The Impacts of Lasting Occupation Lessons from Israeli Society

by Bar-Tal, Daniel; Schnell, Izhak

• ISBN13: 9780199862184
• ISBN10: 0199862184
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-12-07
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Protracted occupation has become a rare phenomenon in the 21st century. One notable exception is Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, which began over four decades ago after the Six-Day War in 1967. While many studies have examined the effects of occupation on the occupied society, which bears most of the burdens of occupation, this book directs its attention to the occupiers. The effects of occupation on the occupying society are not always easily observed, and are therefore difficult to study. Yet through their analysis, the authors of this volume show how occupation has detrimental effects on the occupiers. The effects of occupation do not stop in the occupied territories, but penetrate deeply into the fabric of the occupying society. The Impacts of Lasting Occupation examines the effects that Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories have had on Israeli society. The consequences of occupation are evident in all aspects of Israeli life, including its political, social, legal, economic, cultural, and psychological spheres. Occupation has shaped Israel's national identity as a whole, in addition to the day-to-day lives of Israeli citizens. Daniel Bar-Tal and Izhak Schnell have brought together a wide range of academic experts to show how occupation has led to the deterioration of democracy and moral codes, threatened personal security, and limited economic growth in Israel.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Occupied and Occupiers - The Israeli Case

Fundamentals of Occupation

The Law of Belligerent Occupation as a System of Control: Dressing up Exploitation in Respectable Garb

Is There a Controversy about the Morality of the Occupation and its Implications?

Geographical Ramifications of the Occupation on Israeli Society

Psychological Legitimization -Views of the Israeli Occupation by Jews in Israel: Data and Implications

Political Effects of Occupation

The Occupation and Israeli Democracy

The Occupation and its Effect on the Israel Defense Forces

Intra-Domestic Bargaining over the Lands and the Future: Israel's Policy toward the 1967 Occupied Territories

The Impact of the Occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip on the Political Discourse of the Palestinians in Israel

Societal Effects of Occupation

The Wallkeepers: Monitoring the Israeli-Arab Conflict

Economic Cost of the Occupation

Gendering the Discourse of Occupation: A Sociological Perspective

The Psychological and Moral Consequences for Israeli Society of the Occupation of Palestinian Land

Cultural Effects of Occupation

Appealing to Enlightened Self Interest: The Impact of Occupation on Human Rights within Israel

The Occupation as Represented in the Arts in Israel

Vocabulary and the Discourse on the 1967 Territories

Conclusion: The Occupied Territories as a Cornerstone in the Reconstruction of Israeli Society

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