TY - BOOK AU - Gordis,Daniel TI - The promise of Israel: why its seemingly greatest weakness is actually its greatest strength SN - 9781118003756 (cloth) AV - DS128.2 .G66 2012 U1 - 956.94 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - National characteristics, Israeli KW - Zionism KW - Arab-Israeli conflict KW - 1993- KW - Influence KW - Israel KW - Politics and government KW - 21st century N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The Israel model -- Where a tradition meets the world -- Difference matters -- Universalism's betrayal -- A biblical tug of war -- The invention of the invention of nationalism -- Diversity is the key to freedom -- The only thing we should not tolerate is intolerance -- A country with the soul of a church -- A state unto the diaspora -- Survival is not a purpose ER -