Suchergebnisse

Israel as a hegemonic ethnic state and the politics of group identity -- The Palestinian minority in Israel : resisting the "ethnocratic" system -- Mizrahi (Oriental) Jews and the Ashkenazi system : incorporation vs. separation politics -- Jewish religious groups and the politics of identity in the "secular-Jewish" state -- Russian immigrants : imposing multi-culturalism in the public sphere in Israel -- Groups divisions, the external conflict and political instability in Israel since Oslo -- Conclusion : the future of group politics in Israel

This book offers an analysis on contemporary Israeli democracy, examining in particular society and politics from the perspectives of the different ethnic groups outside of the Ashkenazi mainstream. The book explores the political expressions of the secondary groups in Israel (Mizrahim, Religious, Russians and Palestinian-Arab) and how these groups where treated by the Ashkinazim as a threat to its hegemony over the state. Looking at the instability created by the struggle of these marginal groups against the state, and the discrimination policy practiced by the Ashkenazi 'hegemonic.

Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright information; Contents; Figures and Tables; Introduction: Historical Background and Analytical Framework; The Palestinians in Israel: Historical Background; From the Perspective of the ''Jewish State''; From Assimilation without Equality to Segregation without Autonomy; The Emergence of a Politics of Ethnic Superiority; From Individual Rights to Collective Duties; From the Perspective of the Palestinians in Israel; From the Politics of Coexistence to the Politics of Rights; From Identity Politics to the Politics of Identity.