Publications
PLEASE NOTE: The following publications present a diverse set of political, cultural and social views with implications for the Middle East.
The opinions expressed in the following publications are the authors’ own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the International Council for Middle East Studies.
The Empty Wagon
A comprehensive account and critical examination of the various Zionist schools of thought and their ideologies, The Empty Wagon provides a great deal of detailed information and novel analyses on the differences between Judaism and Zionism.
The book is divided into three sections: The first (214 pages) is a study of the traditional Orthodox understanding of Jewish identity, Eretz Yisroel (the land of Israel), war and pacifism, anti-Semitism, Messianic redemption, and other Judaic topics. The second section (446 pages)