This book examines whether it is possible to identify a Jewish political tradition in Israel's interaction with surrounding nations. The theoretical perspective and discourse on this interaction is drawn from international politics and foreign policy, as well as from Jewish political studies.

Shmuel Sandler is Professor of Political Science at Bar-Ilan University, and Senior Research Fellow at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies. He also serves as the President of the Emunah-Efrata College in Jerusalem. His fields of research include domestic politics and foreign policy, ethnic politics and religion in IR, the Arab-Israeli Conflict and Israeli foreign policy.

Introduction 1. Religion, Identity and Foreign Policy 2. A Jewish Approach to Foreign Policy 3. Jews and Territory 4. From Community to State 5. The Foreign and National Security Policies of Israel 6. Palestinian and Religious Politics Ascendant 7. The Holoucause and the Nuclear Option Conclusion