The essays in the book Between Ze'ev Jabotinsky and Menachem Begin deal with the main issues of the History of the Revisionist Movement and Herut Movement. It deals with the movements' historical leaders – Ze'ev Jabotinsky, the founder of the Revisionist Movement, and Menachem Begin, the founder of Herut Movement and the first Israeli Prime Minister from the Right-wing faction. The essays deal with the following issues: The Revisionist Criticism of the Yishuv Leadership during the Holocaust; Ben-Gurion's Attitude towards the Revisionist Movement, The History of the Herut Movement , 1948-1965; The Disappearance of Menachem Begin in 1951 and Its Significance; The Herut Movement and Israel's Relations with Germany; The Attitude of Herut Movement towards Kastner Trial; "The Princes" - The Second Generation of Herut Movement.
Winner of the Jabotinsky Literature and Research Prize for 2015
"The Herut movement, in the incarnation of Likud is now a type of governing dynasty, akin to what Mapai was. This explains why Weitz's research impacts tools for understanding not only the past, but the present as well..." - Haaretz, by:Shlomo Nakdimon, December 2012