Debating Islam in the Jewish state : the development of policy toward Islamic institutions in Israel / Alisa Rubin Peled.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peled, Alisa Rubin, 1965-

Series:

SUNY series in Israeli studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Palestinian Arabs--Government policy--Israel.

Palestinian Arabs.

Palestinian Arabs--Government policy.

Muslims.

Politics and government.

Israel.

Israel--Ethnic relations.

Ethnic relations.

Palestinian Arabs--Israel--Politics and government--20th century.

Judaism--Relations--Islam.

Judaism.

Relations.

Islam.

Islam--Relations--Judaism.

Muslims--Israel.

Physical Description:

xii, 239 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2001]

Contents:

The Public Policy Angle: The Struggle for Jurisdiction over Muslim Affairs 3

Islam in Palestine and Israel: From the Ottoman Era to 1948 5

The Academic Debate over Israel's Arab Minority Policy 7

The Debate over Israeli Policy towards Islamic Institutions 10

Chapter 2 The Rise and Fall of the Ministry of Minority Affairs 17

Behor Shitrit and the Ministry of Minority Affairs 19

The Ministry of Religious Affairs Stakes a Claim to Muslim Affairs 26

Early Attempts to Build Legal Foundations for Muslim Institutions 28

The Ministry of Religious Affairs Escalates the Conflict 30

Conflicting Reports: The Pinnacle of the Interministerial Battle 34

The Demise of the Ministry of Minority Affairs: Towards a Policy of Divide and Rule 36

Chapter 3 A New Rivalry: The Ministry of Religious Affairs and the Advisor to the Prime Minister on Arab Affairs 41

Turkey or Bosnia-Hercegovina: The Search for a Model for Muslim Communal Affairs 41

Joshua Palmon and the Changing Role of the Advisor to the Prime Minister on Arab Affairs 46

The First Battle: Accounting for Waqf Finances 49

The Second Battle: The Conflict with Taher al-Tabari 53

Chapter 4 Defining the Role of Shari'a Courts, Qadis, and Islamic Law 59

The Third Battle: Establishing Legal Foundations for the Shari'a Court System and Qadi Appointments 59

The Muslim Voice: The Campaign to Keep the Israeli Qadis out of Politics 64

The Israeli Method of Shari'a Reform: Towards the Improvement of the Status of Women 69

Chapter 5 Protection of Holy Places: The Foreign Policy Dimension 75

The Foreign Policy Accomplishments of Israeli Holy Places Policy 76

The Domestic Agenda: Towards an Official Policy Concerning Muslim Holy Places 83

Policy Failure: Incidents of Neglect Regarding Muslim Holy Places 86

International Disputes over Access to Holy Places in Jerusalem 92

Protection of Holy Places: The Public Relations War 95

Chapter 6 Islamic Education in Israel 97

Lessons from the Mandate and the Transition to Israeli Control 98

The Struggle to Define the Goals of Arab Education in Israel 101

Religious Studies in the Minority School System 106

Minority Protest and the Reform of the Religious Studies Cirriculum 110

The Rise of Arab Nationalism in the Minority Schools 117

Chapter 7 The Decline of the Religious Establishment and the Islamist Movement Challenge 121

The Succession Crisis in the Muslim Establishment 122

Towards the Rise of an Islamist Movement in Israel 127

A Brief History of the Islamist Movement in Israel 130

The Challenge of the Official Muslim Establishment 136

The State Response to the Campaign for an Autonomous Religious Establishment 141

Israel's Islamic Policy: A Mosaic of Motives and Ministries, A Dominant Quest for Control 148

The Critical Role Played by Individuals 149

Policy Consequences 151

The New Battle for Control: Towards Autonomous Islamic Institutions? 153

Appendix 1 The First Four Israeli Qadis and the Establishment of the Shari'a Courts 159

Appendix 2 The United Nations and the Holy Places 161

Appendix 3 UN Votes on the Territorial Internationalization of Jerusalem 165.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-227) and index.

ISBN:

0791450775

0791450783

OCLC:

46713229