Herausgegeben von Eliezer Ben-Rafael, Julius H. Schoeps, Yitzhak Sternberg und Olaf Glöckner. This handbook is presenting Israel in its intellectual controversies regarding Zionism, the making of the State of Israel and contemporary Israeli society. In more than a dozen of thematic sections, a wide range of perspectives is covered. Among the debated key topics are "Israel and Democracy," "Religion and State," and "Zionism vs. Post-Zionism." The Handbook constitutes a major reference work for anyone dealing with Israel.