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Peter Cave read philosophy at University College London and King's College Cambridge. His philosophy lectureships span University College London, University of Khartoum, Sudan to, currently, The Open University and New York University (London). Dan Cohn-Sherbok is an American rabbi and Professor Emeritus of Judaism at the University of Wales. He received a PhD from the University of Cambridge and an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York.

• ProloguePart One: Jews, Judaism and Jerusalem 1Who is a Jew?2What is Judaism?3What is Jewish morality?4Do Jews not care about animal welfare?5Zionism: `Next year, in Jerusalem' - but whose Jerusalem? 6Does the Holocaust make Israel's existence a special case? 7Why are Jews so hated?Part Two: Israel: `This land is our land'8Is there a future for Jews and Judaism outside of Israel?9What determines a nation's territorial rights?10Are Jews collectively responsible for Israel's military wars?11One state, two states or no-state-at-all solution - and where?12Are not Muslims better off in Israel than in Islamic states?13 Does Israel deserve to lose the sympathy vote to the Palestinians?14Boycotts: should we stop buying Israel's avocados, dates and pomegranites?Part Three: Israel, integrity and reasons to wail15Can Israel be a Jewish state - and if so, for how long?16Can a Jewish state be a liberal democracy, avoiding apartheid?17`Scratch an anti-Zionist and you'll find an antisemite.' Really? 18 Are anti-Zionist Jews nothing but self-hating Jews? 19Does Jewish humour show Jews to be unfit for a state of their own?20What has Israel done for the Jews? 21What has Israel done for the world?Epilogue

"Any book which poses difficult questions on Jews and Judaism is bound to be controversial. This challenging debate between a rabbi and a philosopher, including some intriguing role reversals, does not disappoint." Rabbi Professor Jonathan Magonet, Formerly Principal of Leo Baeck College, London "Lively and light approach to some very protracted issues...attractive format, with a dialogical text interspersed with illustrations and humor ...thoughtful introduction to a complex issue, nicely broken down into some of the most central arguments." Professor Oliver Leaman, Professor of Philosophy and Zantker Professor of Judaic Studies at University of Kentucky "We can all learn more about Judaism and there is nowhere better than here: the book approaches serious subjects such as why Jews are hated, what significance Israel has for Judaism and a two-state solution, yet all accompanied by a light touch, sensitive disagreement and (crucial to Judaism) Jewish jokes." The Very Christopher Lewis, Formerly Dean of Christ Church, Oxford "Wonderfully entertaining, eminently readable, and mind-blowingly informative! Cave and Cohn-Sherbok are not afraid to ask the difficult and sensitive questions about Jews, Judaism and Israel. The format of light-hearted banter and the inclusion of witty, amusing cartoons ensure that readers are swept along from one controversial topic to another, learning much but, at the same time, left to form their own opinions on a vast array of pertinent, if often perplexing and seemingly unsolvable, issues. A book of beguiling subtleties that demonstrates the authors' comprehensive and authoritative knowledge of their subject!" Professor Martin O'Kane, University of Wales Trinity St David