Inventing Israel
Historian Shlomo Sand argues that ‘Jewish peoplehood’ is a myth
| 7:00 AM Oct 13, 2009
The key assumptions about Israel and the Jews are indelible. Forced from Jerusalem into exile, the Jews dispersed throughout the world, always remaining attached to their ancient homeland. Psalmists wept when they remembered Zion. A people were sustained by an unflagging determination to return to their native soil. “Next year in Jerusalem!” The triumph of ...
