ABSTRACT

Over the past decades, neo-Zionist discourse has gain prominence in Israel. This approach, which gives preference to the definition of Israel as a Jewish state over its definition as a democracy, is a specific version authoritarian populism. This paper explores how educational discourses, policies and curricular changes are being shaped by right-wing populist organization and politicians to strengthen New-Zionism, while delegitimising liberal-democratic values.

The paper draws on three examples. The first focuses on the campaign to ban the activist groups ‘Breaking the Silence’ – a group of army veteran who collect testimonies on Israel’s misconducts in the occupied territories – from entering schools. The second example is the case of ‘Im Tirtzu’, a right-wing organization, and their campaign against left-wing influences in the academy. A third example focuses on the changes to the compulsory civic curriculum – an example to the ways in which education is used to perpetuate a particular notion of Jewish nationalism.

These cases help reveal the reactions of academic institutions to such actions, and the partial acceptance they have gained in recent years. They also show how the boundaries of the political were redrawn and the role education policy and institutions play in delegitimizing left-wing critique.

摘要

在过去的几十年里，新犹太复国主义话语在以色列获得了突出地位。这种将以色列定义为犹太国家而非民主国家的方法是一种特定版本的威权民粹主义。本文探讨了右翼民粹主义组织和政治家如何塑造教育话语、政策和课程变化，以加强新锡安主义，同时取消自由民主价值观的合法性。

本文借鉴了三个例子。第一个重点是禁止激进组织“打破沉默”——一群为以色列在被占领土上的不当行为收集证词的退伍军人——进入学校的运动。第二个例子是右翼组织“Im Tirtzu”及其反对学院左翼影响的运动。第三个例子侧重于强制性公民课程的变化——一个例子说明了教育被用来使特定的犹太民族主义概念永存的方式。

这些案例有助于揭示学术机构对此类行动的反应，以及它们近年来获得的部分认可。他们还展示了政治边界是如何被重新划分的，以及教育政策和机构在使左翼批评合法化方面所起的作用。