The Israelis;: Founders and sons

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Book Description Publication Date: 1971 A REISSUE OF THIS PERSONAL AND POETIC ACCOUNT OF THE MANY HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL FORCES THAT LED TO THE FOUNDING OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL AND AN EXPLORATION OF THE PROBLEMS OF IDENTITY THAT THE "SONS" OF MODERN ISRAEL FACE-- RACIAL RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL. ANEW FOREWORD BY ELON BRIEFLY EXAMINES THE SHIFTS IN THE ISRAELI PSYCHE SINCE THE BOOK WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN1971 (WHEN IT WAS ABESTSELLER) AND REAFFIRMS HIS VIEW THAT A PARITIONED STATE IS THE ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE THE PALESTINIAN QUESTION.