Speeches & Writings of A People that Dwells Alone - Yaakov Herzog [Hardcover]

Diplomat and theologian, philosopher of wide international reputation, Yaacov Herzog was one of Israel’s most prominent public figures and exponents of her cause.     This brilliant collection of his speeches and writings deals with the nature of the Jewish people, the State of Israel, relations between Jews of Israel and the Diaspora, and Israel and the world. It also includes the full transcript of the famous public debate at McGill University in 1961 between Dr Herzog (then Israel’s Ambassador to Canada) and Professor Arnold Toynbee. Isaiah Berlin and Zalman Shazar, ex-President of the State of Israel, have contributed introductory essays.     Dr Herzog was at the center of many of Israel’s most strategic political moves. He was personal adviser to the Prime Minister, David Ben Gurion, during the Sinai campaign in 1956 and is acknowledged as the principal architect and implementer of Israel’s relations with the Vatican. His other principal posts in the Israeli government service included Counselor on Jerusalem, Foreign Ministry 1948-54, Director of the US Division, Foreign Ministry 1945-7, …….