Our Promised Land

Charles Selengut

doi:10.5771/9781442216877

Our Promised Land

Faith and Militant Zionism in Israeli Settlements

Published 2015

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doi.org/10.5771/9781442216877
ISBN print: 978-1-4422-1685-3
ISBN online: 978-1-4422-1687-7
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham

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Abstract

Our Promised Land takes readers inside radical Israeli settlements to explore how they were formed, what the people in them believe, and their role in the Middle East today. Charles Selengut analyzes the emergence of the radical Israeli Messianic Zionist movement, which advocates Jewish settlement and sovereignty over the whole of biblical Israel as a religious obligation and as the means of world transformation. The movement has established scores of controversial settlements throughout the contested West Bank, bringing more than 300,000 Jews to the area. Messianic Zionism is a fundamentalist movement but wields considerable political power.

Our Promised Land, which draws on years of research and interviews in these settlements, offers an intimate and nuanced look at Messianic Zionism, life in the settlements, connections with the worldwide Christian community, and the impact on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Selengut offers an in-depth exploration of a topic that is often mentioned in the headlines but little understood.

Schlagworte

Israel Studies Israeli Studies

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Preface
1–28 1 The Rise of the Settlements 1–28
29–58 2 From Zionism to Messianic Nationalism 29–58
59–82 3 Faith, Culture, and Community Life 59–82
83–120 4 Inside the Settlements: Portraits, Conversations, and Experiences 83–120
121–148 5 Judaism, Religious Nationalism, and the Middle East Conflict 121–148
149–152 A Note on Research Methods 149–152
153–166 Notes 153–166
167–170 Glossary 167–170
171–174 Key Figures 171–174
175–178 Index 175–178
179–179 About the Author 179–179

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