example." (p. 377) After that dismissive beginning, the Jews of Canada are discussed in not quite... more example." (p. 377) After that dismissive beginning, the Jews of Canada are discussed in not quite five pages, most of which are devoted to a brief summary of the last two thousand years of the development of Judaism. Religious studies in Canada began in the last century as a discipline which centered on Christian history and theology. Since then, it has developed an understanding that the study of Christianity is that of a central religious experience rather than the central religion. A reader who wants to examine the history of Catholic and Protestant Christianity in Canada will find this book highly interesting. Readers who want more than a brief glimpse of other religious traditions, however, will be sorely disappointed.
example." (p. 377) After that dismissive beginning, the Jews of Canada are discussed in not quite... more example." (p. 377) After that dismissive beginning, the Jews of Canada are discussed in not quite five pages, most of which are devoted to a brief summary of the last two thousand years of the development of Judaism. Religious studies in Canada began in the last century as a discipline which centered on Christian history and theology. Since then, it has developed an understanding that the study of Christianity is that of a central religious experience rather than the central religion. A reader who wants to examine the history of Catholic and Protestant Christianity in Canada will find this book highly interesting. Readers who want more than a brief glimpse of other religious traditions, however, will be sorely disappointed.
At first glance Jewish Israeli Communists and SLI (Songs of the Land of Israel) make strange bedf... more At first glance Jewish Israeli Communists and SLI (Songs of the Land of Israel) make strange bedfellows. Communist Party members would seem to be the last to sing songs that glorify the Land of Israel using Zionist tropes. Yet they did. Since the end of World War II, the Ron Workers' Choir, which was affiliated with the Communist Party, sang SLI songs and performed on international stages in the Socialist Bloc and in Israel. This amateur choir, its history, and the ideological shifts that enabled its activity are the focus of this article. We argue here that the shift in the Jewish Communists' ideology toward a form of qualified recognition of Israeli nationalism and the development of a Zionist Habitus enabled the reception and embrace of Zionist culture, including its settler colonial aspects, by Jewish Israeli Communists.
Settler colonial projects are not only focused on the economy of a population and the formation o... more Settler colonial projects are not only focused on the economy of a population and the formation of a settler state, they are also cultural undertakings whereby the settlers form their own settler culture. In this article, we explore the dynamics of Zionist settler culture from the point of view of its most radical critics, Jewish- Israeli Communists. We analyze the ways Zionist settler culture has been both absorbed and negated by BANKI (Young Israeli Communist League). In an analysis of musical practices, as well as the lyrics of Israeli pseudo-folk songs, known colloquially as SLI (Songs of the Land of Israel), we discuss how BANKI members created their own Israeli national non-Zionist singing culture, and formed a singing culture that was both part of, as well as distinct from, the Socialist-Zionist youth movements. In this way, we explore how, from the 1920s through the 1960s, Zionist settlercolonial culture was informed as well as co-created by Jewish- Israeli Communist youth.
Anthropologica, the journal of the Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA), invites you to submit a... more Anthropologica, the journal of the Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA), invites you to submit articles for peer review. We welcome articles in both French and English that engage with any field of sociocultural anthropology, covering a broad range of topics relevant to the dynamics of contemporary life. We welcome articles that are grounded in innovative methodologies, such as visual anthropology, community engaged research, and critical studies of materiality. Submissions should be based on original ethnographic fieldwork in any part of the world.
ISRAEL, DIASPORA, AND THE ROUTES OF NATIONAL BELONGING Many diasporic Jews have strong ties to Is... more ISRAEL, DIASPORA, AND THE ROUTES OF NATIONAL BELONGING Many diasporic Jews have strong ties to Israel, but what does diasporic nationalism mean, and is it necessarily tied to territory? Over the course of four years, jasmin Habib was a participant observer on ...
… narratives, spatial dynamics, gender relations and …, 2007
Chapter 3 " We Were Living in a Different Country": Palestinian Nostalgia and the Futur... more Chapter 3 " We Were Living in a Different Country": Palestinian Nostalgia and the Future Past1 Jasmin Habib This century has shown that in every situation of organized oppression, the true antonyms are always the exclusive part versus the inclusive whole-not masculinity versus ...
Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies, 2018
ABSTRACT:Since the mid-1970s, the emigration of Jewish-Israelis to overseas destinations has beco... more ABSTRACT:Since the mid-1970s, the emigration of Jewish-Israelis to overseas destinations has become a recurring issue of acrimonious discussion and debate in the Israeli public sphere. This article traces historical anxieties about emigration, provides political frameworks for understanding related discussions and debates, and examines their popular cultural expressions. By analyzing three songs performed by Israeli singers Arik Einstein, Oshik Levi, and the indie group Shmemel, the historical, political, economic, and cultural elements of this debate are situated and explored. We argue that these songs reflect elements of the public debate about the angst of the Israeli, sabra, Ashkenazi middle-class émigré.
example." (p. 377) After that dismissive beginning, the Jews of Canada are discussed in not quite... more example." (p. 377) After that dismissive beginning, the Jews of Canada are discussed in not quite five pages, most of which are devoted to a brief summary of the last two thousand years of the development of Judaism. Religious studies in Canada began in the last century as a discipline which centered on Christian history and theology. Since then, it has developed an understanding that the study of Christianity is that of a central religious experience rather than the central religion. A reader who wants to examine the history of Catholic and Protestant Christianity in Canada will find this book highly interesting. Readers who want more than a brief glimpse of other religious traditions, however, will be sorely disappointed.
example." (p. 377) After that dismissive beginning, the Jews of Canada are discussed in not quite... more example." (p. 377) After that dismissive beginning, the Jews of Canada are discussed in not quite five pages, most of which are devoted to a brief summary of the last two thousand years of the development of Judaism. Religious studies in Canada began in the last century as a discipline which centered on Christian history and theology. Since then, it has developed an understanding that the study of Christianity is that of a central religious experience rather than the central religion. A reader who wants to examine the history of Catholic and Protestant Christianity in Canada will find this book highly interesting. Readers who want more than a brief glimpse of other religious traditions, however, will be sorely disappointed.
At first glance Jewish Israeli Communists and SLI (Songs of the Land of Israel) make strange bedf... more At first glance Jewish Israeli Communists and SLI (Songs of the Land of Israel) make strange bedfellows. Communist Party members would seem to be the last to sing songs that glorify the Land of Israel using Zionist tropes. Yet they did. Since the end of World War II, the Ron Workers' Choir, which was affiliated with the Communist Party, sang SLI songs and performed on international stages in the Socialist Bloc and in Israel. This amateur choir, its history, and the ideological shifts that enabled its activity are the focus of this article. We argue here that the shift in the Jewish Communists' ideology toward a form of qualified recognition of Israeli nationalism and the development of a Zionist Habitus enabled the reception and embrace of Zionist culture, including its settler colonial aspects, by Jewish Israeli Communists.
Settler colonial projects are not only focused on the economy of a population and the formation o... more Settler colonial projects are not only focused on the economy of a population and the formation of a settler state, they are also cultural undertakings whereby the settlers form their own settler culture. In this article, we explore the dynamics of Zionist settler culture from the point of view of its most radical critics, Jewish- Israeli Communists. We analyze the ways Zionist settler culture has been both absorbed and negated by BANKI (Young Israeli Communist League). In an analysis of musical practices, as well as the lyrics of Israeli pseudo-folk songs, known colloquially as SLI (Songs of the Land of Israel), we discuss how BANKI members created their own Israeli national non-Zionist singing culture, and formed a singing culture that was both part of, as well as distinct from, the Socialist-Zionist youth movements. In this way, we explore how, from the 1920s through the 1960s, Zionist settlercolonial culture was informed as well as co-created by Jewish- Israeli Communist youth.
Anthropologica, the journal of the Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA), invites you to submit a... more Anthropologica, the journal of the Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA), invites you to submit articles for peer review. We welcome articles in both French and English that engage with any field of sociocultural anthropology, covering a broad range of topics relevant to the dynamics of contemporary life. We welcome articles that are grounded in innovative methodologies, such as visual anthropology, community engaged research, and critical studies of materiality. Submissions should be based on original ethnographic fieldwork in any part of the world.
ISRAEL, DIASPORA, AND THE ROUTES OF NATIONAL BELONGING Many diasporic Jews have strong ties to Is... more ISRAEL, DIASPORA, AND THE ROUTES OF NATIONAL BELONGING Many diasporic Jews have strong ties to Israel, but what does diasporic nationalism mean, and is it necessarily tied to territory? Over the course of four years, jasmin Habib was a participant observer on ...
… narratives, spatial dynamics, gender relations and …, 2007
Chapter 3 " We Were Living in a Different Country": Palestinian Nostalgia and the Futur... more Chapter 3 " We Were Living in a Different Country": Palestinian Nostalgia and the Future Past1 Jasmin Habib This century has shown that in every situation of organized oppression, the true antonyms are always the exclusive part versus the inclusive whole-not masculinity versus ...
Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies, 2018
ABSTRACT:Since the mid-1970s, the emigration of Jewish-Israelis to overseas destinations has beco... more ABSTRACT:Since the mid-1970s, the emigration of Jewish-Israelis to overseas destinations has become a recurring issue of acrimonious discussion and debate in the Israeli public sphere. This article traces historical anxieties about emigration, provides political frameworks for understanding related discussions and debates, and examines their popular cultural expressions. By analyzing three songs performed by Israeli singers Arik Einstein, Oshik Levi, and the indie group Shmemel, the historical, political, economic, and cultural elements of this debate are situated and explored. We argue that these songs reflect elements of the public debate about the angst of the Israeli, sabra, Ashkenazi middle-class émigré.
The 37th Annual Meeting of the Association for Israel Studies , 2021
La Familia and the Israeli Far Right
Jasmin Habib Amir Locker-Biletzki
Abstract
The “beautiful... more La Familia and the Israeli Far Right Jasmin Habib Amir Locker-Biletzki Abstract
The “beautiful game” soccer is played worldwide under universal rules originating in 19thC Britain. However as global as it is in scale, soccer is very much influenced by national, regional and local factors. The triangle of fans, club and the national soccer association – without which there is no game – is influenced by the culture, economy and conflict of its locality. The article presented here offers to analyze the case of Beytar Jerusalem F.C and mainly its fan club La Familia. The organization will be analyzed in light of concepts and theories derived from peacebuilding discourse Violent Extremism (VE), Counter Violent Extremism (CVE) and Bernard Mayer’s human needs theory. In addition, the insights about Israeli soccer by Amir Ben-Porat and the work of Sofia Solomon on La Familia will be utilized in the study of the fan club. We argue that La Familia exhibits two main characteristics of VE. First, it emerges from within a nationalistic ideology that extols and enables violence. Second, it appeals to marginalized Jewish working-class youth. While informed by right wing ideologies, we argue that La Familia also fulfils its members’ desire for community belonging and identity. We assert that the singular way to counter la Familia’s dangerous violent acts and ideology is by addressing the deep-rooted Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Economy of Civil War and the Zionist-Palestinian Conflict
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The Israeli-Palestinian confli... more Economy of Civil War and the Zionist-Palestinian Conflict Abstract The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is described as a conflict of two groups bifurcated along lines of ethnonational identity. Two national movements wishing to create and maintain a national identity in a nation-state all on the same land. In the article presented here we argue for a different approach to the conflict. Using concepts derived from the works of political economists Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler and from peace studies, we contend that the conflict is a civil war taken place on the same political unit. Using the rendering of one state by the Israeli scholars Moshe Behar and Yehouda Shenhav as well as the understandings of settler-colonialism of Gershon Shafir and the commodification of land by Communist ideologues, in conjunction with Collier and Hoeffler greed and grievance conflict models – we argue that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict exhibits elements of a struggle over a lootable source land. We continue to argue that the loot of land leads to the ethnopolitical grievance of those who stand to lose this source further fueling the conflict. We conclude by suggesting that the possible future transformation of the conflict is already outlined in its present. Namely turning the conflicted Israeli-Palestinian joint space into a peaceful one.
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The “beautiful game” soccer is played worldwide under universal rules originating in 19thC Britain. However as global as it is in scale, soccer is very much influenced by national, regional and local factors. The triangle of fans, club and the national soccer association – without which there is no game – is influenced by the culture, economy and conflict of its locality. The article presented here offers to analyze the case of Beytar Jerusalem F.C and mainly its fan club La Familia. The organization will be analyzed in light of concepts and theories derived from peacebuilding discourse Violent Extremism (VE), Counter Violent Extremism (CVE) and Bernard Mayer’s human needs theory. In addition, the insights about Israeli soccer by Amir Ben-Porat and the work of Sofia Solomon on La Familia will be utilized in the study of the fan club. We argue that La Familia exhibits two main characteristics of VE. First, it emerges from within a nationalistic ideology that extols and enables violence. Second, it appeals to marginalized Jewish working-class youth. While informed by right wing ideologies, we argue that La Familia also fulfils its members’ desire for community belonging and identity. We assert that the singular way to counter la Familia’s dangerous violent acts and ideology is by addressing the deep-rooted Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is described as a conflict of two groups bifurcated along lines of ethnonational identity. Two national movements wishing to create and maintain a national identity in a nation-state all on the same land. In the article presented here we argue for a different approach to the conflict. Using concepts derived from the works of political economists Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler and from peace studies, we contend that the conflict is a civil war taken place on the same political unit. Using the rendering of one state by the Israeli scholars Moshe Behar and Yehouda Shenhav as well as the understandings of settler-colonialism of Gershon Shafir and the commodification of land by Communist ideologues, in conjunction with Collier and Hoeffler greed and grievance conflict models – we argue that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict exhibits elements of a struggle over a lootable source land. We continue to argue that the loot of land leads to the ethnopolitical grievance of those who stand to lose this source further fueling the conflict. We conclude by suggesting that the possible future transformation of the conflict is already outlined in its present. Namely turning the conflicted Israeli-Palestinian joint space into a peaceful one.