{"product_id":"enemies-a-love-story-mizrahi-arab-ashkenazi-relations-since-the-dawn-of-zionism-paperback","title":"Enemies, a Love Story: Mizrahi-Arab-Ashkenazi Relations Since the Dawn of Zionism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHillel Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHaim Watzman\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in Hebrew in 2021, Hillel Cohen's \u003ci\u003eEnemies, a Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e argues that to understand the ongoing conflict in Palestine\/Israel we need to examine the interactions among three identity groups: Mizrahim, Ashkenazim, and Arabs. Refusing to treat Jewish society as a monolith, Cohen shows how the ethnic divide between Ashkenazim (Jews of European descent) and Mizrahim (Jews of Middle Eastern origin) can inform and complicate how we view the wider picture of nationalism, religiosity, and oppression in this part of the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCohen considers how and why Ashkenazi-Arab and Mizrahi-Arab relations have metamorphosed over time, from the final decades of the Ottoman Empire into the Mandate period, from the Nakba and its aftermath to the Six Day War of 1967, and from the political upheaval of the 1970s to the rise of the right-wing Likud party and the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995. The author challenges widespread beliefs that \"Mizrahi\" is synonymous with rigid nationalism and \"Ashkenazi\" with progressivism and support for reconciliation, showing how religiosity and socioeconomic status have shaped Israeli attitudes toward Palestinians. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in Israel, Palestine, and the Middle East should find tremendous value in this timely book on a sensitive issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHillel Cohen\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eYear Zero of the Arab-Israeli Conflict 1929\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGood Arabs: The Israeli Security Agencies and the Israeli Arabs, 1948-1967\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaim Watzman, is an American-born, Jerusalem-based writer, journalist, and translator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 420\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 8.93 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52048663314733,"sku":"9780271099958","price":69.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/enemies-a-love-story-mizrahi-arab-ashkenazi-relations-since-the-dawn-of-zionism-paperback-6987293.webp?v=1780169645","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/enemies-a-love-story-mizrahi-arab-ashkenazi-relations-since-the-dawn-of-zionism-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}