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Local Communities and the Israeli Polity SUNY Series in Israeli Studies Russell Stone, Editor Local Communities and the Israeli Polity • Conflict of Values and Interests edited by Efraim Ben-Zadok State University of New York Press To My Father, Eliyahu Published by State University of New York Press, Albany © 1993 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, address the State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, NY 12246 Production by Bernadine Dawes Marketing by Nancy Farrell Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Local communities and the Israeli polity: conflict of values and interests / edited by Efraim Ben-Zadok. p. cm.-(SUNY series in Israeli studies) Includes index. ISBN 0-7914-1561-9 ISBN 0-7914-1562-7 (pbk.) 1. Israel-Politics and government. 2. Pressure groups-Israel. 3. Community power-Israel. 4. Central-local government relations -Israel. 5. West Bank-Politics and government. I. Ben-Zadok, Efraim. II. Series. JQ1825.P359L63 1993 306.2'095694-dc20 92-40893 CIP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 CONTENTS List of Tables and Figures IX Preface X111 Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1. National and Spatial Divisions in Israel 1 Efraim Ben-Zadok PART I • THE ARAB-JEWISH CLEAVAGE 39 2. Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza 41 Strip: Contested Domains Donna Robinson Divine 3. The Changing Strategies of Mobilization 67 among the Arabs in Israel: Parliamentary Politics, Local Politics, and National Organizations Majid Al-Haj PART II • THE ETHNIC-CLASS CLEAVAGE 89 4. Oriental Jews in the Development Towns: 91 Ethnicity, Economic Development, Budgets, and Politics Efraim Ben-Zadok 5. The Integration of Renewal Neighborhoods 123 into the Mainstream of Israeli Society: Illusion or Reality? Hana Ofek VlIl CONTENTS PART III • THE RELIGIOUS-SECULAR CLEAVAGE 155 6. The Emergence of Ultra-Orthodox Neighbor- 157 hoods in Israeli Urban Centers Yosseph Shilhav 7. Gush Emunim New Settlements in the West 189 Bank: From Social Movement to Regional Interest Group Giora Goldberg PART IV • THE LEFT-RIGHT CLEAVAGE 209 8. Kibbutzim and Moshavim: From Ideological 211 Symbol to Interest Group Neal Sherman PART V • CLEAVAGES IN THE CITY 241 9. Jerusalem: Central Authority and Local 243 Autonomy 1m Sharkansky Glossary 267 List of Contributors 275 Index 277
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