Full 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.
Contents
1: The Limits of Political Obligation; 2: Power and Obligation; 3: Between Zion and Diaspora: internationalisms, transnationalisms, obligation and security; 4: From Eating Hummus to the Sublime; 5: Obligation and Critique; Conclusion: Obligation in Exile, Critique and the Future of the Jewish Diaspora
