Avishai's The Hebrew Republic

"Avishai’s book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand not only the genuine complexity of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but also the real prospects for a sane and peaceful outcome." -- Dov Frohman, Founding CEO, Intel-Israel

The Hebrew Republic: How Secular Democracy and Global Enterprise Will Bring Israel Peace At Last
by Bernard Avishai

List Price: $26.00
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Harcourt; 1 edition (April 2008)
ISBN-10: 0151014523
ISBN-13: 978-0151014521

Description: Political economist Bernard Avishai has been writing and thinking about Israel since moving there to volunteer during the 1967 War. now he synthesizes his years of study and searching into a short, urgent polemic that posits that the country must become a more complete democracy if it has any chance for a peaceful future. He explores the connection between Israel’s democratic crisis and the problems besetting the nation—the expansion of settlements, the alienation of Israeli Arabs, and the exploding ultraorthodox population. He also makes an intriguing case for Israel’s new global enterprises to change the country’s future for the better.

With every year, peace in Israel seems to recede further into the distance, while Israeli arts and businesses advance. This contradiction cannot endure much longer. But in cutting through the inflammatory arguments of partisans on all sides, Avishai offers something even more enticing than pragmatic solutions—he offers hope.

About the Author: Bernard Avishai is consulting editor at the Harvard Business Review. Formerly a professor of business at Duke University and the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, The author's blog.