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Obligation in Exile: The Jewish Diaspora, Israel and Critique

Obligation in Exile: The Jewish Diaspora, Israel and Critique

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JudaismAnthropologyGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 1399536966
ISBN13: 9781399536967
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: Jun 30 2024
Pages: 312
Weight: 0.98
Height: 0.66 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Combining political theory and sociological interviews spanning four countries, Israel, the USA, Canada and the UK, Ilan Zvi Baron explores the Jewish Diaspora/Israel relationship and suggests that instead of looking at Diaspora Jews' relationship with Israel as a matter of loyalty, it is one of obligation. Baron develops an outline for a theory of transnational political obligation and, in the process, provides an alternative way to understand and explore the Diaspora/Israel relationship than one mired in partisan debates about whether or not being a good Jew means supporting Israel. He concludes by arguing that critique of Israel is not just about Israeli policy, but about what it means to be a Diaspora Jew.

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