Israel and Its Arab Minority, 1948-2008: Dialogue, Protest, Violence

by Gadi Hitman

Overview

Using a balanced approach, this study provides a comprehensive picture of the Arab sector over six decades. It examines what, when, and why the Arab minority in Israel chooses to either negotiate with the government or turn to protest or violence in order to change the status quo. This book offers a unique framework for further scholarly writings and enables policy makers, in any given situation, to identify the best policy to implement towards national minorities in order to reduce the possibility of tensions, violence, and escalation. These policies should not just involve making decisions to decrease a minority’s grievances, but should also aim to understand what type of leadership is guiding the minority in order to lower the chance of clashes between the parties.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781498539722
Publisher:	Lexington Books
Publication date:	08/30/2016
Pages:	268
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Gadi Hitman is lecturer in the Political Science and Middle East Department at Ariel University and Beit Berl Academic College.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Part I. The Theoretical Framework: A Historiographical Overview of the Arab Israeli Citizens
Chapter 1. Historical Theories of State–Minority Relationships
Chapter 2. Prominent Characteristics of the Arab Minority in Israel and the Political Frameworks
Part II. From the Establishment of the State (1948) until Land Day (1976): Mutual Distrust
Chapter 3. 1948–1956: The Imposition of a Military Government and the Kfar Kassem Massacre
Chapter 4. The Nazareth events (1958), the end of the military government and the June 1967 War
Chapter 5. The 1970s: The Yom Kippur War and “Land Day”
Chapter 6. “Land Day” in 1982 Lebanese War: The Sabra and Shatilla Massacre
Part III. From the First Intifada to the “Cast Lead” Campaign (2008): Civil Dialogue and Nationalist Violence
Chapter 7. 1987–2000: Worsening Relations between the Establishment and the Arab Minority
Chapter 8. The “Defensive Wall” Campaign (2002) and the “Cast Lead” Campaign (2008)
Conclusion

Editorial Reviews

Using a balanced approach, this study provides a comprehensive picture of the Arab sector over six decades.. . This book offers a unique framework for further scholarly writings and enables policy makers, in any given situation, to identify the best policy to implement towards national minorities in order to reduce the possibility of tensions, violence, and escalation.

Israel Book Review

This study represents a unique approach to the issue of a national minority within a nation-state. It develops a model of dialogue that moves from negotiations to protest to violence depending on a series of variables. Gadi Hitman analyzes 17 test cases covering sixty years of tension between two national and strong players. His conclusions might serve as the basis for a future re-definition of Jewish–Arab relations within the State of Israel.

Alexander Bligh