POLI 437 Lecture 1: Politics of Israel Notes
23 Jan 2018
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Politics in israel: 11:45-12:15; 4:15-5:15 office hrs. Tuesday september 6th: politics in israel text book and course pack. Jews saw themselves as descendants of abraham, led to the promised land. Israelites established jewish religion to organize themselves as a people: land that came to be known as eretz yisrael- north of present borders down to gaza, from mediterranean sea past jordan river. Israel (northern kingdom) and judea (southern kingdom) were divided- lost tribes were scattered: came under babylonian rule; jewish community was established and wrote talmud, roman rule destroyed the second temple that was built marks the end of. Jewish sovereignty in eretz yisrael: 132- bar kochba revolt against roman rule; failure which led to further destruction of jewish community, as well as eradication of connection between jews and the land (renaiming judea as palestina) Jewish presence in europe was tenuous limited security. America, not palestine) those who came to palestine may have been motivated by.
