Language:
English
Year of publication:
2019
Titel der Quelle:
Middle Eastern Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
55,1 (2019) 92-110
Keywords:
Israel.
;
Conscientious objection
;
Arab-Israeli conflict
Abstract:
In recent decades (the post-heroic' condition) -threats of widespread selective conscientious objection have become a political tool to advance opposing political agendas in Israel. This article examines attitudes amongst the Israeli public concerning the legitimacy of demands that different groups of soldiers be exempted from military operations to which they are ideologically opposed (such as serving in the occupied territories or, conversely, participating in evacuation of settlements). The results point to a multi-cultural model embracing diversity management not as a neo-liberal ideal but rather as a strategy for co-option, containment and inclusion, with a view to preserving the "people's army" model.
DOI:
10.1080/00263206.2018.1489247
URL:
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