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10 - Multiculturalism v. Security Considerations

Israeli Discrimination of Its Arab/Palestinian Citizens

from Part IV - Country Case Studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2021

Raphael Cohen-Almagor
Affiliation:
University of Hull
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Summary

The litmus test for measuring the extent of democratization of any given society is the legal status of minorities and their enjoyment of equal civic and human rights. The less discriminatory the society is against minorities, the more democratic it is. In this respect, Israel is struggling. Egalitarianism in terms of safeguarding basic civic and human rights for all is still in the making. Israel has navigated between liberalism, on the one hand, and promoting its religion and nationality as a Jewish state, on the other. Throughout the years, Israeli leaders have given precedence to Judaism and Jewishness over liberalism. While sometimes their language uttered liberal values, Israeli leaders’ actions were perfectionist in essence, preferring one religion and one nation over others. While accommodations were sought and some compromises were made, the underlying motivation was not to achieve just egalitarianism. This chapter argues for accommodating the interests of the Israeli-Arabs/Palestinians, and that Israel should strive to safeguard equal rights and liberties for all citizens – notwithstanding religion, race, culture, ethnicity, colour, gender, class or sexual orientation.

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Just, Reasonable Multiculturalism
Liberalism, Culture and Coercion
, pp. 277 - 307
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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