{"product_id":"9780991818600","title":"Israel in World Relations","description":"A thorough, engaging account of Israel's crucial role in 4,000 years of world history, ideology, religion, and politics, Israel in World Relations provides one of the most thorough and balanced resources now available for understanding the issues in the Middle East today. With its emphasis on critical thinking, respect for fact, and logical thought, it encourages readers to consider what qualifies as truth, and it shows them how to apply those criteria to the complicated and often emotional topic of Israel. Among the challenging questions it addresses are the following:\u003cp\u003eWhat counts as history? Is the Jewish claim that there was a Temple in Jerusalem objectively justifiable?\u003cbr\u003eIs there such a thing as a \"Jewish people\"? Are today's Jewish people connected to the ancient Israelites?\u003cbr\u003eWhat is democracy? Can a Jewish state be democratic?\u003cbr\u003eWhy has peace been so elusive between Israel and its neighbors?\u003cbr\u003eWhat does international law say about sovereignty over Jerusalem?\u003cbr\u003eAre the land-for-peace and two-state solutions practical strategies for peace between Israel and the Palestinian Authority?\u003cbr\u003eWhat is a just war? Was Israel's incursion into Gaza in 2009 \"just\"?\u003cbr\u003eWhat is the real Israel-human rights abuser or humanitarian nation? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book shows why the answers to these questions are relevant to our understanding of world relations and to our own personal identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019443552496,"sku":"9780991818600","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780991818600_p0.jpg?v=1763895643","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780991818600","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}