Sociology of the Palestinians in Israel (book review) - Nira Yuval-Davis
Book review by Nira Yuval-Davis of Elia Zureik's The Palestinians in Israel.
Palestinian workers in Israel: a reserve army of labour - Emmanuel Farjoun
In-depth study of the conditions of Palestinian workers in Israel and their function in the Israeli economy.
Zionism, demography and women's work - Avishai Ehrlich
A Marxist analysis on the role of women workers in Israeli society, showing how zionist colonisation affected the inequality of women who were used as a reserve source of labour whenever a shortage in the workforce threatened to hamper zionist goals.
Khamsin: Palestine: profile of an occupation
Collection of essays focusing on the Israeli attitudes and policies which brought about the first Intifada. It covers the economic dislocation of Palestinians, settler politics in Jerusalem as well as the conditions and types of work available to Palestinian workers in Israel. It also examines Israeli self-images and self-justification is. Various Israeli-proposed Federalist solutions are considered, as is the Palestinian response. Finally, the authors highlight the central role of Palestinian women and the ever-present influence of the refugee camps.
Khamsin: Women in the Middle East
Issue of Khamsin from 1987 about women and feminism in the Middle East and Egypt, Palestine and Israel particular.
Ideology without revolution: Jewish women in Israel - Dina Hecht and Nira Yuval-Davis
In-depth article on the historic role of women in the zionist movement and the development of feminism in Israel.
Zionism and its scarecrows - Moshé Machover and Mario Offenberg
Article looking at how supporters of Zionism, in their attempt to fluster their critics, present ‘left-wing’ arguments in support of the Israeli state, while also attacking the anti-Zionist socialist movement inside Israel. Also contains excellent information on anti-semitism within Zionism.
Changes in Palestinian society - Ehud Ein Gil and Aryeh Finkelstein
A look at the changes in Palestinian society since the beginning of zionist expansion in the region and its affect on the position of women.
On the Sadat spectacle and Thus only!: two documents from Matzpen
Two documents from Matzpen, the first explicitly anti-zionist socialist group in Israel, written in 1977. The first on Egyptian president Anwar Sadat's visit to Israel, the second a declaration of Matzpen's anti-zionist position, which was published in Ha'aretz newspaper.
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