New Media Politics and Society in Israel

<p>This book addresses the social and political landscape of Internet usage in Israel and studies the formation of a networked information society in the hi-tech nation. As Israel is considered a highly technologically developed country it could serve as a model to assess and compare the performance and prospects of the Internet in other countries as well. </p><p>Chapters address a range of issues including the diffusion of the Internet to Israel religion and the Internet in the Israeli Jewish context Internet-based planned encounters between Israeli-Jews and Palestinians and between Jews and Arabs in Israel online journalism and user-generated content Israeli public relations online Internet usage by Israeli parliamentarians parties and candidates as well as audiences and the facilitation of personalized politics through personal sites of politicians.</p><p>This book was originally published as a special issue of <em>Israel Affairs</em>.</p>