Who is afraid of historical redress? : the Israeli victim-perpetrator dichotomy / Ruth Amir.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Amir, Ruth.

Series:

Israel (Boston, Mass.)

Israel: society, culture, and history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Reparations.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

World War, 1939-1945--Reparations.

World War, 1939-1945.

Reparations for historical injustices.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With the Holocaust resonating as the "thick background," historical redress processes in Israel render a particularly challenging case. The simultaneous concern the Jewish community has with past, present and future redress campaigns, as both victim and perpetrator, is unique. Who is Afraid of Historical Redress analyzes three cases of historical redress in Israel: the Yemeni children affair, the tinea capitis irradiations and the claims for the return of native land of the two Christian Palestinian villages of Iqrit and Bir'em. All three cases were redressed under the juridical edifice of legal thought and action. The outcomes suggest that these processes were insufficient for achieving closure by the victims, atonement by those responsible and reconciliation among social groups.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction

1. Repairing Historical Injustices

2. The Holocaust Reparations: A Template?

3. The Yemeni Babies Affair

4. The Tinea Capitis Affair

5. Iqrit and Bir'im

6. Back to the Future

7. Who Is Afraid of Historical Redress?

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61811-076-4

OCLC:

797833273