The Arab-Israeli Conflict in American Political Culture

By Jonathan Rynhold

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107476402
• ISBN13: 9781107476400
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 311 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"