Israel and Its Arab Minority, 19482008: Dialogue, Protest, Violence

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Using a balanced approach, this study provides a comprehensive picture of the Arab sector over six decades. It examines what, when, and why the Arab minority in Israel chooses to either negotiate with the government or turn to protest or violence in order to change the status quo. This book offers a unique framework for further scholarly writings and enables policy makers, in any given situation, to identify the best policy to implement towards national minorities in order to reduce the possibility of tensions, violence, and escalation. These policies should not just involve making decisions to decrease a minoritys grievances, but should also aim to understand what type of leadership is guiding the minority in order to lower the chance of clashes between the parties.

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Using a balanced approach, this study provides a comprehensive picture of the Arab sector over six decades. . . This book offers a unique framework for further scholarly writings and enables policy makers, in any given situation, to identify the best policy to implement towards national minorities in order to reduce the possibility of tensions, violence, and escalation. * Israel Book Review *
This study represents a unique approach to the issue of a national minority within a nation-state. It develops a model of dialogue that moves from negotiations to protest to violence depending on a series of variables. Gadi Hitman analyzes 17 test cases covering sixty years of tension between two national and strong players. His conclusions might serve as the basis for a future re-definition of JewishArab relations within the State of Israel. -- Alexander Bligh, Ariel University

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Gadi Hitman is lecturer in the Political Science and Middle East Department at Ariel University and Beit Berl Academic College.