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2. A Hermeneutic Approach to the Formation of a Secular Culture in Modern Israel.
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Rosenthal, Ruvik
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JEWISH way of life , *JEWISH diaspora , *JEWISH fasts & feasts , *FASTS & feasts , *ZIONISM - Abstract
The creation of the state of Israel was the outcome of the Zionist movement, which originated in Europe and was itself inspired by fundamental European ideas—Enlightenment, national self-determination, democracy and socialism. From its earliest days Zionism was primarily a secular movement that rejected the religious establishment and religious way of life of the Jews in the Diaspora. In many respects, however, the founders of the state and the principles on which they founded its institutions—the political, judicial, economic, social, and educational—were rooted in the ethical values and cultural practices of the Jewish tradition which they had apparently rejected. To explain this complex process of secularization of a very ancient religious and cultural tradition—which many see as an unresolved or unresolvable conflict between two opposing systems of thought—I draw on the hermeneutic philosophy of Hans-Georg Gadamer and especially on his Truth and Method (1960). Culture, according to Gadamer, is a continuous flow of tradition within what he called "the horizon." People, he argued, create and live within a given cultural tradition, but they are at the same time its interpreters, enlarging it by adopting elements from various cultures and ideologies, or "horizons." From this hermeneutic perspective, the founders of modern Israel and their successors were the active interpreters of the Jewish tradition within the larger historical context of the European Enlightenment. I illustrate this process of cultural interpretation by focusing on the secularization of the Jewish holidays, specifically on the way the Kibbutz movement, a leading symbol of the new Israel, re-interpretated Jewish holidays like Passover, Shavuot (Pentecost) and Yom Kippur, and gave these religious festivals a secular-Israeli content. However, this dynamic pioneering stage of secularization may be said to have ended by the 1980s. From then on, the secular identity of Israeli society has been undergoing a variety of radical changes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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3. Beyond Zionism and Anti-Zionism: A Future of the American Jewish Left and the Negation of the 'Negation of the Diaspora'.
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Magid, Shaul
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JEWISH anti-Zionism ,RIGHT & left (Political science) ,JEWS ,JUDAISM ,ZIONISM - Abstract
This essay engages the challenges and future of the New Jewish Anti-Zionist Left in America. How has anti-Zionism become an expression of progressive Jewishness and in what ways is this anti-Zionism itself a product of the Zionization of American Judaism in the past half century? The essay then turns to ask the ways progressive Jewish America can move past anti-Zionism and in doing so move past Zionization and begin to construct a New Radical Jewish Diasporism that would include new forms of religious/spiritual expression not bound by fidelity to Israel. This final section is more a prolegomenon for a possible future for the Jewish Left today to revive a new form of Radical Diasporism that is both not Zionist, and not anti-Zionist. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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4. ‘So that we can safeguard your lives’: the Jews of Aleppo between colonialism, nationalism, and Zionism, 1918–1946.
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Veldkamp, Joel
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RELIGIOUS communities , *ZIONISM , *JEWS , *NATIONALISM , *OTTOMAN Empire , *IMPERIALISM - Abstract
In the Middle East, as elsewhere, the protracted transition from empire to nation-state was accompanied by a brutal tide of ethnoreligious homogenisation. One of the more dramatic examples was the destruction of the Arab world’s millennia-old Jewish communities.While this destruction is often discussed only in reference to the creation of the State of Israel, this article proposes a complementary model for understanding it, a model predicated on these Jews’ status as ordinary, not exceptional, inhabitants of the Ottoman world, and the disruption caused by the end of the Ottoman empire and its replacement with European colonial rule.Using interwar Aleppo as a case study, this article demonstrates how the end of the Ottoman system of religious communities led to an extended period of dysfunction for Aleppo’s Jewish communal institutions. Under the French Mandate, this dysfunction left Aleppo’s Jews unable to contend with a succession of crises, including a three-way competition for the community’s loyalty between French administrators, Arab nationalists and the Zionist movement. This dysfunction set the stage for the community’s terminal crisis – the 1947 pogroms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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5. Counterpublics in Search of Infrastructures: Lessons from German Anti-Antisemitism.
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Lütticken, Sven
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ANTISEMITISM , *ZIONISM , *IDEOLOGY , *NATIONALISTS , *SOCIAL media , *EXHIBITION space - Abstract
Loyalty to Israel has been described as a fundamental aim of the German state (a Staatsräson), and a stifling ideological consensus tars virtually any criticism of Zionism with the brush of "antisemitism." Some on the Left, belonging to the so-called Anti-German (antideutsche) movement, consider support for "the Jewish state" to be a way of atoning for German sins—an ideology it ironically shares with some of the most outspoken of German nationalists. The result? Accusations and cancellations are visited on academics and artists; under McCarthyite conditions, the public sphere withers. "Counterpublics in Search of Infrastructures" analyzes some of the new kinds of counterpublicness that have emerged in response, particularly on social-media apps. The article considers historical theorizations of the counterpublic in order to address contemporary conditions and challenges. Discussing artistic and academic groups on social media as well as projects in exhibition spaces, it culminates in an inquiry into the notion of abstraction, both in accounts of the public sphere as consisting of abstract legal persons—as embodied by the male white bourgeois—and as certain theorizations of antisemitism as a phobic rejection of capitalist exchange value. Now that the dominant discourse once again pits property-owning and rights-bearing white subjects against racialized and dehumanized others, we need to ask: How can abstraction be performed otherwise? What are the kinds of relations that can enable a qualitatively different forms of publicness? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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6. الإجراءات القانونية المتاحة لمحاكمة إسرائيل على أفعالها.
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هالة أبو حمدان
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LEGAL procedure , *ZIONISM , *WAR crimes , *GENOCIDE - Abstract
This research deals with an explanation of the crimes committed by the Zionist entity in Palestine and Gaza specifically before and after the October 7 operation. These crimes have been refuted to prove that they constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, in addition to the crime of genocide. The possibilities of prosecuting «Israel» before the International Court of Justice and prosecuting its leaders before the international criminal courts were presented. The outcomes that these lawsuits could take before these courts and the difficulties in criminalizing the leaders of the usurping entity were reviewed. All this, despite skepticism about the feasibility of international justice with the unlimited support for Israel by Western countries and the impossibility of referring its leaders or implementing judgments against it through the Security Council. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
7. The battle over the Zionist maritime ethos: 'Sea Day' and claims to the Land of Israel's sea culture.
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Cohen-Hattab, Kobi
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ZIONISTS , *MARITIME anthropology , *ZIONISM , *JEWISH diaspora - Abstract
Within the Zionist movement, the sea initially served no nationalistic purpose; it was a means of transit, a conduit for ingathering the Jewish diaspora. The Zionist leadership neglected the sea as a tool, emphasizing 'Jewish work' in agriculture instead. But the sea held meaning in modern nationalism for many countries, and the pre-state Land of Israel was no exception. The Yishuv institutions began to recognize the sea's significance for the national movement in the mid-1930s and acted to impose its authority in the field. It was then that conflicts erupted over the origins of Jewish seafaring, with the right-wing Revisionist movement laying claim to the Zionist sea ethos and attacking the central institutions' initial dismissive attitude to the maritime field. This dispute, and its expressions surrounding Sea Day celebrations, can be understood within the Yishuv's broader politics and the different institutions' attempts to cement their own status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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8. Zionist Settler-Colonialist Identity: From Ethnic Cleansing to Genocide.
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Bresheeth-Žabner, Haim
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ETHNIC cleansing ,WAR crimes ,ISRAEL-Palestine relations ,COLONIES ,CRIME ,GENOCIDE - Abstract
This essay addresses a poignantly critical question: how did Israel enter into such an unsustainable, illegal, immoral and rather impractical position in the span of a few months following the bloody slaughter of 7 October 2023? It explains the problem triggering the move towards genocide, the fact that ethnic cleansing of Palestinians had run its course, and not enough Palestinians have departed Palestine since 1967 despite terrifying war crimes against them. The essay advances that the step-change from the decades of 'good-old ethnic cleansing' to a new level of criminality and depravity—genocide—was not a simple issue of turning up the volume; it required a mindset which sees genocide not only as an 'option', but one perceiving it as the only option. This was made possible after 7 October 2023. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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9. National education: the annual field trip as an instrument of national education in Israel's State education system, 2008–2020.
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Shamir, Royi and Cohen-Hattab, Kobi
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SCHOOL field trips , *EDUCATION , *ZIONISM , *JEWISH nationalism - Abstract
The purpose of this article is to assess the way annual highschool field trips in Israel's State educational system is used to inculcate national narratives. Based on copious data, it shows that knowing and loving the Land of Israel (Eretz Israel) are significant motifs that recur with high intensity in all school field trip programmememes. Concurrently, however, in view of the high frequency of national motives in these trips, integrating the national aspect has apparently become a codeword for the 'right way' to plan out and carry out field trips. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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10. Zionism and Jewish statehood as expressions of Jewish modernisation.
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Friesel, Evyatar
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ZIONISM , *NATIONALISM , *SECULARIZATION , *HASKALAH - Abstract
The adaptation to modernity generated among the Jews different amalgamations between European and Jewish concepts and brought about diverse and often opposed ideological trends and movements. One was Zionism, built on a concoction between Jewish tenets such as Shivat-Zion (Return-to-Zion) and European nationalism and secularisation. The result, Jewish statehood, failed to eradicate or diminish the tensions between non-Jews and Jews with the old Jew-hatred now transferred to Israel. This article examines the ideological background of the Zionist idea and the interaction among its components. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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11. Notes on the 'Exceptionalism' of the Israeli Settler-Colonial Project.
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Dana, Tariq
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EXCEPTIONALISM (Political science) , *ZIONISM - Abstract
Israel's settler-colonial project stands as a peculiar instance of colonial domination in the modern era, distinguished by its ideological roots in Zionism, a potent blend of mythological narratives, militaristic nationalism, and expansionist aspirations. Unlike traditional colonial powers, Israel operates without a conventional metropole, instead leveraging strategic alliances with Western powers, particularly the United States, to sustain its colonial enterprise. The endurance of this project is inextricably linked to the subjugation and fragmentation of the Arab world, which serves as a wellspring of resistance against Israel's colonial ambitions, as evidenced by the normalization of relations between Israel and various Arab regimes. Yet, Palestinian resistance has proven resilient and adaptive, persistently asserting its rights, identity, and connection to the land, while exposing the moral bankruptcy of Israel's colonial dominance. To fully grasp the complexities of Palestine's past, present, and future, it is imperative to employ a settler-colonial framework, which not only illuminates the specific dynamics at play but also sheds light on the broader implications for understanding and challenging similar structures of oppression worldwide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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12. Global Hindutva and the Palestinian Cause.
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Moaswes, Abdulla
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HINDUTVA , *MUSLIMS , *INDIAN Muslims , *COLONIES , *HISTORICAL literature , *ZIONISM , *BOYCOTTS , *NATIONAL liberation movements - Abstract
A lot of attention has been paid within academic and journalistic literature to how India's relationship with Israel has improved under the rule of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Looking beyond this, the objective of this article is to assess the position of Palestine and its liberation struggle within the Global Hindu Nationalist imaginary. The study's main argument, therefore, is that the broader Palestinian liberation struggle, in its pluralism, its global scope, and its interconnectivity with various struggles over the course of its history, implicitly represents a refutation of the core ideological mechanisms that underpin the Hindu Nationalist Project, including but not limited to its othering of Muslims and other non-Hindu groups as well as its more recent embrace of neoliberal capitalism. More explicitly, the articles argues that the way Hindu Nationalists construct Indian Muslim and Palestinian subjectivities as being analogous and connected through tropes of them as invaders and terrorists – in line with broader imperialist constructions of Muslim subjectivities – is a key feature of Global Hindutva's globality. To make this argument, this article first examines the literature on the historical relationship between Hindu Nationalism and Zionist settler colonialism. After this, the article analyses the overlap between Indian state and Hindutva positions on the Palestine Question before exploring practical tensions between the Hindutva outlook and the Palestinian liberation struggle. The final section of the article explores how Global Hindutva's historic and strategic alignment against the Palestinian liberation struggle manifests in both Indian foreign and domestic policy and in Hindu Nationalist mobilisations across the world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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13. Balfour's Legacy: Britain, Zionism, and the Controversial Path to Israel's Establishment.
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Qader, Ali Mohammed
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ZIONISM ,BALFOUR Declaration, 1917 - Abstract
The research provides an overview of the rise of the Zionist movement, starting from the establishment of the Jewish Colonial Society in 1891 by Maurice de Hirsch, leading to the formation of the World Zionist Organization and the creation of the Jewish National Fund in 1901. It discusses the controversial debates over the location of a Jewish homeland, including the Uganda Scheme, and the advocacy for Palestine by figures like Herzl. The impact of World War I on the Middle East was influenced by the Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916 and the Balfour Declaration of 1917, which supported the establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine. The British Mandate in Palestine, established after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, had significant impacts on Jewish immigration, Arab displacement, and the road to statehood. The United Nations eventually issued a resolution in 1947 to divide Palestine into two states, one for Jews and one for Arabs. This was accepted by Jews but rejected by Arab states. Great Britain's actions towards the end of the mandate aimed to frustrate the establishment of the Jewish state envisioned by the United Nations plan. Drawing on primary and secondary sources from esteemed archives such as the British Library and personal accounts, this research seeks to elucidate the complex historical backdrop, contextualizing key decisions and conflicts that ultimately shaped the creation of the State of Israel. The analysis aims to provide nuanced insights into divergent perspectives held by Palestinians and Israelis regarding the resolution of this enduring conflict, rooted in a legacy of geopolitical manoeuvring and ideological fervour. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
14. On antisemitism and human rights.
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Gordon, Neve
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ZIONISM , *HUMAN rights , *ANTI-Zionism , *ANTISEMITISM , *POLITICAL doctrines , *JEWS - Abstract
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was drafted, in part, as a response to the horrific antisemitism leading to the extermination of millions of Jews in World War II. Yet, today, organisations that utilise human rights instruments to criticise Israel's laws, policies and practices are themselves being cast as antisemitic. How has the contemporary human rights regime come to be charged with antisemitism? The ostensible answer is that the meaning of antisemitism has expanded to include anti-Zionism and harsh criticism of Israel. While scholars have debated the validity of this expansion, this paper interrogates three types of abstractions: those deployed by traditional antisemites, those emanating from human rights, and those mobilised by the new antisemitism doctrine. An analysis of these abstractions helps clarify the new hostility between antisemitism and human rights. Whereas Zionism aims to protect Jews by asserting a right to Jewish difference within the context of a nation-state, human rights aim to protect Jews by promoting an egalitarian distribution of rights among the population. The crux of the matter is that the solution human rights offer to antisemitism also threatens the Zionist project, since it challenges the racialized mode of governance that this political ideology has implemented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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15. Embracing Complexity and the Need for Inclusive Belongings.
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Segal, Lynne
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ZIONISM , *JEWS , *ANTISEMITISM , *EQUAL rights , *PALESTINIANS - Abstract
It is an acutely tragic time for many Jewish people who have for decades shared Eyal Rozmarin's commitment to working for peace in Israel/Palestine. Rozmarin importantly emphasizes the many ties that bind people, often unconsciously, to collectivities, especially the ways in which nation states, or birthplaces, provide identity narratives that unite, or sometimes, discomfort, us. However, it is not so uncommon for people to have fractured belongings, as life experiences complicate our ties to past identifications and attachments. In this essay I discuss the historic complexity of Jewish ties to Israel, including my own. I note that Jewish criticisms of Israel's dispossession of Palestinians, which have always existed from well before the creation of the state of Israel, are continually dismissed by allowing only one narrative to be addressed, that of political Zionism. All other attempts to criticize Israel's refusal to contemplate justice for native Palestinians is spuriously undermined as antisemitism. Yet today, more Jewish people are joining with others who are not only currently devastated by Israel's genocidal aggression in Gaza, but also demanding equal rights and freedom for everyone now residing in Israel/Palestine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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16. The kindergarten in the religious kibbutz – The intersection between religious education and kibbutz education.
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Hoshen Manzura, Shulamit and Achituv, Sigal
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RELIGIOUS education , *KINDERGARTEN , *KINDERGARTEN teachers , *EARLY childhood education , *ZIONISM ,KIBBUTZ education - Abstract
The kindergarten teachers of the Religious Kibbutz movement (RK) as a unique group are connected both to the educational approaches of the kindergartens in the general Kibbutz Movement and the state religious kindergartens. A qualitative study included semi-structured interviews with 15 RK kindergarten teachers in order to explore their self-identity. The identity of the RK kindergarten was designed to be an encounter between four axes: the connection to Jewish tradition, the kibbutz community, nature and agriculture, and a constructivist approach. The study findings brought to light the RK kindergarten teachers' unique educational approach, which includes both similarities and differences with the general kibbutz movement kindergartens and the state religious kindergartens. The study contributes to highlighting a specific group of early childhood (EC) educators, reflecting both the diverse mosaic of EC educational approaches among different groups in Israel and the potential that these groups have for enriching each other. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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17. Of infiltrators and wild beasts: Nationalism and populism in Benjamin Netanyahu's narrative of the borders.
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Demata, Massimiliano
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RIGHT-wing populism ,RIGHT-wing extremism ,NATIONALISM ,POPULIST parties (Politics) ,RIGHT-wing extremists ,FREEDOM of speech ,GOVERNMENT websites - Abstract
This paper addresses Benjamin Netanyahu's border discourse in the context of radical right-wing populism. It discusses how, in the speeches and statements appearing in his official government website, Netanyahu construes groups located spatially outside Israel's borders, mainly terrorists and migrants (the "wild beasts" and the "infiltrators"), as existential threats to Israel. The aim is to prove that, in legitimizing the militarization of borders through "security fences", so that the "other" can be excluded from the nation, Netanyahu uses the same power geometries and discursive strategies, i.e. Proximization (Cap 2013) and dehumanizing metaphors (Santa Ana 1999, Musolff 2015, Taylor 2021), typically used by right-wing populist parties and leaders. By appealing to both populism and certain interpretations of Zionism, his ethnonationalist view of borders is based on the normalization of the discourse of delegitimation and exclusion of those groups considered as a threat to the nation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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18. For Students to Understand Today's Violence in Palestine-Israel, We Need to Teach About Zionism and the British Empire.
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Bigelow, Bill
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ZIONISM ,BRITISH colonies ,VIOLENCE ,SOCIAL conflict ,REFUGEE camps ,STUDENTS ,SUICIDE bombings - Abstract
This article explores the significance of teaching about Zionism and the British Empire to gain a deeper understanding of the violence in Palestine-Israel. The author argues against silencing discussions on Zionism, as it is crucial for comprehending the historical origins of the conflict. The article introduces a teaching activity called the "mixer," where students assume different roles related to the conflict, enabling them to explore diverse perspectives. The author stresses the necessity of a comprehensive understanding of history to foster peace and justice in the region. The text also describes a classroom activity where students analyze the historical roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, identifying the factors that have contributed to ongoing violence. Students engage in group discussions and create visual representations of their chosen factors. The text underscores the importance of historical context in comprehending the current situation and highlights the influence of Zionism and the British Empire in shaping the conflict. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
19. Now We Must Stand Up for Truth! Some Important History of Israel, Palestine and the British 'Great Game'.
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Schlanger, Harley
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ISRAELI history ,ZIONISM ,COLONIES ,STATE power ,CRIMEAN War, 1853-1856 ,BRITISH kings & rulers ,COSMOPOLITANISM - Abstract
This article provides an overview of the Israel-Palestine conflict and its historical context, particularly focusing on the British involvement and manipulation of the region. It discusses the importance of free speech and criticizes the actions of Israel towards Palestine, highlighting the issue of genocide. The article also addresses the topic of anti-Semitism and its use to silence critics of Israel. It concludes by proposing a Four Power agreement to counter British imperialism and achieve peace in the region. Additionally, the text mentions the Sykes-Picot agreement, the Balfour Declaration, and suggests the Oasis Plan as an economic solution for all parties involved. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
20. Israel and the Apartheid Slur
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Easson, Michael
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- 2021
21. The Failure of Germany's Memory Culture.
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Kundnani, Hans
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RADICALISM , *HOLOCAUST, 1939-1945 , *ZIONISM - Abstract
In the months since October 7, people around the world have looked on in horror as Germany has wielded the memory of the Holocaust to silence criticism of Israel's war on Gaza. The German government's response to the conflict itself has not been all that different from that of the United States: both have increased their supply of weapons to Israel and supported Israel against South Africa in the International Court of Justice. But Germany has gone much further than the United States in persecuting protesters, artists, and intellectuals expressing sympathy for and solidarity with the Palestinian people. It wields its responsibility for a barely distant genocide as a kind of moral authority. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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22. Echoes of Slavery, Racial Segregation and Jim Crow: American Dispensationalism and Christian Zionist Bible-Reading1.
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Crump, David M.
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CHRISTIAN Zionism , *JIM Crow laws , *SLAVERY , *BIBLICAL criticism , *ANTISLAVERY movements , *ZIONISM - Abstract
The apologetics of pro-slavery, pro-segregation Christians in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries were identical to the methods of biblical interpretation used by Dispensationalist Christian Zionists today. The ideology's specific rules of 'literal interpretation' and 'antecedent theology' led both groups to similar conclusions about slavery and racial segregation, on the one hand, and Jewish privilege and Palestinian displacement, on the other. Abolitionist efforts to promote a Christ–like hermeneutic rooted in Christian morality points the way forward to correcting modern theologies, such as Dispensationalist Christian Zionism, that continue to sanction human oppression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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23. Rabbi Nachman's Sonic Schemes.
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Shelleg, Assaf
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RABBIS , *PIANO sonatas , *JEWISH history , *JEWISH music , *ZIONISM , *POETICS , *HEBREW literature - Abstract
This article discusses Tzvi Avni's Second Piano Sonata, Epitaph, a sonic commentary on one of the inner tales in Rabbi Nachman's "The Seven Beggars". Written between 1974 and 1979, Epitaph not only marks the composer's act of translation (from words into music and from a textual tale into a wordless and semantically unmarked piano sonata) but also his very turn to ethnographic sources that defied their negative function in a national territorial culture that vilified otherness while separating art from ethnography. Avni's turn to Rabbi Nachman was part of a bigger shift that saw composers' dialectical returns to Jewish histories and cultures that were previously repressed from a national culture which dehistoricized the Diaspora to the point of rendering the times and cultures of diasporic Jews a single temporality—ahistorical, contextless, and outside the teleological time of Zionism. With the (re)introduction of diasporic temporalities, non-redemptive poetics became an affordance in the music of Avni or Andre Hajdu (who is also discussed here) while steadily muting the territorial tropes that constituted Hebrew culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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24. Checkbook Zionism: Philanthropy and Power in the Israel–Diaspora Relationship, by Eric Fleisch.
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Banerjee, Stuti
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POWER (Social sciences) ,ZIONISM ,AMERICAN Jews ,GENEROSITY ,ISRAEL-Arab War, 1967 ,JEWISH diaspora - Abstract
"Checkbook Zionism: Philanthropy and Power in the Israel–Diaspora Relationship" by Eric Fleisch examines the evolving relationship between Jewish agencies, NGOs, and American Jewish donors. The book explores the rise and decline of Checkbook Zionism, the culture and mechanics of the relationship, and the power dynamics between donors and recipients. It also delves into the contemporary era, analyzing shifting power dynamics and the redirection of donations. The author concludes that while the nature of the relationship has changed, elements of traditional power-sharing remain, and the power still rests with the recipient rather than the donor. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
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25. The Trials of Paul Novick: Israel, Zionism, and the CPUSA.
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Rosenberg, Daniel
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ZIONISM , *JEWISH communists , *ANTISEMITISM , *VETERANS - Abstract
The present study traces the role of veteran Jewish Communist editor Paul Novick, editor of the Morning Freiheit, in CPUSA discussions about Zionism, Israel, the Soviet Union, and anti-Semitism up until the June 1967 Middle East war. It assesses the deterioration of Novick's status in the CPUSA and the development of conflicts culminating in his expulsion in 1973. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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26. A Short Reflection on Martin Buber and Zionism.
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Cooper, Howard
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ZIONISM , *JUSTICE , *IMAGINATION , *ETHICS , *BOYCOTTS , *NATIONALISM , *PRACTICAL politics - Abstract
Martin Buber's perspective on Zionism was rooted in the view that 'two vital claims' were 'opposed to one another'. Stressing the role of justice and imagination during speeches at the Zionist Congresses of 1921 and 1929, his 'prophetic' perspective emphasised the indivisibility of politics and morality. Distinguishing between 'Israel' (nationalism) and 'Zion' (a spiritual ideal) led him to advocate for a bi-national state in Palestine. He called the way the State of Israel came into being in 1948 as an entry into history through 'a false gateway'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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27. STUDENTWASHING: A NEW TERRITORIAL STRATEGY IN ISRAEL/PALESTINE.
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Schwake, Gabriel and Allegra, Marco
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POLITICAL parties , *ZIONISM , *QUALITY of life , *GEOPOLITICS , *SUFFIXES & prefixes (Grammar) - Abstract
The suffix "washing" refers to the practice of portraying controversial actions in a positive light by leveraging progressive principles, often used by economic corporations, organizations, political parties, or governments. This paper introduces and develops the term "studentwashing" to define the deliberate effort to present Israeli territorial development as an attractive, youthful, and unique experience. This portrayal aims to engage larger segments of society in the national geopolitical project while normalizing its settler-colonial aspects as a means to ensure its continuation. While the constant development of new territorial settlements is dependent either on the right-wing religious sector or on the "quality-of-life" settlers, studentwashing is reserved for areas that are not ideological enough for the first nor sufficiently attractive to the latter. Analyzing "student villages" in the Negev, this paper depicts a new territorial strategy meant to enhance the state's spatial control over the predominantly Arab periphery inside official Israeli borders. Accordingly, this paper offers a new perspective on Israel's territorial strategies and enhances the general study of geopolitical and geo-economic spatial development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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28. SETTLER SUBURBIA IN THE NEGEV/NAQAB: THE START-UP PIONEER IN THE DESERT.
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Adolfsson, Johanna
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ISRAELI settlements (Occupied territories) , *NEW business enterprises , *SUBURBS , *AUDIOVISUAL materials , *SHADOW banking system , *DESERTS - Abstract
Within the recognized borders of Israel, in the shadow of the West Bank settlement enterprise, a new frontier is in the making. Central planning has designated the space as a burgeoning metropolitan region, and, in a parallel process, a network of Jewish-only settlements has been established. This study asks how the settlement push is narrated to the Israeli public, and thereby adds the Naqab to previous studies exploring the link between colonial settlement and suburbia, and more specifically with the community-settlement model. It analyzes audiovisual material produced by two Zionist organizations and finds that the new frontier is narrated as a space for reenactment of the mythic pioneer trope, and that this ideal is mediated in relation to the new neoliberal ethos of Israel as the "start-up nation." The study moreover expands on the interplay of geographic scales, thus adding an important contribution to scholarly understanding of contemporary settler-colonialism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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29. Settler Colonialist? In Israel? Not All.
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Pilnik, Shay
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ZIONISM , *ARABS , *COLONIES , *SOCIAL conflict , *RELIGIOUS minorities , *JEWS - Abstract
This article, titled "Settler Colonialist? In Israel? Not All," discusses the comparison between Zionism and Marxism, specifically focusing on the concept of settler colonialism. The author argues against the assertion that Zionism is an enterprise of settler colonialism, drawing on historical and personal perspectives to support their argument. They emphasize the deep historical, physical, and emotional ties that Jews have to Israel and reject the idea that Jews are foreign occupiers in the land. The author calls for a nuanced understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and encourages readers to consider the unique connection that Jews have to Israel. [Extracted from the article]
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30. Narrating the Other Half of the Palestinian Story: Reading Susan Abulhawa's Novels as Counternarratives.
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Mohammed Alwuraafi, Ebrahim
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PALESTINIANS , *PALESTINIAN Americans , *AMERICAN authors , *READING ,PALESTINIAN history - Abstract
Susan Abulhawa is one of the contemporary Palestinian American writers who has adopted the novel to interrogate the Zionist narrative which has established many wrong concepts of Palestine and Palestinians and to draw attention to the many ways in which Zionist texts of derogatory representations have been established as authoritative through the assumption that such narratives offer an accurate and true image of Palestine and Palestinians. The present article explores Abulhawa's novels as counternarratives that challenge and subvert the Zionist dominant narrative and attempt to correct the false image of Palestinians in Western media and canonical works. The article argues that Abulhawa's novels are probable models of the Palestinian writers' historical and political counternarratives which have masterfully broken the silence which has been imposed on Palestinian (hi)stories, and on the persistent effects of silencing Palestinians and shattering their voices. It, further, argues that Abulhawa's novels assert the Palestinian self and articulate Israel as an imperialist and settler entity and provide the possibility of constructing an alternative cultural and national narrative of Palestine's history since the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948, which will affirm the Palestinians' continuous existence in their land and their forced expulsion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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31. Vegan nationalism?: the Israeli animal rights movement in times of counter-terrorism.
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Yasui, Hiroshi
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ANIMAL rights , *VEGANISM , *ANIMAL mechanics , *ANIMAL rights activists , *ZIONISM , *VEGANS , *COUNTERTERRORISM - Abstract
In recent years, the movement advocating animal rights and welfare (animal rights movement), in parallel with the practice of ethical veganism, has become increasingly significant in Israel. Along with this trend, several studies examine and analyze the colonial aspects of the Israeli animal rights movement and its relevance to the Palestinian issue from the perspective of Critical Animal Studies. Critically examining preceding studies on veganism and colonialism, through analysis of the political discourses of leading activists and public figures within the newly popular Israeli vegan trend, as well as interviews with a sample of Israeli vegans, this article will demonstrate how veganism in Israel is associated with a narrative of Israeli national superiority. Such discourses may well be called 'vegan nationalism'. Vegan nationalism is a discursive and regulatory framework in which veganism is considered proof of the moral superiority of a nation in a settler colonialist context, implicitly stressing the barbarism and backwardness of the 'terrorists'. At the same time, as an article written by the Israel Defense Force indicates, in this framework, vegans present a welcome, appealing image that resonates even though it differs from the image of the stronger, more robust and powerful carnist traditionally favored by Zionists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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32. ISRAEL'S WAR WITHIN.
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Avishai, Bernard
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ZIONISTS , *ZIONISM , *ISRAEL-Arab War, 1973 , *SOCIAL conflict , *ARABS , *KINDERGARTEN children - Abstract
The article focuses on a tense demonstration outside the Knesset in August 1975, where West Bank settlers protested Henry Kissinger's diplomatic efforts, highlighting their opposition to Israeli withdrawal from Sinai and their fears about the future of Judea and Samaria (the West Bank). It explores Kissinger's attempts to broker peace after the Yom Kippur War, the complexities within Rabin's government.
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33. LA GUERRA DE 130 AÑOS. A PROPÓSITO DEL CONFLICTO DE GAZA.
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FERMANDOIS, JOAQUÍN
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PALESTINIAN citizens of Israel , *ZIONISM , *PALESTINIANS , *ARABS , *JEWS , *EMIGRATION & immigration , *PEACE ,ISRAEL-Palestine relations - Abstract
The article analyzes the conflict between Gaza and Israel and its impact on the region. It highlights the long tradition of confrontation between Arabs and Jews, as well as the emergence of Zionism and Jewish immigration to Palestine. It also mentions the creation of the State of Israel and the territorial consequences of the war. It talks about the refusal of Arab countries to accept the existence of Israel and the role of Gamal Abdel Nasser in promoting the rights of Palestinians. Additionally, it mentions the presence of an Arab minority in Israel and the possibility of achieving peace through the renunciation of colonization in the West Bank and the acceptance of Israel's existence by Palestinian authorities. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
34. Return to Jewish History.
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Morris-Reich, Amos
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JEWISH history , *MASSACRES , *OTTOMAN Empire , *ZIONISM , *ISRAELI Jews , *PALESTINIAN citizens of Israel , *ARABS , *ETHNOLOGY , *AMBIVALENCE - Abstract
The article explores the events of October 7th, 2023 in Israel, which had a significant impact on Jewish history. It discusses the violence and death that occurred on that day, as well as the failure of the state to protect its citizens. The article also examines the responses to the attack and the criticisms of Israel that emerged, highlighting the complexity of the relationship between criticism of Israel and antisemitism. It raises questions about language, knowledge, and the need for clarity moving forward. The article concludes by emphasizing the importance of recognizing the ambivalence and complexity of Jewish history and the establishment of Israel in order to challenge simplistic categorizations. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
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35. Some Reflections on the October 7th Catastrophe in Historical Perspective.
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Halamish, Aviva
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ZIONISM , *ISRAEL-Arab War, 1973 , *HOLOCAUST, 1939-1945 , *DISASTERS , *ISRAEL-Arab War, 1967 , *ARABS , *COLLECTIVE memory , *RUMOR - Abstract
This article examines the events of "The Black Saturday" in the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, and compares them to past occurrences. It explores the Zionist willingness to adapt and redefine goals in response to changing circumstances, as well as the discourse surrounding the Holocaust and its connection to the events of that day. The article also delves into historical events such as the Kishinev Pogrom of 1903 and the 1929 disturbances in Palestine, which influenced Zionist settlement policies. It concludes by discussing the outcome of "The Black Saturday" in 1946 and the Zionist diplomatic initiative for partition. The article argues against the notion that Israel was established solely out of guilt and compensation for the Holocaust, instead emphasizing the historical events and factors that led to the UN decision to partition Palestine. It highlights the demographic consequences of the Holocaust, which necessitated the division of Palestine, and examines the diplomatic initiatives and goals of the Zionist movement that paved the way for the establishment of a Jewish state in part of Palestine. The author concludes by questioning whether current Israeli decision-makers will approach finding a political solution pragmatically. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
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36. October 7th, 2023 From The Perspective Of Zionist History: A Crucial Wakeup Alarm.
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Lavsky, Hagit
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ZIONISM , *ANTISEMITISM , *ISRAEL-Arab War, 1973 , *ARABS , *ISRAELI Jews , *DILEMMA , *ISRAELI settlements (Occupied territories) , *PUBLIC opinion - Abstract
This article, written by a Zionist Israeli historian, provides a critical perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the challenges faced by Zionism. The author argues that the tendency to compare the recent Hamas attack to the Holocaust is misguided and prevents a thorough self-examination of Israel's role in the conflict. The article highlights two paradoxes inherent in Zionist ideology and suggests that Israel's strategy of avoidance and complacency has led to the deterioration of Israeli democracy and the emergence of Palestinian terrorism. The author calls for a rethinking of Israel's future path towards normalcy, peace, and democracy. [Extracted from the article]
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37. After October 7th: No Atonement Before Repair.
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Robinson-Divine, Donna
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ZIONISM , *MASSACRES , *ISRAEL-Arab War, 1948-1949 , *ISRAEL-Hamas War, 2023- , *ZIONISTS , *SELF - Abstract
This article provides an overview of the aftermath of a massacre that occurred during Israel's war against Hamas. It describes the brutality of the event and its impact on the country's citizens and public consciousness. The article also delves into the political and social context leading up to the massacre, including tensions surrounding judicial reform and divisions within Israeli society. Despite these challenges, the article highlights the resilience and unity of the Israeli people. It emphasizes the diversity and unity among Israeli citizens, including Jews, Muslims, and Arabs, who came together to support their country and protect its core values. The article also discusses the global engagement and political implications of the war, including the rise of anti-Zionism and antisemitism. Overall, it presents a nuanced perspective on the complexities of Israeli society and the ongoing conflict. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
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38. Introduction: October 7th and Israel Studies.
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Saposnik, Arieh
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MASSACRES , *ISRAELI Jews , *ISRAEL-Arab War, 1973 , *ZIONISM , *JEWISH diaspora ,MIDDLE East history - Abstract
The article discusses the significance of October 7th in Israeli history and its impact on the field of Israel Studies. The authors acknowledge the traumatic events that occurred on that day and the subsequent war, which have raised questions about the future of Israel and its various aspects, including security, politics, culture, and identity. The article includes contributions from scholars who explore the historical, cultural, and political contexts of the events and their implications. The authors also reflect on the role of Zionism, the relationship between Israel and other countries, and the academic study of Israel. The article aims to provide initial insights and perspectives on the events and their broader implications. [Extracted from the article]
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39. Settler colonialism and the archives of apprehension.
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Sabbagh-Khoury, Areej
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COLONIES , *ZIONISM , *COLONIAL administration , *HISTORY of colonies , *ARCHIVES , *HISTORY of archives , *HISTORICAL sociology - Abstract
The 'archival turn' has prompted historical scholarship to reevaluate the positivist sourcing of knowledge, especially in contentious contexts. The archive's configuration, and attendant mechanisms of classification, apprehension, and attribution indicate colonial governance just as much as inscribed histories and discourses. Scholarship on the Zionist movement in early-20th century Palestine has been slow to adopt the analytical shift from archive as source to archive as subject. This article examines archiving, forms of classification, and the organization of settler colonial history in the context of the Zionist movement's leftist pole. Cases from the author's fieldwork are used to introduce the term archives of apprehension : how the informational practices and anxiety over territorial reversibility that settler colonial archives are built upon in fact preserve the collective indigenous presence that colonization tries to marginalize. The article concludes by considering how historical sociology can better instrumentalize such archives to learn about the emergence and endurance of entangled settler/native socialites. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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40. Bibliography of Recent Works: MAY 16–AUGUST 15, 2023.
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Scholz, Norbert
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BIBLIOGRAPHY , *ARAB-Israeli conflict , *PALESTINIANS , *ARABS , *ZIONISM , *ACADEMIC dissertations - Abstract
This section lists articles and reviews of books relevant to Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict. Entries are classified under the following headings: Palestine in Global and Comparative Perspectives; Palestine and the Palestinians; Literature and the Arts; Middle East and the Arab World; Israel and Zionism; and Recent Theses and Dissertations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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41. "to stop the earthquake": Palestine and the Settler Colonial Logic of Fragmentation.
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Nabulsi, Jamal
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EARTHQUAKES , *ZIONISM , *COLONIES , *LOGIC , *PALESTINIANS - Abstract
Fragmentation is a key colonial strategy to which Palestinians enact resistance, evident most prominently in the 2021 Unity Intifada. In this article, I take inspiration from such Palestinian resistance to theorise fragmentation as a central logic of Zionist/Israeli settler colonialism. I make three related points. First, I employ the metaphor of the earthquake to consider the fractality of settler colonial fragmentation across the dimensions of land, time, and bodies. Second, understanding the settler colonial logic of elimination as ultimately attempting to extinguish a Palestinian Indigenous sovereignty, I argue that the logic of fragmentation drives towards elimination. Finally, I demonstrate that, in fragmenting Palestine, Zionism seeks to render Israel a coherent entity. Ultimately then, the Zionist project works to fragment Palestine to eliminate Palestinian bodies from land and time, to render Israel a seamless nation across these dimensions. However, Palestinian Indigenous sovereignty is not something that can be broken or extinguished. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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42. Resistência ao negacionismo histórico.
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MARTÍNEZ MONTERROSAS, ISAAC
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ZIONISM , *ETHNIC cleansing , *COLONIAL administration , *MILITARY government , *COLONIZATION , *PALESTINIANS , *PALESTINIAN refugees ,PALESTINIAN history - Abstract
The text discusses the book "Palestine (and Israel): between intifadas, revolutions, and resistance" by Argentine historian Martín Alejandro Martinelli. The author argues that the State of Israel was established by the West to defend its geostrategic interests in the Middle East, Zionism is a political ideology interested in the colonization and ethnic cleansing of Palestine, Palestinian nationalism is diasporic and anti-colonial, and the Middle East is undergoing a process of geopolitical reordering. The text highlights the importance of Martinelli's historical research and resistance to the silencing and denial of Palestinian history. The author criticizes the use of maps to Judaize toponymy and proposes the creation of alternative maps. He also discusses the geopolitical transformations in the Middle East and Israel's aggressive policy of colonial expansion. The author expresses his interest in the solution to the Palestinian cause and dedicates his work to the victims of military and neo-imperialist regimes. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
43. Representações do conflito Israel-Hamas no discurso parlamentar evangélico.
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FREITAS DA SILVA, EMANUEL, JOSÉ SENA, EMERSON, and DE CASTRO OLIVEIRA, KEROLAINE
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CHRISTIAN Zionism , *PUBLIC opinion , *TERRORISM , *PROPERTY rights , *ZIONISM ,ISRAEL-Palestine relations - Abstract
The conflict in the Gaza Strip produced new scenes of horrors that shocked international public opinion during the month of October 2023 and beyond. Palestinians' right to land continues to be denied and violently repressed by the Israeli state, which, in turn, has responded to terrorist and violent attacks by Hamas. This, in turn, has been represented as the personification of Palestinians in the search to delegitimize their agendas before the world. The objective of this article is to analyze the identification between Hamas, terrorism and the left carried out by evangelical parliamentarians in Brazil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
44. الرواية الصهيونية: الثابت والمتحول.
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وليد سالم
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ZIONISM , *LABOR Zionism , *REVISIONIST Zionism , *RELIGIOUS Zionism , *COLONIES - Abstract
This paper aims to study the Zionist narrative and the changes that have occurred over time ever since the emergence of the Zionist movement. The study starts with a theoretical section on comparative colonial settlement models, definitions of the novel, and its changes between the Zionist novel and others. In the second section, the study discusses the main components of the Zionist narrative, as classified by Bar-On, which are: gathering exiles in the Land of Israel, creating a regional space for Jews there, creating a contemporary reality for the Jewish community, achieving political sovereignty, and finaly the achievement of peace and international acceptance. The paper analyzes the intersections and differences in the novel between political Zionism, labor Zionism, revisionist Zionism (Iron Wall Zionism), and religious Zionism, and across time. The study ends with a summary of its findings, wondering about the possibility of the Zionist narrative continuation in light of the cracks it is exposed to, both internally and externally. The study is heavily based on Zionist references, and Jewish ones in particular, in order to deconstruct the narrative from within. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
45. تأثير الحرب الروسية - الأوكرانية في يهود روسيا وإعادة إحياء المسألة اليهودية.
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هبة جمال الدين
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RUSSIAN invasion of Ukraine, 2022- , *RUSSIA-Ukraine Conflict, 2014- , *JEWISH renewal , *ZIONISM ,RUSSIAN economy ,RUSSIAN politics & government - Published
- 2024
46. 'החטא הגדול של ה"רוסישע ציוניסטקע" שהלכה לעבוד עם גברים בשדה': אשמת מוות בזיכרונותיהן של שלוש נשים ציוניות
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רד À יעל בן־צבי מוֹ
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AUTHORSHIP ,CONSTRUCTION workers ,MALICIOUS accusation ,FEMININITY ,MEMOIRS ,ZIONISM ,WOMEN in war ,SOCIAL status - Abstract
This paper examines a fascinating similarity among three memoirs from different periods of the Yishuv - Zionism before the establishment of the State of Israel. The three memoirs are those of Sara Malkin of the second Aliya, who was recognized as a leading woman pioneer; of Henya Peckleman of the third Aliya, who lived with her mother in conditions of economic hardship and became one of Israel/Palestine's first female construction workers, though she never gained honour or social status, and committed suicide at 35; and the memoirs of Netiva Ben-Yahuda, one of the first female fighters in the Palmach. In these three different life stories, the author identifies a similar social pattern: all three women were excluded from the centers of Zionist activity in which they were involved; in periods marked by life-threatening dangers (such as a war or plague), these women, who transgressed gender boundaries, were all falsely accused of causing death; and this accusation was in turn used as a pretext to remove them from the group and restore gender-order. The article suggests that contradictory definitions of femininity characterize Zionist ideology and practice. This inner contradiction is manifested in the gaps between ideology and practice during the second and third Aliyas, as well as in the status and roles of women in the Palmach. This paper points out and analyzes the intriguing connections between literary devices and social-gendered conditions [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
47. A Dream Undone – Colleges in Israel’s Periphery The Case of Ramat Hanegev College in Yeruham (1978–1987).
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Hazut, Idit
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EDUCATIONAL sociology ,COLLEGE curriculum ,EDUCATIONAL leadership ,COLLEGE teachers ,ART museum curators ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,BOYCOTTS ,ZIONISM - Abstract
This bibliography provides a list of sources related to the establishment of colleges in Israel's periphery and the challenges they faced. It includes books, articles, theses, and archival documents that offer insights into the history, policies, and difficulties surrounding the development of higher education in these regions. These sources can be valuable for library patrons conducting research on this specific topic. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
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48. Vergangenheitsbewältigung and the limits of normalization: on the history and politics of Israel Studies in Germany.
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Becke, Johannes and Hestermann, Jenny
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BOYCOTTS , *GERMAN history , *RESEARCH institutes , *ACADEMIA , *ZIONISM ,ISRAELI history - Abstract
While Israeli academia houses numerous research centers that explore German history and culture, German universities stand out for the near absence of Israel Studies as an institutionalized discipline. At present, there is not a single permanent professorship for Israel Studies at Germany's large research universities. The article analyzes this blind spot by contextualizing it within the unique nature of German-Israeli academic relations, established in the shadow of the Shoah. We argue that the attempt to recover and reclaim the German-Jewish past in the Federal Republic of Germany was accompanied by a systemic blindness vis-à-vis the Israeli present. By contrasting the German case to Anglo-Saxon academia, the article points out that the core components for institutionalizing Israel Studies as a scholarly field are missing in Germany so far – both in terms of means (public and private funding), motive (mobilization by pro-Israel actors), and opportunity (interest by neighboring fields). Following a historical overview of research on Zionism and Israel in German academia, the article discusses the slow emergence of Israel Studies in recent years: While small clusters of systematic research into Israeli history are developing, the research field of Israel Studies is facing an uphill battle in its struggle for academic institutionalization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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49. 'Good Jew, Bad Jew': Racism, Anti-Semitism and the Assault on Meaning (An Interview with Steven Friedman).
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Friedman, Steven and Piper, Laurence
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JEWS , *AFRICANS , *RACISM , *ANTISEMITISM , *JEWISH identity , *ZIONISM - Abstract
In Good Jew, Bad Jew Steven Friedman argues that the meaning of anti-Semitism favoured by the Israeli government and its allies prioritises loyalty to the Israeli state over identification with the Jewish people. On this view, 'good Jews' are those who support the Israeli state, and 'bad Jews' are those who criticise Zionism. This framing reflects a discursive transition over decades linked to the desire to make Israel part of Europe politically and culturally. Not only has the Zionist version of anti-Semitism inverted traditional notions of Jewishness but it has transformed 'Jewishness' from the 'other' to whiteness, to an ally of white supremacists. This racial embrace goes hand in glove with the brutal practice of colonial violence evident in Gaza. Friedman makes his case drawing on the work African scholars such as Biko, Fanon and Mamdani, Southern scholars such as Ashis Nandy, as well as established scholars of the North. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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50. Decolonizing Israel, Liberating Palestine: Zionism, Settler Colonialism, and the Case for One Democratic State.
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ECHEVERRY TAMAYO, Juan David
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COLONIES ,DECOLONIZATION ,ZIONISM - Published
- 2023
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