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Judisk stat eller israelisk nation? Om identitet i Israel.

Lindström, Jenny LU (2009) MRSK01 20091
Human Rights Studies
Centre for Theology and Religious Studies
Abstract
Israel is often referred to as a fragmented state, with the situation between Palestinians and Jews in mind. In Israel however, there are far more fragmentations – even among the Jewish populations. Ethnical differences between Ashkenazi and Mizrahi, religious differences between ultra-orthodox, orthodox and secular, and ideological differences within the Zionist-framework.
There is, however, an Israeli identity that binds the citizens of the state together. An identity that is closely connected with the Jewish culture and the Jewish religion.
The Jewish and Israeli identities have stayed strong for very long, this because of one thing: Zionism. The Zionists started preparing for the Jewish state as early as in the 1800s.
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Israel is often referred to as a fragmented state, with the situation between Palestinians and Jews in mind. In Israel however, there are far more fragmentations – even among the Jewish populations. Ethnical differences between Ashkenazi and Mizrahi, religious differences between ultra-orthodox, orthodox and secular, and ideological differences within the Zionist-framework.
There is, however, an Israeli identity that binds the citizens of the state together. An identity that is closely connected with the Jewish culture and the Jewish religion.
The Jewish and Israeli identities have stayed strong for very long, this because of one thing: Zionism. The Zionists started preparing for the Jewish state as early as in the 1800s.
With the identity research of Nationalism as a base, especially modernism and primordialism, this thesis investigates the meaning of the Jewish elements in the Israeli identity, among Jews in Israel and in the Diaspora.
The conclusion is: There is conflict within the Jewish community both within and outside of Israel. Some say you can not be a Jew and at the same time criticize Israel, that makes you an anti-Zionist and a self-hater. Others say that the Zionist identity is the exact same thing as the Israeli nationalist one. (Less)
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author
Lindström, Jenny LU
supervisor
organization
course
MRSK01 20091
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Judaism, identity, Zionism, nationalism, Israel
language
Swedish
id
1464395
date added to LUP
2009-09-02 13:08:48
date last changed
2014-09-04 08:27:49
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  abstract     = {{Israel is often referred to as a fragmented state, with the situation between Palestinians and Jews in mind. In Israel however, there are far more fragmentations – even among the Jewish populations. Ethnical differences between Ashkenazi and Mizrahi, religious differences between ultra-orthodox, orthodox and secular, and ideological differences within the Zionist-framework. 
There is, however, an Israeli identity that binds the citizens of the state together. An identity that is closely connected with the Jewish culture and the Jewish religion.  
The Jewish and Israeli identities have stayed strong for very long, this because of one thing: Zionism. The Zionists started preparing for the Jewish state as early as in the 1800s. 
With the identity research of Nationalism as a base, especially modernism and primordialism, this thesis investigates the meaning of the Jewish elements in the Israeli identity, among Jews in Israel and in the Diaspora.
The conclusion is: There is conflict within the Jewish community both within and outside of Israel. Some say you can not be a Jew and at the same time criticize Israel, that makes you an anti-Zionist and a self-hater. Others say that the Zionist identity is the exact same thing as the Israeli nationalist one.}},
  author       = {{Lindström, Jenny}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Judisk stat eller israelisk nation? Om identitet i Israel.}},
  year         = {{2009}},
}