Israel: The Hunt for the lost Gene #963306

This book offers a critical historical and political analysis of the ideological foundations, historical development, and enduring contradictions of the State of Israel in relation to Palestine. It examines how modern Zionism transformed biblical memory, collective identity, and selective historical reconstruction into a political language of nationhood, territorial claim, and state legitimacy.At the center of the study is the relationship between history and myth. The book argues that national identities are not timeless realities but historical constructions shaped by narrative, ideology, and power. Within this framework, Zionism is interpreted not as the direct continuation of an ancient past, but as a modern political project that reworked religious tradition, European nationalism, and colonial practices into a program of territorial sovereignty.The analysis explores how diverse Jewish communities, separated by language, geography, and historical experience, were reimagined as a single political people. It also considers the role of intellectual discourse, racial theories, and modern nationalism in producing claims of continuity, unity, and historical entitlement.The book then