Jonathan Rynhold is the director of the Argov Center for the Study of the Jewish People and the State of Israel in the Political Studies Department at Bar-Ilan University, where he is also a senior researcher at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies. Dr Rynhold's research focuses on Israeli and American approaches toward the Middle East peace process. His work has been published in numerous academic journals, including Political Science Quarterly, Survival, and the Review of International Studies. He has also co-edited two volumes on Israeli elections in the Israel at the Polls series and is a member of the editorial board of the journal Fathom.
Introduction
1. Like US: identifying with Israel
Part I. Party and Ideology: 2. Republicans, conservatives, and the Right: the surge in support for Israel
3. Democrats, liberals, and the Left: the rise in criticism of Israel
Part II. Protestants: 4. Evangelicals and Christian Zionism: standing with Israel
5. The Mainline and anti-Zionism: divesting from Israel?
Part III. Jews: 6. American Jews' attachment to Israel: mind the gap
7. American Jews and the peace process: divided we stand?
Conclusion.