Religion, Settlements and Israel’s  Relations with Palestinian Arabs

Murat AĞDEMİR

doi:https://doi.org/10.1501/Intrel_0000000292

Makale detayları

Religion, Settlements and Israel’s Relations with Palestinian Arabs

Yazarlar:

Murat AĞDEMİR

Yayıncı:

Ankara University

Ana Başlıklar:

Siyaset Bilimi

Dergi:

The Turkish Yearbook of International Relations 2014 Issue 45, pp.41-64

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2014

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000668513

Sıklık:

Yıllık

eISSN:

2667-5382

pISSN:

0544-1943

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1501/Intrel_0000000292

Özet:

 

The emergence of Israel as an independent state shows the importance of religious identity in shaping political outcomes. Israel has been the fulfilment of the Zionist vision of Palestine as a homeland for Jews throughout the world from different backgrounds, and the founding leadership tried to create a state running with secular rather than religious principles. However, after the 1967 war added to Israel the territories that constituted the core of the biblically promised lands, namely the West Bank  described in Israeli parlance as Judea and Samaria  and East Jerusalem with the Temple Mount, which are the holiest places in Judaism, tens of thousands of religious Jews began to settle in those areas. They have high birth rates and their beliefs cause frictions between different levels of Israeli society. Moreover, they carry weight in Israeli politics far in excess of their numbers and occupy key positions in the military, the government, and various layers of the bureaucracy. They can affect the decision-making process in government circles and provide a support base for religious militants. Moreover, they strengthen the struggle against territorial withdrawals and may be seen as an obstacle for peace. This paper examines the role of religion in foreign policy in Israel with particular reference to religious Zionism. It explores the influence of religion in shaping the policy towards Palestinians in Jerusalem and the West Bank. The argument is that for Israel, it is imperative to balance the effects of religious nationalism if it wants to reach a permanent peace and ensure its security.

Makale detayları

Religion, Settlements and Israel’s Relations with Palestinian Arabs

Yazarlar: Murat AĞDEMİR

Yayıncı: Ankara University

Ana Başlıklar: Siyaset Bilimi

Dergi: The Turkish Yearbook of International Relations 2014 Issue 45, pp.41-64

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 4/2014

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000668513

Sıklık: Yıllık

eISSN: 2667-5382

pISSN: 0544-1943

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1501/Intrel_0000000292

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Murat AĞDEMİR

Yayıncı:

Ankara University

Ana Başlıklar:

Siyaset Bilimi

Dergi:

The Turkish Yearbook of International Relations 2014 Issue 45, pp.41-64

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2014

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000668513

Sıklık:

Yıllık

eISSN:

2667-5382

pISSN:

0544-1943

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1501/Intrel_0000000292