biblical archaeology

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-159
Author(s):  
A. Fedyaev ◽  
R. Valeev ◽  
R. Fedyaeva
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
The State ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Fractal Approach ◽  
15Th Century ◽  
Biblical Archaeology ◽  
Religious Doctrine ◽  
Egyptian Religion ◽  
State Of Israel ◽  
Southern Iraq

In the Sheba state, 2 thousand years before the emergence of Islam, there was a monotheistic doctrine unknown to science, whose supporters were called the first Arabian prophets (hanifas) and actually equated with Muslims. This conclusion was obtained using the modern methodology of cognition — fractal approach, hermeneutics methods, logic-semantic analysis, abdication, etc. The results of the study showed, that at the end of the 15th century ВС the Egyptian religion of the Sun ('Monism) was perceived in the Sheba state, where King Yataamar ruled, and became the spiritual basis of this 157 civilization. After the conflict with the state of Israel (loth century ВС), the Queen of Sheba was forced to recognize the power of King Solomon and his religion. During the revival of this state in the VIII century ВС, Atonism was again declared the official religion until the V century ВС. This religious doctrine, which arose during the reign of Pharaoh Akhenaten (1436—1402 ВС), did not disappear shortly after his death (according to modern Egyptologists), and today is represented in the beliefs of the Mandei community (southern Iraq) and their scripture by Jinze.

The Present Chance for Mideast Peace

Worldview ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 11-13
Author(s):  
Nahum Goldmann
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Presidential Election ◽  
The State ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Usa ◽  
State Of Israel ◽  
Political Scene

AbstractSince the proclamation of the State of Israel thirty-one years ago, the Middle East has been in permanent crisis, more or less violent, with one war following another. It is no exaggeration to say, however, that no crisis in the past was as menancing as the present one. Some of my Israeli friends know more about the details of the situation from the Israeli point of view than I—inflation going beyond 100 per cent, the growing abyss between a small, rich minority that is getting richer and the vast majority getting poorer, the growing polarization of the inner political scene and, internationally, the total isolation of Israel, supported only by the USA, primarily for internal political reasons, especially in view of the approaching presidential election.

URI MILSTEIN, History of Israel's War of Independence: Volume III, The First Invasion. Trans. and ed. Alan Sachs (Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, 1998). Pp. 414. $65.00 cloth.

2001 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 458-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
BRUCE MADDY-WEITZMAN
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
The State ◽  
War Of Independence ◽  
History Of ◽  
Middle East Politics ◽  
Palestinian Arab ◽  
State Of Israel

For more than a decade, scholars and writers of various stripes have been revisiting the events surrounding the first Arab–Israeli war of 1948, whose outcome heavily shaped subsequent Middle East politics. Basing their work primarily on newly available Israeli, British, and American archival materials, they have shed considerable light and generated much heat regarding the origins, consequences, and degrees of responsibility for the events surrounding the birth of the State of Israel, the uprooting of two-thirds of the Palestinian Arab community, and the defeat of neighboring Arab armies.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document