Israel under Netanyahu domestic politics and foreign policy Freedman, Robert Owen editor. text bibliography History. enk 2020 2020 monographic eng print ix, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm "Examining Benjamin Netanyahu's more than a decade-long period as Israel's Prime Minister, this important book evaluates the domestic politics and foreign policy of Israel from 2009-2019. This comprehensive study assesses Israel's main political parties, highlights the special position in Israel of Israel's Arab, Russian and religious communities, appraises Netanyahu's stewardship of Israel's economy, and analyzes Israel's foreign relations. The scholars contributing to the volume are leading experts from both Israel and the United States and represent a broad spectrum of viewpoints on Israeli politics and foreign policy. The case studies cover the Likud party, the non-religious opposition parties such as Labor, Meretz, and Yesh Atid, the Arab parties, the religious parties and the Russian-based Yisrael B'Aliyah party, and present analyses of the ups and downs of Israel's relations with the United States, the American Jewish Community, Iran, Europe, the Palestinians, the Arab World, Russia, China, India, and Turkey as well as Israel's challenges in dealing with terrorism. Another highlight of the book is an assessment of Netanyahu's leadership of the Likud party, which seeks to answer the question as to whether Netanyahu is a pragmatist interested in a peace deal with the Palestinians or an ideologue who wants Israel to hold on to the West Bank as well as all of Jerusalem. This volume will be of interest to readers who wish to understand the dynamics of Israel during Benjamin Netanyahu's time as Prime Minister and are interested in the history and politics of Israel and the Middle East"-- edited by Robert O. Freedman. Includes bibliographical references and index. a-is--- Political parties Israel History 21st century Israel Politics and government 1993- Israel Foreign relations 21st century Diplomatic relations Political parties Politics and government Israel Since 1993 fast DS128.2 .I876 2020 956.9405/5 Israel under Netanyahu Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. (DLC) 2019035225 9780367358723 0367358727 9780367358723 0367358727 9780367358761 036735876X 9780429342349 9781000751604 9781000751765 9781000751680 036735876X 2019035224 DGU/DLC 190815 20200213135437.0 in00004156262 eng