{"product_id":"9781805264484","title":"Germany and Israel","description":"Author: Daniel Marwecki\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781805264484\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hurst Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Dec 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 296\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA radical reinterpretation of the relationship between two states whose history has always been intertwined, particularly revisiting Germany's involvement in the Palestinian question.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to common perception, the Federal Republic of Germany supported the formation of the Israeli state for moral reasons \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eto atone for its Nazi past \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ebut did not play a significant role in the Arab-Israeli conflict. However, the historical record does not sustain this narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Marwecki's pathbreaking analysis deconstructs the myths surrounding the odd alliance between Israel and post-war democratic Germany. Thorough archival research shows how German policymakers often had disingenuous, cynical or even partly antisemitic motivations, seeking to whitewash their Nazi past by supporting the new Israeli state. This is the true context of West Germany's crucial backing of Israel in the 1950s and '60s. German economic and military support greatly contributed to Israel's early consolidation and eventual regional hegemony. This initial alliance has affected Germany's role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarwecki reassesses German foreign policymaking and identity-shaping, and raises difficult questions about German responsibility after the Holocaust, exploring the many ways in which the genocide of European Jews and the dispossession of the Palestinians have become tragically intertwined in the Middle East's international politics. This long overdue investigation sheds new light on a major episode in the history of the modern Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Describes...moral absolution of a...still profoundly antisemitic Germany in return for cash and weapons.'  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46857106686110,"sku":"ADS-9781805264484","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781805264484.jpg?v=1779154564","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781805264484","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}