ABSTRACT
In the course of a larger study of Israeli politics1 even a convinced 'realist' comes to appreciate the continuity of a Jewish political culture colouring both internal and external relations. Admittedly, the impact of this culture is intangible, making it exceedingly difficult to measure, especially when it often parallels and reinforces outcomes that in any case realism would predict. The latter happens to be the case in the history of Zionism and Israel.
