The Anatomy of Israel's Survival

For readers of Michael Oren, Alan Dershowitz, and George Gilder comes a new perspective on a hot topic: the future of Israel. "Can Israel survive?" has been the essential question for Israelis -- and Jews worldwide -- since the Holocaust. Now a renowned Israeli journalist and security expert conducts a "strategic state of the nation" tour to evenhandedly assess the issues facing the country today, and ultimately suggesting that the "essential question" has become a misleading, even wrong question.

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From Underdog to Pariah
Ever since its creation, Israel has had to fight to be seen as legitimate, in itself strange considering that the country was voted into being by the United Nations as part of a post-Second World War redistribution of territories under the British mandate. It has one of the most legitimate origins of any nation-state.
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Hirsh Goodman: Israel has no margin for error when it comes to Iran
It says a lot about Western fascination with Israel that a book about the Jewish state ranks as a noteworthy publishing event: Imagine anyone in Canada taking much interest in a book about the future of, say, Belgium, or Portugal.
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The one book about Israel you must read
Of all the existential threats Israel faces, other than civil war, common wisdom has it that Iran is at the top of the list. Iran is maniacally dedicated to Israel’s destruction, and says so on every occasion, in every language, and at every opportunity.
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You do what you have to do to survive
Hirsh Goodman is a veteran journalist, an academic, a big thinker, and a proud Israeli whose latest book, The Anatomy of Israel's Survival, tackles the question: "Can Israel Survive?"
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Nothing to Apologize For
In his fine new book, The Anatomy of Israel's Survival, Israeli journalist Hirsh Goodman puts the question of the Jewish state's legitimacy this way: "Ever since its creation, Israel has had to fight to be seen as legitimate, in itself strange considering that the country was voted into being by the UN as part of a post-Second World War redistribution of territories under the British mandate. It has one of the most legitimate origins of any nation-state."
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