Routledge - New Media, Politics and Society in Israel Book

Explore the complex connection between digital technology and social structures in this scholarly work from Routledge. As a highly developed hi-tech nation, Israel provides a unique case study for understanding how a networked information society forms and operates. This book examines the social and political landscape of Internet usage, offering insights that can be used to assess and compare Internet performance and prospects in other countries around the world. The text covers essential topics regarding the diffusion of the Internet within the country and how digital tools interact with specific cultural contexts. Readers will find detailed analysis of religion and the Internet within the Israeli Jewish context, as well as the role of digital platforms in facilitating planned encounters between Israeli-Jews and Palestinians. This book is an important resource for those studying how new media shapes political and social realities in a technologically advanced environment.