{"product_id":"germany-and-israel-daniel-marwecki-9781805264484","title":"Germany and Israel: Whitewashing and Statebuilding","description":"According to common perception, the Federal Republic of Germany supported the formation of the Israeli state for moral reasons--to atone for its Nazi past--but did not play a significant role in the Arab-Israeli conflict. However, the historical record does not sustain this narrative. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Daniel Marwecki's pathbreaking analysis deconstructs the myths surrounding the odd alliance between Israel and post-war democratic Germany. Thorough archival research shows how German policymakers often had disingenuous, cynical or even partly antisemitic motivations, seeking to whitewash their Nazi past by supporting the new Israeli state. This is the true context of West Germany's crucial backing of Israel in the 1950s and '60s. German economic and military support greatly contributed to Israel's early consolidation and eventual regional hegemony. This initial alliance has affected Germany's role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the present day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Marwecki reassesses German foreign policymaking and identity-shaping, and raises difficult questions about German responsibility after the Holocaust, exploring the many ways in which the genocide of European Jews and the dispossession of the Palestinians have become tragically intertwined in the Middle East's international politics. This long overdue investigation sheds new light on a major episode in the history of the modern Middle East.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Marwecki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1805264486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805264484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hurst \u0026amp; Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Daniel Marwecki","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47002126287103,"sku":"9781805264484","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_49aff54a-d142-4921-9f59-a07a3b2e7548.jpg?v=1751603162","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/germany-and-israel-daniel-marwecki-9781805264484","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}