Matzpen: A History of Israeli Dissidence

by Lutz Fiedler

Book Overview

This book explores the history of the Israeli Socialist Organization - Matzpen (compass) - that splintered off from the Communist Party of Israel in 1962. After the Six Day War of June 1967, Matzpen shook Israeli society, calling for a withdrawal from the recently occupied territories, and placing itself outside the national consensus. Even before the war, the group emphasised the colonial dimension of the conflict between Israeli Jews and Palestinian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474451179
• ISBN13: 9781474451178
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"