Critical issues in Israeli society / edited by Alan Dowty.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: The Tribalization of Israel? / Alan Dowty -- I. Trends in the Public Sphere -- 1. Sources of Stability and Instability in the Israeli Polity / Gideon Doron and Rebecca Kook -- 2. Corruption, Political Finance, and the Rule of Law / Menachem Hofnung -- 3. How Far Do Justices Go: The Limits of Judicial Decisions / Gad Barzilai -- II. Social Cleavages -- 4. Changes in the Orthodox Camp and Their Influence on the Deepening Religious-Secular Schism at the Outset of the Twenty-first Century / Asher Cohen -- 5. The "Russian Revolution" in Israel / Zvi Gitelman -- 6. The Status of the Palestinians in Israel: A Double Periphery in an Ethno-National State / Majid Al-Haj -- III. Social and Economic Trends -- 7. A Critical Look at Israel's Economic and Social Gaps / Ira Sharkansky -- 8. Globalization and Its Impact on Israel / Yaron Ezrahi -- IV. Security Issues -- 9. A Question That Outweighs All Others: Israel and the Palestinians in Broad Perspective / Alan Dowty -- 10. Public Opinion and the Peace Process / Asher Arian -- V. Zionism and History -- 11. Normalization and Its Discontents: Israel as a Diaspora Jewish Community / Derek Penslar.