Abstract

We investigate whether the attitudes of the Israeli majority toward migrants reflect the double standard embedded in Israel’s immigration regime, differentiating Jewish from non-Jewish migrants. We compare attitudes toward ethnic migrants (Jews), non-ethnic migrants (non-Jews), and asylum seekers, considering three explanations: values, collective vulnerability, and perceived threat. Our findings show that perceived vulnerability increases threat due to immigration. Values play an important role in predicting opposition to both Jewish and non-ethnic immigrants. Perceptions of threat are more relevant for the explanation of opposition to non-ethnic immigrants than to that of Jewish immigrants. We discuss our findings in light of existing theories.

摘要

我们调查以色列大多数人对移民的态度是否反映了以色列移民制度中嵌入的双重标准，即区分犹太人和非犹太人移民。我们比较了对种族移民（犹太人）、非种族移民（非犹太人）和寻求庇护者的态度，考虑了三种解释：价值观、集体脆弱性和感知到的威胁。我们的研究结果表明，感知到的脆弱性会增加移民带来的威胁。价值观在预测对犹太和非种族移民的反对方面起着重要作用。对威胁的看法与对非种族移民的反对比对犹太移民的反对的解释更相关。我们根据现有理论讨论我们的发现。