The 'Nation-State Law' and non-Jews belonging in Israel [Elektronisk resurs] Druze loyalty, citizenship and positionality in the Jewish state

• Abstract This paper probes the relationship between nationalism and belonging. In the context of the enactment of the âNation-State Lawâ in Israel, it addresses a twofold question: how do members of the Druze community articulate the minority group’s sense of belonging to the national community, and what do their constructions of belonging suggest about how Druze might shape and secure their belonging in the Jewish nationalist project? Our analytical approach draws on theoretical accounts of the politics of belonging and nationalist projects centred on culture and political values; civic identifications and attachments; and the racialized positioning of social groups. The analysis of 18 semi-structured interviews evoked four metaphors through which we elaborate the impact of the Nation-State Law on Druze belonging and explore the implications for Druze engagement with this Jewish nationalist project. We envision the possibility of Druze pursuing a transversal intersectional political project of belonging as non-Jews in Israel. 

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Social Sciences  (hsv)

Political Science  (hsv)

Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies)  (hsv)

Samhällsvetenskap  (hsv)

Statsvetenskap  (hsv)

Statsvetenskap (exklusive studier av offentlig förvaltning och globaliseringsstudier)  (hsv)

Humanities and the Arts  (hsv)

Other Humanities  (hsv)

Ethnology  (hsv)

Humaniora och konst  (hsv)

Annan humaniora  (hsv)

Etnologi  (hsv)

Genre

government publication  (marcgt)

Indexterm och SAB-rubrik

belonging

Druze

Israel’s Nation-State Law

liminality

nationalism