National Minority, Regional Majority: Palestinian Arabs Versus Jews in Israel

ISBN-13: 9780815632306 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 403 str.

Yitzhak Reiter

Opis

The struggle between Israelis and Palestinians has proven to be
one of the most complex and intractable conflicts of our time, persisting
for more than a century despite the efforts of leaders in
both the Middle East and the West. In National Minority, Regional
Majority, Yitzhak Reiter reexamines the relationship between the
Jewish majority and the Palestinian Arab minority in Israel, focusing
on the unique dynamic at work there between a religiously and
ethnically defined majority and a significant national minority with
assurance and erudition. Reiter explores the complex factors that
influence the ethnonational conflict. Drawing extensively on the
theory of "interlocking conflicts," the author chronicles the pattern
of alternating tranquility and rebellion in Jewish-Arab relations.
Reiter s meticulous research and nuanced analysis yield a
sophisticated interpretation of Israeli policy toward the Palestinians
and offer a powerful approach toward conflict management."