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Shrinking spaces in Israel: contraction of democratic space, consolidation of occupation, and ongoing human rights violations call for a pradigm shift in Europe's policies
- Source :
- SWP Comment
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- DEU, 2017.
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Abstract
- Israel has always claimed to be the only democracy in the Middle East. Yet the current government coalition is dominated by right-wing, ultra-Orthodox and national-religious parties advocating illiberal policies and seeking Jewish dominance across "Eretz Israel" - Israel itself and the occupied Palestinian territories. Accordingly, the government is working firstly to emphasise the Jewish elements in Israel's identity. It is secondly pushing ahead with settlement-building in and de facto annexation of parts of the occupied territories. Thirdly, it is steadily shrinking the spaces for Israel's civil society and human rights organisations. Germany and the EU should press Israel to comply with international law, improve the human rights situation and preserve spaces for civil society to thrive. In their policies, working towards respect for human rights and international law should no longer come second to conflict resolution. (author's abstract)
- Subjects :
- non-governmental organization
Besatzungspolitik
occupied territory
minority rights
nichtstaatliche Organisation
democracy
Politikwissenschaft
Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitik
occupation policy
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Zivilgesellschaft
conflict management
Arab
Völkerrecht
human rights
Palestinian
Minderheitenrecht
Staatsbürgerrechte
Menschenrechtsschutz
Middle East
Menschenrechte
Palästinensische Gebiete
Israel
international law
Political science
civil society
Araber
internationales Recht
human rights violation
Siedlungspolitik
Palästinenser
Palestinian territories
settlement policy
Konfliktregelung
ddc:320
law of nations
Menschenrechtsverletzung
Nahost
Demokratie
besetztes Gebiet
Subjects
Details
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- SWP Comment
- Accession number :
- edsair.od......1272..80b49707bb951c42881f2af0fdf5b988