Conclusion: The Occupied Territories as a Cornerstone in the Reconstruction of Israeli Society

2012 ◽  
pp. 507-539
Author(s):  
Izhak Schnell ◽  
Daniel Bar-Tal
Keyword(s):  
Israeli Society ◽  
Occupied Territories

Domestic inputs into foreign policy making: the case of the settlement issue

1982 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 171-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yael Yishai
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Political System ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Israeli Society ◽  
The Political ◽  
Occupied Territories ◽  
Significant Bearing ◽  
High Politics

The question of the Israeli settlement in the occupied territories has become a focal point for the political system, an issue of ‘high politics’ affecting values and symbols important to Israeli society as a whole. Indeed, the settlement issue may be described as having a significant bearing both on the domestic scene and on Israel's posture In the international arena. Domestically, it has been a subject of acute controversy and intense power straggles. Externally, the. settlements have aroused widespread international opposition and criticism.

The Roots of Peacemaking: The Dynamics of Citizenship in Israel, 1948–93

1996 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 391-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoav Peled ◽  
Gershon Shafir
Keyword(s):  
Israeli Society ◽  
Palestine Liberation Organization ◽  
Policy Initiatives ◽  
Political Events ◽  
Occupied Territories ◽  
Academic Study ◽  
Palestinian Issue

The Declaration of Prsinciples signed by Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in September 1993 marked a dramatic about-face in Israel's traditional policy toward the PLO and the Palestinian issue in general. This turn of events came as a surprise not only to journalists and commentators following day-to-day political events, but also to scholars engaged in the academic study of Israeli society. The prevailing notion among these scholars had been that the Israeli polity was suffering from what Horowitz and Lissak (1989) called “overburden” due to domestic debates over the disposition of the occupied territories. Thus, it was concluded, Israel was unable to launch bold policy initiatives to try to solve its deadlocked conflict with the Arabs.

The Tribes of Joshua Land

2020 ◽  
pp. 162-213
Author(s):  
Rachel Havrelock
Keyword(s):  
National Culture ◽  
Central Government ◽  
West Bank ◽  
Israeli Society ◽  
Study Group ◽  
The West ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Occupied Territories

This chapter focuses on the conquest rhetoric that echoed in Israeli politics, institutions, and statistics that attempt to erase the presence of Palestinian people jointly inhabiting the land. It describes the post-1958 legacy of the Book of Joshua and its elaboration in David Ben-Gurion's study group in Israel. It also mentions the sociologist Baruch Kimmerling that described Israeli society as characterized by a strong central government and unified national culture until 1967, at which time differing responses to holding occupied territories fractured the culture into distinct and often oppositional camps. The chapter covers Moshe Dayan's appropriation of Joshua in order to describe the occupation of the West Bank as the fulfillment of the Bible and political Zionism. It also points out that after Dayan, the Book of Joshua became increasingly important to religious settlers in citing the biblical grant of the land as their charter.

Security Concerns and the Polarized Israeli Society

1997 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 346-347
Author(s):  
Daniel Bar-Tal
Keyword(s):  
Israeli Society ◽  
Security Concerns

The Post-Zionist Discourse in Israel: 1990–2001

2002 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilan Pappé
Keyword(s):  
Israeli Society ◽  
Cultural Activity ◽  
The Way

This essay describes the development of the Post-Zionist critique within Israeli society, from the late 1980s, when it first appeared in academic works, and follows its dissemination into other areas of cultural activity (theatre, newspapers, films, TV and radio). It assesses the overall impact of post-Zionism on Israeli society, with particular stress on the way the recent Intifada (begun in September 2000) has influenced its fortunes in Israel, and raised some fears for the immediate future.

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