The multicultural challenge in Israel / edited by Avi Sagi and Ohad Nachtomy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sagi, Abraham.

Nachtomy, Ohad.

Series:

Israel (Boston, Mass.)

Israel, society, culture, and history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multiculturalism--Israel.

Multiculturalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Brighton, Mass. : Academic Studies Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Delving into Israel's multifaceted society, editors Avi Sagi and Ohad Nachtomy, along with their distinguished contributors, explore the many ethnic and religious communities that comprise modern Israel and the ways in which they interact and often misunderstand each other. Detailing both the tensions between Israelis and Arab minorities, as well as issues involving recent immigrants and the different religious sects within the Jewish community at large, this collection of essays covers diverse subjects such as Holocaust education, language rights, military service, and the balancing of religious with secular systems of law. An essential read for anyone searching for a better understanding of the challenges being faced in contemporary Israel.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION / Sagi, Avi / Nachtomy, Ohad

CONSTITUTIONAL INCREMENTALISM AND MATERIAL ENTRENCHMENT / Lerner, Hanna

WHO IS AFRAID OF LANGUAGE RIGHTS IN ISRAEL? / Pinto, Meital

THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: LANGUAGE AND STATE IN ISRAEL / Brandes, Tamar Hostovsky

THE HAND IN HAND BILINGUAL EDUCATION MODEL: VISION AND CHALLENGES / Amara, Muhammad

CULTURAL AND NORMATIVE DUALITY IN ISRAELI SOCIETY / Stern, Yedidia Z.

SOCIETY AND LAW IN ISRAEL BETWEEN A RIGHTS DISCOURSE AND AN IDENTITY DISCOURSE / Sagi, Avi

TRANSCENDING THE 'SECULARIZATION VS. TRADITIONALIZATION' DISCOURSE: JEWISH-ISRAELI TRADITIONISTS, THE POST-SECULAR, AND THE POSSIBILITIES OF MULTICULTURALISM / Yadgar, Yaacov

SERVICE IN THE IDF AND THE BOUNDARIES OF ISRAEL'S JEWISH COLLECTIVE / Cohen, Asher / Susser, Bernard

IDEAS VS. REALITY: MULTICULTURALISM AND RELIGIOUS-ZIONISM / Schwartz, Dov

THE SUFFERING OF THE OTHER: TEACHING THE HOLOCAUST TO ARABS AND JEWS / Ronen, Avihu

THE JEWISH HOLIDAYS AS A PLATFORM FOR A MULTICULTURAL DISCOURSE OF IDENTITY / Hevlin, Rina

THE MULTIPLE-ETHNIC SYNAGOGUE IN ISRAEL / Leon, Nissim

"WE PAY OUR TAXES AND SERVE IN THE ARMY": ETHNOGRAPHY AND THE CHALLENGE OF MULTICULTURALISM / Aharon, Meirav

MULTICULTURALISM IN ISRAEL: A LINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVE / Tannenbaum, Michal

ABSTRACTS

CONTRIBUTORS

INDEX OF SUBJECTS

INDEX OF NAMES

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-61811-079-9

OCLC:

762325118