Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Other Palestinian Problem
- PART I THE CONFLICT WITHIN
- 1 Palestinians in Israel
- 2 Palestinian Politics in a Jewish State
- 3 A Radicalized Minority?
- 4 The Jewish Majority and the Arab “Other”
- PART II MANAGING THE CONFLICT
- Conclusion: A Comprehensive Resolution of the Palestinian Problem
- Bibliography
- Index
4 - The Jewish Majority and the Arab “Other”
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Other Palestinian Problem
- PART I THE CONFLICT WITHIN
- 1 Palestinians in Israel
- 2 Palestinian Politics in a Jewish State
- 3 A Radicalized Minority?
- 4 The Jewish Majority and the Arab “Other”
- PART II MANAGING THE CONFLICT
- Conclusion: A Comprehensive Resolution of the Palestinian Problem
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
For the first time we shall be the majority living with a minority, and we shall be called upon to provide an example and prove how Jews live with a minority.
Pinhas Lavon, Israel's defense minister, 1954–1955Up until this point in the book, we have focused our attention on the Palestinian minority in Israel. We have done so because it is essential to understand the developments that have taken place within the Arab community over the past few decades and especially in recent years in order to accurately assess the current state and likely future of Jewish-Arab relations in Israel. In particular, we believe that the growing political assertiveness of the Palestinian minority and its increasing demands for recognition as a national minority and for collective rights, including cultural autonomy, represent a major challenge for Jewish-Arab relations.
In this chapter, we examine the other side of the majority-minority divide in Israel – Israeli-Jewish society. We will first discuss the perceptions, beliefs, and views of Israeli Jews concerning Arab citizens of Israel and explain what gives rise to them. We will then discuss the attitudinal and political trends among Israeli Jews since the events of October 2000, which we regard as a significant turning point in Israeli-Jewish attitudes.
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- Israel’s PalestiniansThe Conflict Within, pp. 103 - 130Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011