This balanced and comprehensive text explores Israeli government and politics, tracing the history of the state, and the social, religious, economic, and military environments of Israeli politics. Gregory Mahler explains political institutions and behavior in Israeli domestic politics, as well as Israel's foreign policy setting and apparatus, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and questions of Jerusalem and settlements, and the Middle East peace process overall. This concise book provides an invaluable start for readers needing an introduction to Israel today. | Politics And Government In Israel by Gregory S. Mahler, Paperback | Indigo Chapters