Publication details
Western bride, Eastern mistress: Israel, and the politics of European and U.S. leaders
| Title in English | Western bride, Eastern mistress: Israel, and the politics of European and U.S. leaders. |
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| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | How Israel views itself and how the Western world views Israel is a fascinating question worthy of perpetual debate and existential reflection. The interplay of East and West within and beyond Israel’s political and cultural borders make the nation so appealing and mysterious. Political leaders within Europe and the United States of America have created and sustained a relationship with Israel founded on shared values and strategic partnerships. However, often the relationship between leaders reflect an ambiguity on the nature of the relationship with Israel and on this West-East identity. The period under review is 2006 to 2014 that investigates anti-Semitism in Europe and the P-5+1 negotiations with Iran. The theoretical argument is that leaders in both the United States and within the European Union act as agents in mutual support of Israel though often at odds utilizing neoclassical realism in an environment of International Relations. Moreover, while it is not possible to label Israel as Western or Eastern, both intellectual and pragmatic reasons have brought European and American leaders to view Israel as both a special and strategic partner despite legal and rhetorical evidence to the contrary. |