Presents papers from a conference of leading Israeli, Palestinian, and European psychologists held in June 1999. Discussing sensitive professional and historical dilemmas, this collection embodies the tradition of critical thinking applied to ideologies and identities and Zionism, through a non-exclusive prism of psychoanalytic traditions.

Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgements. Part I: Identity, Ideology, and History. 1. Political and literary answers to some 'Jewish Questions': Proust, Joyce, Freud, and Herzl; B. Beit-Hallahmi. 2. The Temporal Emblematics of Belonging: Position and Validity in Israeli Political Discourse; D. Diner. 3. Towards a Critical Analysis of Israeli Political Culture; M. Zuckerman. 4. On Marginal People: The Case of the Palestinians in Israel; R. Suleiman. 5. Unconscious defense mechanisms and social mechanisms used in national and political conflicts; R. Moses. 6. Contentious Origins: Psychoanalytic Comments on the Debate over Israel's Creation; J. Brunner. Part II: Psychoanalytic Treatment in Historical and Political Context. 7. Psychoanalysis moves to Palestine: Immigration, integration, and reception; E.J. Rolnik. 8. Beyond analytic anonymity: On the political involvement of psychoanalysts and psychotherapists in Israel; E. Berman. 9. Unavoidable Links and Violable Links: Israelis and Palestinians in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training; Y. Gampel. Epilogue: Looking Forward; J. Bunzl. Index.