The Begin Era: Issues In Contemporary Israel - Softcover

Heydemann, Steven; Newsom, Jean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0367305771 ISBN 13: 9780367305772

Publisher: Routledge, 2021

Synopsis

The years of Menachem Begin's leadership were among the most turbulent in Israeli history. Domestically, the preeminence of the Labor Alignment was successfully challenged, the Likud government failed to reduce Israel's high inflation rate, military and security expenditures reached new highs, and the politicization of economic policy increased. Internationally, although Israel's policy toward the occupied territories and its regional strategy were the focus of domestic and international debate, Begin's policies--departures from earlier norms--did successfully define Israel's foreign policy agenda, and his outlook is likely to continue to influence policy considerations. The contributors to this volume explore how Israel changed under Begin, the source of those changes, and how Israel is likely to evolve in a post-Begin era.

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About the Author

Steven Heydemann is director of programs at the Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367305771
• ISBN 13: 9780367305772
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 150