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‘Shahak has the courage to to say what most Israelis do not dare to say and definitely do not want to hear ... [He] is a knowledgeable insider who builds his argument carefully on the best information ... The lessons to be drawn from what Shahak tells us are self-evident ... Open Secrets and Jewish History, Jewish Religion are two remarkable, powerful and provocative studies offering a penetrating examination of Israeli strategic foreign policies and Jewish religion and history.’ --London Review Of Books ‘As a critic of Zionism and as an opponent of Jewish exclusivity, Israel Shahak is special. He possesses in-depth knowledge of Israeli society, Jewish culture and the history of his people. His humanitarian concerns and commitments are extensive; his work as a human rights campaigner ... is enormous ... Shahak provides insights [in Open Secrets] that are often far more penetrating than what has been written by others ... Little of the information and few of the
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'Shahak has the courage to to say what most Israelis do not dare to say and definitely do not want to hear ... [He] is a knowledgeable insider who builds his argument carefully on the best information ... The lessons to be drawn from what Shahak tells us are self-evident ... Open Secrets and Jewish History, Jewish Religion are two remarkable, powerful and provocative studies offering a penetrating examination of Israeli strategic foreign policies and Jewish religion and history.' --London Review Of Books 'As a critic of Zionism and as an opponent of Jewish exclusivity, Israel Shahak is special. He possesses in-depth knowledge of Israeli society, Jewish culture and the history of his people. His humanitarian concerns and commitments are extensive; his work as a human rights campaigner ... is enormous ... Shahak provides insights [in Open Secrets] that are often far more penetrating than what has been written by others ... Little of the information and few of the insights in Open Secrets can be found in other books that focus on Israel and the Middle East ... Open Secrets is an excellent book for required reading in History, political science and/or international affairs courses in which there is consideration of Israel in the Middle East.' --The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs 'Outstanding ... A must not only for the Palestinians, but for anybody interested in Israeli politics' The Jerusalem Times 'Offers readers an interesting insight into the mentality of the Zionists, based largely on Hebrew sources which non-Jews are unable to access.' --Crescent International
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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This makes painful but crucial reading for all interested in understanding Israeli security concerns and religious ideology that has contributed to a State that is at once both defensive and offensive in nature. He airs painful little known Israeli Policies- in the 80's the Israelis had hoped to transfer Palestinians with Saddams cooperation to occupy Irans Oil rich province of Khuzestan, after an Iraqi victory.
There is a detailed account of the Agenda of right leaning Radicals who feel historically cheated by Churchills failure to honour the integration a substantial portion of Jordan into the fledgling state of Israel. Therefore from the outset we can understand an Israeli perspective which is genuinely aggrieved historically, as much as it may be the aggressor in other issues. The disturbing features of Rightist Policies are clearly expansionist. A state is envisaged that would ultimately extend from the Suez Canal all the way to Baghdad- a Historically Jewish City by the Rightists reckonings. This is an important and overlooked book that exposes much of what Arabs already know about Israel, that there is an expansionist core element that do seek far greater territory than the Dovish elements of Israeli society will condone. It is a book that should actually assist in problem solving, since it makes clear that in Israel too there are Religious extremists, as there are in the Islamic world and Christian one, but that there are genuinely moderate and liberal viewpoints to moderate and push through effective peace building in the Middle East.
This book has never been so timely as the issue of WMD again is coming to the top of the international Political agenda. Israels place in this is central, as are their security concerns, as are that of the rest of the Middle Easts, and this books spells out very explicitly why the Arab and Persian world still has much to fear from a Nuclear Israel despite the focus being on the obverse.
There is a detailed account of the Agenda of right leaning Radicals who feel historically cheated by Churchills failure to honour the integration a substantial portion of Jordan into the fledgling state of Israel. Therefore from the outset we can understand an Israeli perspective which is genuinely aggrieved historically, as much as it may be the aggressor in other issues. The disturbing features of Rightist Policies are clearly expansionist. A state is envisaged that would ultimately extend from the Suez Canal all the way to Baghdad- a Historically Jewish City by the Rightists reckonings. This is an important and overlooked book that exposes much of what Arabs already know about Israel, that there is an expansionist core element that do seek far greater territory than the Dovish elements of Israeli society will condone. It is a book that should actually assist in problem solving, since it makes clear that in Israel too there are Religious extremists, as there are in the Islamic world and Christian one, but that there are genuinely moderate and liberal viewpoints to moderate and push through effective peace building in the Middle East.
This book has never been so timely as the issue of WMD again is coming to the top of the international Political agenda. Israels place in this is central, as are their security concerns, as are that of the rest of the Middle Easts, and this books spells out very explicitly why the Arab and Persian world still has much to fear from a Nuclear Israel despite the focus being on the obverse.
64 of 77 people found the following review helpful
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To call this book an expose would be silly. Everybody knows that Israel has a (secret) stockpile of THE ultimate weapons of mass-destruction. The reasons for the reluctance of public figures to avoid this universally known truth would fill libraries, no doubt. What this book brings into focus is the frightening reality that many players in the Israeli establishment, military and otherwise, see the use of such weapons as an inevitable response to any military setback which might under other circumstances necessitate a soul-searching peace-seeking negotiation with a military counterpart. How near such a response has been is a disgraceful indictment of all things American Pie. Don't read this book if you treasure your Reader's Digest/CNN/Disneyworld kindergarten version of the heroic struggle for Israel. More of us must listen to the few truly heroic voices - like Shahak's - before the removal of this Millenium colonial tyranny becomes even more difficult. Shame and forgiveness. Peace and unity. May the peace and tranquility of God descend upon us all. Amen.
3 of 43 people found the following review helpful
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I couldn't finish this. I made up the mistake of actualy knowing something about the subject and living in the place before reading this. I suppose the title says it all "Expansionism and Israeli Foreign Policy" Expand into what? -Iran? The book is written with one biased viewpoint in mind but worse are the factual errors and scaremongering. It's almost positing a conspiracy theory about Israel wanting to take over the world. You would never guess this book was talking about only country in the Middle East with a full democracy consisting and equal rights for women and homosexuals. The whole context was removed throughout. Save your money and your time.
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