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This book identifies and examines those parallels between ancient and modern Israel that help to clarify the conflicts apparent in modern Israel. It discusses such contemporary issues as the Arab uprising and the Israeli government's ambivalence in dealing with it, the government's inability to come to a permanent solution concerning the territories occupied in 1967, and the lack of a clear-cut consensus in the 1988 elections.By comparing thes...

This book identifies and examines those parallels between ancient and modern Israel that help to clarify the conflicts apparent in modern Israel. It discusses such contemporary issues as the Arab uprising and the Israeli government's ambivalence in dealing with it, the government's inability to come to a permanent solution concerning the territories occupied in 1967, and the lack of a clear-cut consensus in the 1988 elections. By comparing the...

This text paints a picture of policymakers who - coping with the uncertainty of constantly changing constraints - must simplify, taking shorcuts rather than surveying all of their options and pursuing carefully thought-out plans.

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Prominent political theorist Ira Sharkansky looks at the intersection of religion and politics, using the case of Israel--where a chief rabbi officiates along with a prime minister--to examine how the two inform each other. Focusing more on similarities than differences, Sharkansky demonstrates that both religion and politics can justify their position on the moral high ground. Both are involved in shaping our values and standard of living, ho...

An attack on widely-advocated, conventional modes of thinking about public problems and policymaking, using Israeli case studies. It asserts that the use of ambiguity and other forms of coping are more suitable than problem-solving in dealing with certain kinds of public problems.

Policy Making in Israel" analyzes how the Israeli government has coped with an array of problems in its brief history--from war and terrorism attacks, to economic unrest and heavy immigration.

Israeli politics and policymaking reflect themes long embedded in Jewish culture. In Governing Israel Sharkansky discusses three central issues in Israeli public affairs: religion, national security, and social policy. He describes how policymakers relate to these issue and themes. Major problems may not be solved, but they are managed in a way that is tolerable. It is in this trait that Israel resembles other western democracies. In sum, bibl...

Coping With Terror argues that strategic responses to terrorism must focus on managing this serious problem rather than solving it outright. Author Ira Sharkansky describes personal and collective stresses associated with terror, and examines the idea of coping as the key to understand how policymakers, military personnel and ordinary citizens deal with these stresses.

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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