Portrayals of Israel in mainstream Western media as the 'homeland of the Jews' and 'the only democracy in the Middle East' are commonplace. The views of independent Israelis and Jews who examine, challenge, or oppose extreme Israeli governments and policies are rarely heard. This book attempts to recover a history of dissent. In Wrestling with Zionism, Daphna Levit amplifies the voices of 21 Jewish and Israeli thinkers - scholars, theologians, journalists, lawyers, activists - who have grappled with the evolution of Zionism since its inception on political, religious, cultural, ethical, or philosophical grounds.