Politically Incorrect: Why a Jewish State is a Bad Idea - Couverture souple

Yeshua-Lyth, Ofra

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1566560101 ISBN 13 : 9781566560108

Editeur : Olive Branch Press, 2016

Synopsis

An eye-opening memoir on the struggle between religion and domocracy in Israel. Israel claims to be a modern democratic state, but Israeli writer Ofra Yeshua-Lyth reveals some startling truths about modern day Israel: how although up to 70% of Israelis do not follow the Jewish religion, all citizens are subject to laws designed to favor religious Israelis over all others. In matters of birth and death; marriage and divorce; finance and the military, Israel’s rabbis exercise iron control over their government. Yeshua-Lyth sees the seeds of Israel’s demise in the growing tension between Israelis who want to lead modern secular lives, and those who wish Israel to continue in the iron grip of the rabbis. The author’s arguments are woven through the story of her childhood and later life in Israel, illustrating the conflicts between modern democracy and an outdated theocracy in everyday life.

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À propos de l?auteur

Ofra Yeshua-Lyth is a veteran Israeli journalist and author. She served as a foreign correspondent for the Israeli daily newspaper Maariv in Washington, DC and Germany.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Olive Branch Press
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1566560101
• ISBN 13: 9781566560108
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
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