Moshe Sharett
Biography of a Political Moderate
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 25 July 1996
- ISBN 9780198279945
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages1082 pages
- Size 242x165x56 mm
- Weight 1346 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
This book revises some of the most widely-accepted views on Israeli history and politics. Through the political biography of Israel's second prime minister, Moshe Sharett, it traces the roots of the Israeli polity, international and domestic orientations, and the making of its policies. It focuses on the role of a moderate leader and his struggles against the legendary Ben-Gurion and his activist supporters, shedding new light on the forces that shaped Israeli politics for decades.
MoreLong description:
Moshe Sharett, Israel's second Prime Minister from 1953-55, its Foreign Minister from 1948-56, and one of the founders of the State of Israel, was at the centre of events in Israel and the Yishuv for over three decades. Under his leadership, the 'moderate' camp exerted a seminal influence on the politics and orientation of the young Jewish state.
This definitive biography of Sharett provides a needed challenge to the accepted view that stresses the dominant role and achievements of Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, and his activist supporters. Ben-Gurion, representative of the school of retaliation in relation to the Arabs, opposed Sharett's negotiative politics and forced his resignation. In this biography, Sheffer restores the reputation of Sharett and his followers.
Following Sharett's political life, the book provides an original detailed account of major episodes in the history of the Holy Land from the beginning of the twentieth century to the mid-1960s, using previously untapped sources. It tells of the hitherto untold struggles between the founding fathers of the Jewish state, particularly concerning peace with the Palestinian Arabs and the neighbouring Arab countries. It concludes that Sharett and his moderate friends constituted a realistic and humane alternative to the activists led by Ben-Gurion, and it will provide a new source for future studies of the Yishuv and Israel.
Professor Sheffer ... has done a masterful job ... being the first fully fledged biography of Sharett, it has to be treated for the time being as the definitive work ... Relying mainly on Sharett's voluminous diaries and Jewish Agency and Foreign Ministry documents, the author tells the story with skill and objectivity ... Sheffer has managed to bring to life this fascinating and tragic figure, never sure of himself, always fearing Ben-Gurion, yet a master orator and writer, an amazing raconteur, founder and builder of Israel's foreign service ... The book fulfills the expectations of those who followed its very long birth pangs. There is not much more to do after this since most of the relevant documents are in the public domain. There is little doubt that Sharett himself would commend the writer for the depth of the analysis, the extensive use of his personal diaries and his very sympathetic treatment of him.
