"Ils sont français - jeunes, moins jeunes, croyants, non croyants, écoliers, enseignants, parents, retraités, ingénieurs, entrepreneurs... Après l'assassinat d'Han Halimi, les meurtres de Mohamed Merah et l'horreur de l'Hyper Cacher, ils sont nombreux à partir vivre en Israël, à quitter une France qu'ils ne reconnaissent plus, une France qui leur fait peur. Mais que vont-ils chercher en Israël ? Qui fuient-ils ? Quelque chose ? Quelqu'un ? Ce livre est aussi un portrait de la France en creux. Serge Moati a rencontré en France et en Israël ces candidats à l'alya pour comprendre les raisons de leur départ et, parfois, de leur retour. Comprendre. Sans juger. Avec humour et mélancolie, il raconte son histoire personnelle, ses inquiétudes sur l'obsessionnelle question de l'identité. "L'an prochain à Jérusalem", avait lancé l'Ancien Testament... Cette prophétie va-t-elle se réaliser ?"--Page 4 of cover.

• Early history : the two narratives
• Dueling narratives and addiction to narrative
• Two-state paradigm, decades of failure, and addiction to process
• Specifics failures
• Hamas : spinning wheels
• Refugees and right of return
• Settlers and settlements
• The economics of sustainability
• Demographics : the enemy within
• Facing the truth.

Arguing that a two-state solution is no longer a viable path to lasting peace, a controversial assessment of the Israeli-Palestine conflict addresses key issues while outlining a framework for action.

• Chapter 1: Introduction to the Jewish Community of France
• Chapter 2: Empirical Study of the Jews of France at the Turn of the Millennium
• Chapter 3: French-Jewish Philosophical Writings on Jewish Identity
• Chapter 4: Reflections and Conclusions on the Jews of France at the Turn of the Third Millennia.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

Recent nation-wide surveys of the Jews of France yielded a detailed picture of this community, one of the largest Jewish Diaspora populations, with a long and rich history. This book presents results and analyses of this survey for the first time in English. Key issues explored include demographics, representations of Jewish identity, expressions of community solidarity, social issues, and values. Data was analyzed using multi-dimensional techniques, revealing underlying structural relationships and an axiological typology. The translation of the French edition was expanded for accessibility to an English-speaking audience, including a background on history, socio-political climate and related philosophical works. The cumulative result is the most up-to-date and comprehensive look at the Jews of France at the turn of the third millennium. This book is also available in paperback. "...the empirical centerpiece of Cohen's study is sound, invaluable, and often highly illuminating. In the short space provided this reviewer could not fully do justice to the wealth of information presented there..." Ethan Katz, University of Cincinnati.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)