Jewish StatesmanshipEver since Plato's Republic, Jewish scholars, thinkers, and popularisers have contributed notably to this genre. Strikingly few have turned their attention to the history of Jewish leadersthat is, leaders specifically of the Jewish peoplein particular. And yet, there has been no lack of such outstanding figures, from the biblical period of Jewish sovereignty in the Holy Land, once again in present day Israel, or during the millennia of exile and