Politics and government in Israel : the maturation of a modern state / Gregory S. Mahler.

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Introduction : the study of Israel in comparative context -- Pt. I. The political setting -- 1. History and the creation of Israel -- 2. Zionism, religion, and the domestic political environment -- 3. The social and economic context of politics -- Pt. II. The governmental institutions -- 4. The constitutional system and parliamentary government -- 5. The Prime Minister and the Knesset -- 6. Political parties and interest groups -- 7. The electoral process and voting behavior -- 8. The machinery of government -- Pt. III. Foreign policy and the middle eastern political setting -- 9. The foreign policy setting -- 10. The Palestinians, the West Bank and Gaza, and Jerusalem -- 11. The peace process.