1. Soviet Jewish Aliyah 1989-1992: An Introduction -- 2. The Migration of Soviet Jewry: 1970-1989 -- 3. The Political and Ideological Context of Soviet Jewish Migration to Israel -- 4. Absorbing the Soviet Aliyah: Practicality versus Ideology -- 5. Absorption of Soviet Jewry: Integration and Dislocation -- 6. Arab Responses to Soviet Jewish Aliyah -- 7. The June 1992 Israeli General Election: The Impact and Influence of Soviet Jewish Immigration -- 8. Conclusion
Summary
Soviet Jewish Aliyah 1989-92 provides new insights into a period of fundamental change in Israel and the Middle East. It explains how the Israeli government failed to effectively handle the integration of new emigres from the Soviet Union, and how it alienated traditional Likud supporters among Oriental Jews in Israel
Clive Jones's argument is that, by placing its ideological commitment to the retention of the West Bank above other priorities, the Likud leadership made itself beholden to the United States for financial assistance which was then denied. The resulting fundamental change in the composition and orientation of the Israeli political leadership has had a major influence on the course of the Arab-Israeli peace process
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-238) and index
