Reading the Book “Israel: The War and the World” by Yakov Mironovich Rabkin
Abstract
This article presents a review of Ya.M. Rabkin’s book, Israel: The War and the World, published in Moscow in 2024. Drawing on materials from numerous scholars – including Israeli researchers – and rooted in Jewish tradition, the author offers an original perspective on Zionism for a Russian-speaking audience. His analysis provides an alternative viewpoint that diverges from the Zionist narrative prevalent in the majority of publications and dominant within the Russian-language segment of thematic literature. The book is particularly relevant in light of the on-going Arab-Israeli conflict, contemporary efforts toward a peaceful resolution, and broader geopolitical developments in the Middle East.
Keywords
Israel,
Zionism,
Christian Zionism,
Palestine,
Jewish tradition,
Jews,
Arabs,
Arab-Israeli conflict,
state
About the Author
M. V. Kicha
The Rostov branch of the University of Justice named after V.M. Lebedev
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Maria V. Kicha - PhD (Law), Аssociate Рrofessor of the Department of Theory and History of Law and State.
Lenin Avenue, 66, Rostov-on-Don, 344038
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Review
For citations:
Kicha M.V. Reading the Book “Israel: The War and the World” by Yakov Mironovich Rabkin. Outlines of global transformations: politics, economics, law. 2025;18(1):183-192. (In Russ.)
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