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Israel's Declaration of Independence : the history and political theory of the nation's founding moment / Neil Rogachevsky, Yeshiva University, Dov Zigler, Independent Scholar

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Rogachevsky, Neil, 1982-
Published
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Physical Description
1 online resource (viii, 320 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Additional Creators
Zigler, Dov, 1982-
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Contents
Government : the origins of Israel's declaration of independence -- Natural rights -- From natural rights to labor Zionism : Tzvi Berenson and the legal department draft -- International law : Herschel Lauterpacht's drafts -- Diplomacy : Moshe Shertok's draft -- Politics and law : debating the declaration -- Natural and historical right : David Ben-Gurion and Israel's declaration -- The laws of Israel and the Declaration of Independence -- Conclusion : sovereignty, the Jewish state, and principles of political right.
Summary
Israel's Declaration of Independence brings to life the debates and decisions at the founding of the state of Israel. Through a presentation of the drafts of Israel's Declaration of Independence in English for the first time, Neil Rogachevsky and Dov Zigler shed new light on the dilemmas of politics, diplomacy, and values faced by Israel's leaders as they charted the path to independence and composed what became modern Israel's most important political text. The stakes began with war, state-building, strategy, and great power politics, and ascended to matters of high principle: freedom, liberty, sovereignty, rights, and religion. Using fast-paced narration of the meetings of Israel's leadership in April and May 1948, this volume tells the astonishing story of the drafting of Israel's Declaration of Independence, enriching and reframing the understanding of Israel's founding and its ideas - and tracing its legacy.
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9781009090841 (ebook)
9781316514771 (hardback)
9781009088312 (paperback)
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Dec 2022).
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