Israel's Religious Right and the Failure of the Peace Process

I live in Tel Aviv near a small river. Over the river there is a bridge. Under the bridge someone (a left-wing youngster, I would guess) painted a graffito in black which reads: "After we finish making peace with the Arabs—we'll finish with the religious!" That was several years ago, when the Oslo process was on the agenda, Rabin was alive, and peace seemed around the corner. Much bloodied water has flowed under the bridge since then: Rabin was assassinated, Oslo has come and gone, and peace is as illusive as the Jewish Messiah.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website

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