Language:
English
Year of publication:
2023
Titel der Quelle:
Israel Studies Review
Angaben zur Quelle:
38,1 (2023) 101-126
Keywords:
Jewish Agency for Israel
;
Jewish National Fund
;
Land settlement History
;
Nation-building
;
Zionism
;
Central-local government relations
Abstract:
The shape of Israel's settlement map in the first two decades of independence was the outcome of formative political, economic, and social mechanisms. This article focuses on settlement in the mountain region through an examination of the failed settlement efforts in Biranit. We address settlement programs for the mountain region as a reflection of the contest to control the state's bureaucratic character and shape the character of its institutions. From this perspective, efforts to settle the mountain region represent the political contest between state and Zionist bodies over their roles in the transition from Yishuv to state. Special attention is drawn to the use of the terms ‘frontier’ and ‘periphery’ to mobilize political and economic resources both in and outside Israel.
DOI:
10.3167/isr.2023.380106
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