Abstract
This study deals with the relationship between the state of Israel and its Arab minority, with a particular focus on the Bedouin Arabs of the Negev. This relationship has been problematic from the outset, given the discrepancy between the corporate national identity of Israel as a Jewish state, and the actual composition of its population (a 17 per cent non-Jewish minority). The Bedouin are one of the segments of the Arab population that the government attempted to separate from the others and transform into a de-Arabised group loyal to the interests and institutions of the state. This study examines the responses of Negev Bedouin Arab youth to questions regarding their individual and collective identities and their relationship to the state of Israel.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 49-61 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Social Identities |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Mar 2000 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science