Obligation in Exile

The Jewish Diaspora, Israel and Critique

• Author(s): Ilan Zvi Baron,
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Pages: 312
• ISBN_10: 0748692312
  ISBN_13: 9780748692316
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / History & Theory , Political Science / Political Ideologies / Nationalism & Patriotism , Religion / Judaism / General , Social Science / Emigration & Immigration , Social Science / Sociology of Religion ,

Description:... Combining political theory and sociological interviews spanning four countries, Israel, the USA, Canada and the UK, Ilan Zvi Baron explores the Jewish Diaspora/Israel relationship and suggests that instead of looking at Diaspora Jews' relationship with Israel as a matter of loyalty, it is one of obligation. Baron develops an outline for a theory of transnational political obligation and, in the process, provides an alternative way to understand and explore the Diaspora/Israel relationship than one mired in partisan debates about whether or not being a good Jew means supporting Israel. He concludes by arguing that critique of Israel is not just about Israeli policy, but about what it means to be a Diaspora Jew.