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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Pictures ix
Chapter 1 First Impressions 1
Chapter 2 Probings 20
Chapter 3 Arab Affairs Analyst of Sorts 37
Chapter 4 Rachel 49
Chapter 5 The Levantinism Scare 68
Chapter 6 The Three Divides 91
Chapter 7 Barbarians at the Gate 111
Chapter 8 Gentlefolk and Upstarts 137
Chapter 9 Israel’s Communal Problem 157
Chapter 10 Freedom of Speech, Israel Style 173
Chapter 11 The Mystery of Education 190
Chapter 12 The Debate Intensifies 202
Chapter 13 Stepping on ‘‘Very Delicate Ground’’ 219
Afterword. Pride or Self-Effacement: On Refusing to Save Skin 239
Index 243

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Pictures ix
Chapter 1 First Impressions 1
Chapter 2 Probings 20
Chapter 3 Arab Affairs Analyst of Sorts 37
Chapter 4 Rachel 49
Chapter 5 The Levantinism Scare 68
Chapter 6 The Three Divides 91
Chapter 7 Barbarians at the Gate 111
Chapter 8 Gentlefolk and Upstarts 137
Chapter 9 Israel’s Communal Problem 157
Chapter 10 Freedom of Speech, Israel Style 173
Chapter 11 The Mystery of Education 190
Chapter 12 The Debate Intensifies 202
Chapter 13 Stepping on ‘‘Very Delicate Ground’’ 219
Afterword. Pride or Self-Effacement: On Refusing to Save Skin 239
Index 243

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