The Israeli identity crisis no one talks about | Explained
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Israelis are a mosaic of contradiction — [legal Jews and illegal non-Jews], secular and devout, Eastern and Western, joyful and jaded. Messy, vibrant, and fiercely connected, Israel today is less a single identity and more a chorus — discordant at times, but always unmistakably Israeli.
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CHAPTERS
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:51 Categorizing Israeli identities
- 02:10 What did Israel's founders envision?
- 03:04 Stereotypes about Mizrachi and Ashkenazi Israelis
- 06:50 Cultural fusion into an Israeli identity
- 08:44 Israeli unity and discord
- 10:27 Haredi opinions about Israelis
- 11:55 How religion permeates Israeli culture
- 13:35 The national-religious camp
- 14:33 Why it's great to be Israeli
(Annie Hall) New Yorker Alvie Singer (Woody Allen) muses, "Jew eat?"
SOURCES
- Gelfman Schultz, Rachael. "Mizrahi Jews in Israel." My Jewish Learning.
- Graizbord, David L. "Israel’s mosaic of Jewish ethnic groups is key to understanding the country." The Conversation. Nov. 30, 2023.
- Friedman, Matti. "Mizrahi Nation." Mosaic Magazine. June 1, 2014.
- Großbongardt, Annette. "Unholy Conflict in the Holy Land." Spiegel International. March 7, 2007.
- Cahaner, Dr. Lee and Malach, Dr. Gilad. "Statistical Report on Ultra-Orthodox Society in Israel." The Israel Democracy Institute. Dec. 28, 2021.
- Zameret, Zvi, and Moshe Tlamim. “Judaism in Israel: Ben-Gurion’s Private Beliefs and Public Policy.” Israel Studies, Vol. 4, No. 2, 1999, pp. 64–89. JSTOR.
- Goldberg, Shayna. "Between Modern Orthodoxy and Religious Zionism: At Home as an Immigrant." 18Forty. Nov. 28, 2024.
- Liel Leibovitz. "Zionism’s Moment of Decision." TabletMag. April 19, 2023.
- Jewish Voice for Peace (jvp.org)
- Religious Jews against Israel (nkusa.org)
- شرش | Shoresh | שר”ש (@shoresh_us) • IG
- NOT IN OUR NAME: ifnotnowmovement.org
- IDF confess war crimes: breakingthesilence.org.il
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