Israel Politics

On August 4, 2020, a huge explosion in the heart of Beirut killed hundreds of people – it is the apocalypse of a sequence of events that have led to Lebanon’s unprecedented collapse. Journalist Dalal Mawad has interviewed tens of Lebanese and foreign women - victims of the explosion, and those stuck in Lebanon - and weaves an extraordinary story of survival, corruption and impunity.

In what has become a classic of Middle Eastern literature, Raja Shehadeh, in Palestinian Walks, wrote of his treks through the hills surrounding Ramallah over a period of three decades under Israel's military occupation. In Where the Line Is Drawn, Shehadeh explores how occupation has affected him personally, chronicling the various crossings that he undertook into Israel over a period of forty years to visit friends and family, to enjoy the sea, to argue before the Israeli courts, and to negotiate failed peace agreements.

The Necessity of Atheism is a critical review of organized religion from the perspective of a psychologist. The history of mankind is examined with consideration of the scientific evidence available at the time of its writing, and this history is compared with that of the biblical account. Furthermore the influence of religious beliefs on science and philosophy are investigated at length.

Joanna Landau and Michael Golden guide you through the actual steps needed to successfully counter one of the greatest threats facing the Jewish people today: a Next Generation that is less and less connected to both Israel and their own Jewish identity. Whether you’re a devoted advocate for Israel, a Jewish community leader, or just a concerned parent or grandparent, this book is for you.

Without a doubt, Schopenhauer is one of the giants of Western philosophy. He represents a turning point from the quest to define the external world as something apart from our experience to a recognition of our experience as the medium of our world. Philosophy is a discourse, a conversation spread out over centuries that explores and develops different lines of thought. Schopenhauer embodies the moment in Western philosophy where the snake begins to eat its own tail, where the unreasoning insistence upon an external world is finally examined with due criticism and care.

Dieses Hörbuch richtet sich an alle Menschen mit gutem Gewissen. Natürlich sind sie gegen Homophobie, Rassismus und andere Arten der Diskriminierung. Sicher sind sie auch gegen Antisemitismus in jeder Form. Aber zählen Juden wirklich genauso in den Debatten der Gegenwart? David Baddiel ist in Großbritannien berühmt als politischer Kommentator und Comedian. Als prominente jüdische Stimme stellt er bohrende Fragen: Gelten Juden wirklich als handfest bedroht, genau wie andere Minderheiten? Und falls nicht - warum?

Ohne Kippa geht Levi Ufferfilge nicht aus dem Haus. Tagtäglich bestreitet er mit dem kleinen Stück Stoff auf dem Kopf seinen Alltag. Doch das Sichtbarsein als Jude bleibt nicht ohne Folgen: Antisemitische Anfeindungen, Beleidigungen und kuriose Begegnungen aller Art. Eine erhellende wie schockierende Erzählung über das Jüdischsein in Deutschland heute.

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is one of the last works completed by David Hume, a man who revolutionized our understanding of philosophy. Hume was an advocate of the skeptical school of philosophy and a key figure in the Scottish Enlightenment. In this work, he examines the philosophical arguments about the existence and nature of God.

La República es una de las obras más influyentes de la historia de la filosofía. Presentada en forma de diálogo entre Sócrates y varios interlocutores, indaga en la noción de la comunidad perfecta y en el papel del individuo en ella. A lo largo de la conversación, se plantean cuestiones de vital importancia no solo para la vida en sociedad, sino para el conjunto de la filosofía. ¿Qué es el bien? ¿Qué es la realidad? ¿Qué es el conocimiento? ¿Para qué sirve la educación?

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Jean Amérys Essays, die zwischen 1969 und 1976 geschrieben wurden, erschrecken geradezu durch ihre Aktualität. Sie lesen sich in ihrer Prägnanz, als wären sie für den heutigen Tag geschrieben. Ausgehend von seinem Judesein, das ihm von den Nürnberger Gesetzen aufgezwungen wurde, beschreibt Jean Améry seine existentielle Bindung an Israel, seine Solidarität ist jedoch nicht bedingungslos. Und doch ist für ihn Israel das Land, das allen entrechteten Juden der Welt den aufrechten Gang gelehrt hat.

From the marriage equality debate to the COVID-19 lockdown, ‘free speech’ has become the new battleground in Australian society. What does the furore over one footballer’s social media postings reveal about how it got that way? For a period in 2019, a tweet from rugby player Israel Folau...

Em ensaios lúcidos e ponderados, um debate sobre a tragédia no sentido mais antigo do termo: a batalha entre o certo e o certo. Em Como curar um fanático, Amós Oz oferece uma visão única sobre a natureza do extremismo e propõe uma aproximação respeitosa e ponderada para a solução do conflito entre Israel e Palestina. A brilhante clareza desses ensaios, ao lado da habilidade do autor para iluminar questões tão complexas, confere fôlego novo a esse antigo debate.

Un libro para ti, que eres joven. Para ti, porque puedes cambiar las cosas. Manuela Carmena, exalcaldesa de Madrid y jueza durante más de 30 años, es mujer, de izquierdas, progresista, feminista, ecologista, demócrata, patriota (si la patria lo es en positivo), agnóstica, madre y abuela, entre otras muchas cosas.

In my first book, Kuwait, Qatar, and Israel, I discuss my time in Kuwait and Qatar as a soldier in the US Army and my time spent on a religious mission in Israel, and how these life experiences shaped my views for peace in the Middle East. In my second book, Jerusalem 2100 AD, I speak of peace in the Middle East, starting in AD 2018 and moving into the world, exploring space all the way to AD 2100 and beyond.

There is a popular belief among Americans, and particularly among Christian Zionists, that the territory of historical Palestine rightfully belonged to the Jewish people because of their ancient connection to the land. Many even believe hoax claims such as that Arabs only started populating the area in a wave of mass immigration to take advantage of the economic development from Jews returning to the land in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; that no such place as “Palestine” ever really existed; and that the idea of a “Palestinian” people is a modern invention.

Yitzhak Rabin, israelischer Spitzenpolitiker: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten.

Golda Meir, israelische Politikerin und Pionierin: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten.

Many important figures in Israeli history played a part in the establishment of the new state, and among the most iconic is the nation’s first female premier, Golda Meir. Known as the “uncrowned queen of Israel” and “Mother Courage”, Meir was an activist for many years, lobbying for a Jewish state in the Mandate of Palestine. She served in numerous capacities before her appointment as prime minister and remains one of the most revered Israeli leaders from the pre-state years through the long-sought dream of a Jewish nation.

When conflicts become entrenched over generations, the language of war infiltrates everyday life, concealing destruction and hardening positions. Nowhere is this truer than in the Middle East. Award-winning author Raja Shehadeh explores the politics of language and the language of politics in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, reflecting on the walls that they create - legal and cultural - that confine today's Palestinians just like the borders, checkpoints and so-called "Separation Barrier".