Magnus Norell

A Dissenting Democracy: the Israeli Movement Peace Now (Cass Series--israeli History, Politics, and Society) Magnus Norell

This book explores the tension between the will of the nation and the right of the individual, and the dilemmas following such a stand. It also discusses the mechanisms that trigger and allow that dissent to function as exemplified by 'Shalom Achsav', (Peace Now). The author emphasizes the problems created by a dissenting and protesting peace movement. He argues that these dilemmas originate in a specific Jewish political culture and political philosophy which has developed in modern-day Israel, but which is based on a much older political culture where dissent was an integral and accepted part of society.