ISBN:
9780520294318
Language:
English
Pages:
xiii, 325 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
Year of publication:
2024
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Elia-Shalev, Asaf Israel's Black Panthers
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Elia-Shalev, Asaf, 1987 - Israel's Black Panthers
DDC:
322.4/0956940904
Keywords:
Panterim ha-sheḥorim (Israel)
;
Mizrahim Social conditions 20th century
;
Jews, Moroccan Social conditions 20th century
;
Mizrahim Political activity 20th century
;
History
;
Jews, Moroccan Political activity 20th century
;
History
;
Protest movements History 20th century
Abstract:
"Israel's Black Panthers tells the story of the young and impoverished Moroccan Israeli Jews who challenged their country's political status quo and rebelled against the ethnic hierarchy of Israeli life in the 1970s. Inspired by the American group of the same name, the Black Panthers mounted protests and a yearslong political campaign for the rights of Mizrahim, or Jews of Middle Eastern ancestry. They managed to rattle the country's establishment and change the course of Israel's history through the mass mobilization of a Jewish underclass. This book draws on archival documents and interviews with elderly activists to capture the movement's history and reveal little-known stories from within the group. Asaf Elia-Shalev explores the parallels between the Israeli and American Black Panthers, offering a unique perspective on the global struggle against racism and oppression. In twenty short and captivating chapters, Israel's Black Panthers provides a textured and novel account of the movement and reflects on the role that Mizrahim can play in the future of Israel"--
Description / Table of Contents:
Golda's dilemma -- 1948 : they promised us Jerusalem -- 1959 : The rebellion of Wadi Salib -- 1967 : the fall of the wall -- Origin stories -- The debut of the panthers -- Making Sulha -- Get off the lawn! -- Confidential informant P/51 -- Passover, an occassion for liberation -- Facing pharaoh -- Night of the panthers -- Not nice boys -- Vote of no confidence -- Fire -- Golda's speech -- Effigy -- Kahanists and communists -- A country transformed -- The ballot rebellion.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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