April 2004

Volume L No. 3

ISRAEL AT 56: EDITORIAL 2 Israel at 56: Herzl and Bialik — the Land, the Language, and the Literature • Leo Haber ISRAEL AT 56: LAND 4 Ariel Sharon: The Evolution of a Security Hawk • Robert O. Freedman 8 Israel’s Security Barrier and the International Court of Justice • Peter Wertheim ISRAEL AT 56: HISTORY 12 “And Your Children Shall Return to Their Land” • Haim Weinreb 14 Herzl, Ussishkin, and the Grandmother of The Knesset • Mordechai Naor 16 Aaron Aaronsohn: Agronomist, Spy, Zionist • Cecil Bloom 20 A Dove Among Hawks: Moshe Sharett — the Political Tragedy of an Israeli Leader • Ya’akov Sharett 28 “The Epic Encounter that Transformed the Middle East” • David Rodman ISRAEL AT 56: LANGUAGE 30 The Genetics of the Israeli Language: mosaic or Mosaic? • Ghil’ad Zuckermann ISRAEL AT 56: LITERATURE 33 Prodigal Sons: Desertion and Reconciliation in Contemporary Israeli Writing • Dan Laor 38 Yehuda Amichai’s Jerusalem • Daniel Grossberg FICTION 41 Leon and the Professor • Ruth Almog TOPIC 45 Great Artistry, Dangerous Prejudice • Phyllis Chesler POETRY 3 Love • Zelda 13 We Reached God • Admiel Kosman 27 In the Light of Black Marble • Reuven Ben-Yosef 32 Lily Bulbs • Elisha Porat 37 Attempts to Render Form • Rena Lee BOOKS AND AUTHORS 47 The Scout, by Steven Plaut • Nissim Rejwan