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Israeli Jews from Muslim Countries: Immigrant Associations and Civic Leverage
Contemporary Review of the Middle East Pub Date : 2019-09-01 , DOI: 10.1177/2347798919872833
Paula Kabalo 1
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Abstract This article sheds light on the salient and far-reaching pattern of association-forming among Jewish immigrants from Muslim countries in Israel during the 1950s and 1960s. They were formally established associations that operated by means of representatives and spokespersons and strove to mediate between the population group that they represented and the state authorities that dealt with immigration and its integration. Interestingly, although few of the members or leaders of these entities have lived under democratic regimes, they established organizations that operated on the basis of democratic principles: election of representatives, holding members’ assemblies, and freedom of expression. They articulated their positions publicly and openly and were not deterred from criticizing policymakers, even those in the highest of echelons. The extent of the phenomenon challenges the conventional image in research on immigration to Israel from the Islamic countries—that of a passive, dependent population that has no voice of its own. Additionally, it suggests that the volunteer organizations’ pressure and contacts with the authorities paid off and influenced policymakers’ agendas—leading to an additional assumption that immigrant absorption policy was crafted via exchange and interaction and not solely in a “top-down” manner.

中文翻译:

来自穆斯林国家的以色列犹太人:移民协会和公民杠杆

摘要 本文揭示了 1950 年代和 1960 年代以色列穆斯林国家的犹太移民之间显着而深远的结社模式。他们是正式成立的协会,由代表和发言人运作,努力在他们所代表的人口群体与处理移民及其融合问题的国家当局之间进行调解。有趣的是,尽管这些实体的成员或领导人中很少有人生活在民主制度下,但他们建立了基于民主原则运作的组织:代表选举、召开成员大会和言论自由。他们公开和公开地阐明了自己的立场,并没有阻止批评决策者,即使是那些处于最高层级的决策者。这种现象的严重程度挑战了从伊斯兰国家移民到以色列的研究中的传统形象——被动、依赖人口、没有自己的声音。此外,它表明志愿者组织的压力和与当局的接触得到了回报并影响了政策制定者的议程——导致额外的假设,即移民吸收政策是通过交流和互动制定的,而不仅仅是“自上而下”的方式。
更新日期:2019-09-01
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