Intra-Jewish Conflict in Israel by Sami Shalom Chetrit - 9780415845335

Intra-Jewish Conflict in IsraelWhite Jews, Black Jews\nAuthor(s): Sami Shalom Chetrit\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415845335, 978-0415845335\nSynopsis\nThis is the first book in English to examine the Mizrahi Jews (Jews from the Muslim world) in Israel, focussing in particular on social and political movements such as the Black Panthers and SHAS. The book analyses the ongoing cultural encounter between Zionism and Israel on one side and Mizrahi Jews on the other. It charts the relations and political struggle between Ashkenazi-Zionists and the Mizrahim in Israel from post-war relocation through to the present day.\n\nThe author examines the Mizrahi political struggle and resistance from early immigration in the 1950s to formative events such as the 1959 Wadi-As-Salib rebellion in Haifa; the 1970s Black Panther movement uprising; the Ballot Rebellion of 1977; the evolution and rise of the SHAS political party.