Eva Etzioni-Halevy is Professor of Political Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Bar-Ilan University. Her books include Classes and Elites in Democracy and Democratization (1997) and The Elite Connection (1993).

Eva Etzioni-Halevy gives a penetrating account of how the no-holds-barred power competition between religious and secular leaders is endangering Israel's democracy. A sweeping but deeply troubling analysis of Israel today and of the funeral pyre its political elites seem intent on building.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: The Divided PeopleChapter 2 A View From the TopChapter 3 Who is Special: From Sectors to CommunitiesChapter 4 The Secular and the Religious: I'll Do It My WayChapter 5 The Separation in Space and TimeChapter 6 A Tale of Two CulturesChapter 7 Still One People? The Split in Jewish IdentityChapter 8 No Longer Indivisible: Israeli Identity and Zionist CommitmentChapter 9 Beyond the Rabin Assassination: The Threat to DemocracyChapter 10 Where Do We Go From Here?Chapter 11 Conclusion: Give Hope a Chance

Eva Etzioni-Halevy is Professor of Political Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Bar-Ilan University. Her books include Classes and Elites in Democracy and Democratization (1997) and The Elite Connection (1993).

Eva Etzioni-Halevy gives a penetrating account of how the no-holds-barred power competition between religious and secular leaders is endangering Israel's democracy. A sweeping but deeply troubling analysis of Israel today and of the funeral pyre its political elites seem intent on building.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: The Divided PeopleChapter 2 A View From the TopChapter 3 Who is Special: From Sectors to CommunitiesChapter 4 The Secular and the Religious: I'll Do It My WayChapter 5 The Separation in Space and TimeChapter 6 A Tale of Two CulturesChapter 7 Still One People? The Split in Jewish IdentityChapter 8 No Longer Indivisible: Israeli Identity and Zionist CommitmentChapter 9 Beyond the Rabin Assassination: The Threat to DemocracyChapter 10 Where Do We Go From Here?Chapter 11 Conclusion: Give Hope a Chance