-Peter Beinart, author of The Crisis of Zionism

"The complex relationship between exile and diaspora, so brilliantly articulated with regard to Afro-Caribbean experience by George Lamming, is fruitfully and rigorously revisited in Shaul Magid's forceful essays on contemporary Jewish thought and politics. His efforts to bend difficult pleasure toward transformative necessity deserve admiration and rigorous critical attention."
--Fred Moten, Cultural Theorist, Poet, and Scholar at New York University

"Shaul Magid's essays on exile, Israel, and Zionism make a vital contribution toward reimagining Jewish futures unmoored from the moral failures of so-called liberal Zionism. Well-argued, well-written, and deeply nuanced, these essays collectively move us forward on the most vital dialogues that Jews must be having right now."
--Daniel Boyarin, author of The No-State Solution: A Jewish Manifesto

"The Necessity of Exile reopens urgent intra-Jewish conversations concerning the meanings of Jewish self-determination, exile, antisemitism, and sovereignty. Most profoundly, Magid invites the reader to consider and interrogate how Jewish redemption narratives came to be predicated on Palestinian dispossession. In this timely collection, Magid powerfully rethinks proprietary Zionism by reading exile back into Jewish history, ethics, and spirituality--offering an essential critique and alternative to state violence."
--Atalia Omer, author of Days of Awe: Reimagining Jewishness in Solidarity with Palestinians

"Countering both Israeli ethnonationalism and American diasporism, Magid calls on Jews everywhere to renew their sense of estrangement from the current state of the world--to rediscover The Necessity of Exile."
--Elad Lapidot, Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Lille and author of Jews Out of the Question: A Critique of Anti-Antisemitism

"With great precision and lucidity, these essays lay the groundwork for a desperately needed Jewish liberation theology of exile."
--Rachel Z. Feldman, author of Messianic Zionism in the Digital Age: Jews, Noahides, and the Third Temple Imaginary

"Magid's willingness to broach inconvenient truths is enriched by his deep knowledge of debates around Israeli politics and history. The result is a must-read for those concerned about Israel's future."
--Publisher's Weekly, starred review