Imperiled Israel
A Country in a State of Emergency

Escalation in the Near East. Israel in the fire of terror

Israel is at war. The terrorist attack by the radical Islamic Hamas poses the greatest catastrophe for Israel in recent decades and represents the provisional, tragic climax of a long-running conflict. The cruel attacks cost the lives of more than a thousand civilians. At one stroke, the war has also changed the way Israel is viewed. A short time ago, the focus was still on the judicial reforms proposed by the right-wing conservative (and in part right-wing extremist) government, and as a result on the question of whether Israel would remain a democratic state. Now, attention shifts between the poles of unconditional, unrestricted solidarity with Israel and a critical analysis of the further course of the war and its consequences for Palestinian civilians.

In this book, Avi Primor discusses the ways in which Israel and Hamas are waging war and outlines prospects for the future of his homeland. Will there ever be peace in the Near East?

A former ambassador analyzes the current political situation in Israel