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Acclaimed writer and human rights campaigner Israel Shahak was, up util his death in 2001, one of the most respected of Israel s peace activists he was, in the words of Gore Vidal, the latest if not the last of the great prophets. Written by Shahak together with American scholar Norton Mezvinsky, this books shows how Jewish fundamentalism in Israel, as shown in the activities of religious settlers, is of great political importance. The authors trace the history and development of Jewish fundamentalism. They place the assassination of Prime Minister Rabin in the context of what they see as a tradition of punishments and killings of those Jews perceived to be heretics. They conclude that Jewish fundamentalism is essentially hostile to democracy.

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