Israeli Dilemmas: Economic Relations Between Jews and Arabs

Israeli Dilemmas: Economic Relations Between Jews and Arabs

The idea of a Jewish homeland lends itself to more than one interpretation. We start with the premise that a Jewish homeland should serve Jewish national goals and, in doing so, conduct itself according to Jewish norms and values. To do that it must be predominantly Jewish, a necessary but not at all a sufficient condition. Both Jewish goals and values, always subjects of controversy, have changed over time. Those who see Judaism mostly as rooted in humanistic beliefs inevitably are torn whe...