The Arab-Israeli Conflict in American Political Culture (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781107476400)

This book surveys discourse and opinion in the United States toward the Arab-Israeli conflict since 1991. Contrary to popular myth, it demonstrates that U.S. support for Israel is not based on the pro-Israel lobby, but rather is deeply rooted in American political culture. That support has increased since 9/11. However, the bulk of this increase has been among Republicans, conservatives, evangelicals, and Orthodox Jews. Meanwhile, among Democrats, liberals, the Mainline Protestant Church, and non-Orthodox Jews, criticism of Israeli policies toward the Palestinians has become more vociferous. This book works to explain this paradox.

Author: Jonathan Rynhold
ISBN-10: 1107476402
ISBN-13: 9781107476400
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/23/2015
Pages: 311
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d