The Left and Israel

This book looks at policy change in political parties through an examination of the British and French Left's policy towards Israel in the postwar period. It illuminates not only how the left dealt with the dilemmas of the Israel/Arab hostilities, but also the process of policy development and party democracy.

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JUNE EDMUNDS is currently Research Associate in the Department of Social and Public Policy at the University of Kent at Canterbury.

Inhalt
Preface and Acknowledgements Glossary PART ONE: INTRODUCTION AND THE BRITISH LABOUR PARTY Introduction The Labour Party and the Establishment of Israel Labour, Suez and Israel: The End of a 'Special Relationship'? The 1967 War: Towards a Break-Down in the Consensus of Support for Israel Israel in Lebanon: A New Consensus? PART TWO: THE CPGB, THE FRENCH LEFT AND CONCLUSION The British Communist Party and Israel: From the Establishment of the Jewish State to the Invasion of Lebanon The French Left and Israel: From the Creation of the Jewish State to the Invasion of Lebanon Conclusion Tables Appendices Bibliography Index