Some structural and contemporary observations on Israeli politics around the "Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel" volume of Shahak&Mezvinsky

Authors : Mehmet Akif Koç

Pages : 308-321

Doi:10.21600/ijoks.944071

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Publication Date : 2021-08-25

Article Type : Research

Abstract :Israel’s aggressive foreign policy and use of excessive violence trigger profound concerns and draw reaction from regional countries and international community. Israel’s sui generis domestic factors, created by socio-cultural and historically-religiously legitimized claims, closely affect its aggressiveness within the country and beyond. This article will follow a different perspective in analyzing this situation; first, Israeli domestic politics shaped by religious parameters will be discussed in detail around Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel, Israel Shahak and Norton Mezvinsky’s well-known research. Then contemporary dynamics in Israeli politics creating a strong religious-right tendency will be evaluated while focusing on the last parliamentary elections (March 2021).
Keywords : Israel, religious, right, fundamentalism, security.