The War on Women in Israel

The War on Women in Israel
Title The War on Women in Israel PDF eBook
Author Elana Maryles Sztokman
Publisher Sourcebooks, Inc.
Pages 377
Release 2014-09-16
Genre Political Science
ISBN 1402288867

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THIS EYE-OPENING LOOK AT THE RISING OPPRESSION OF ISRAELI WOMEN OFFERS A RALLYING CRY FOR HOW WOMEN EVERYWHERE CAN FIGHT BACK. ACROSS ISRAEL—one of the world's most democratic countries—women are being threatened and abused as ultra-Orthodox Jewish factions seek to suppress them. In this stunning exposé, award-winning author and leading Jewish women's activist Elana Sztokman reveals the struggles of Israeli women against this increasing oppression, from segregation on public buses—in a move Hillary Clinton called "reminiscent of Rosa Parks"—to being silenced in schools and erased from newspapers and ads. This alarming patriarchal backlash isn't limited to Israel either: its repercussions endanger the rights and freedoms of women from Afghanistan to America. But there's hope as well: courageous feminist activists within the Orthodox world are starting to demand systemic change on these fronts, and, with some support from non-Orthodox advocates, they're creating positive reforms that could help women everywhere. Blending interviews with original investigative research and historical context, Sztokman traces the evolution of this struggle against oppression and proposes solutions for creating a different, more egalitarian vision of religious culture and opportunity in Israeli society and around the world. Fearless and inspiring, The War on Women in Israel brings to light a major social and international issue and offers a rousing call to action to stop the repression of women in Israel and worldwide.

Women in Israel

Women in Israel
Title Women in Israel PDF eBook
Author Doctor Nahla Abdo
Publisher Zed Books Ltd.
Pages 165
Release 2013-07-04
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1848139578

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Women in Israel provides a fresh, gendered analysis of citizenship in Israel. Working from a framework of Israel as a settler-colonial regime, this important, insightful book presents historical and contemporary comparative approaches to the lives and experiences of Ashkenazi, Mizrahi and Palestinian Arab women citizens. Nahla Abdo shows that no solution to the problems of the region can be found without changing existing racial and gender boundaries to citizenship.

Gender and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Gender and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Title Gender and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict PDF eBook
Author Simona Sharoni
Publisher Syracuse University Press
Pages 220
Release 1995-03-01
Genre History
ISBN 9780815602996

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Simona Sharoni’s innovative approach to the conflict in the Middle East stresses the relationship between gender and politics by illuminating the daily experiences of women in Israel and in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. Among the issues explored are the connections between the violence of the conflict and the escalation of violence against women; the link between militarism and sexism; and the role of nationalism in building individual and collective identities. Sharoni also shows the impact of Intifada (the Palestinian uprising in December, 1987) on the Palestinian and Israeli women’s movements. While women’s coalitions such as these are critical subjects in and of themselves, the actions of marginalized women are rarely, if ever, given serious treatment in the study of international relations. With this book, Sharoni creates an aperture for the emergence of new perspectives and alternative methods in the development of a new vision in global politics and gender equality. The interdisciplinary scope of the book will make it valuable to scholars of political science, women’s studies, conflict resolution, and Middle East studies.

Jewish Women in Pre-State Israel

Jewish Women in Pre-State Israel
Title Jewish Women in Pre-State Israel PDF eBook
Author Ruth Kark
Publisher UPNE
Pages 448
Release 2009-03-15
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1584658088

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A critical look at the history and culture of women of the Yishuv and a call for a new national discourse

Marriage and Divorce in the Jewish State

Marriage and Divorce in the Jewish State
Title Marriage and Divorce in the Jewish State PDF eBook
Author Susan M. Weiss
Publisher UPNE
Pages 242
Release 2013
Genre Religion
ISBN 1611683653

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A comprehensive look at how rabbinical courts control Israeli marriage and divorce

Calling the Equality Bluff

Calling the Equality Bluff
Title Calling the Equality Bluff PDF eBook
Author Barbara Swirski
Publisher
Pages 343
Release 1991
Genre Feminism
ISBN 9780807762516

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Calling the equality bluff offers a broad picture of the experience of women in Israel, focusing on feminist concerns and on the unique aspects of Israeli society. This feminist anthology covers a wide range of issues, including the spectre of war, life in a Jewish state, family, work, the kibbutz and the moshav, politics, and Israeli feminism. Each of the seven sections begins with an article designed to give the reader an overview of the topic, followed by articles which examine specific issues and questions. In addition, special case studies are presented which add a personal dimension and serve to illustrate theoretical points or research findings. While the focus is on secular Jewish women, material is also included on religious, Arab, and oriental women.

Israel/Palestine

Israel/Palestine
Title Israel/Palestine PDF eBook
Author Tanya Reinhart
Publisher Seven Stories Press
Pages 220
Release 2011-01-04
Genre History
ISBN 1609801229

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In Israel/Palestine, Reinhart traces the development of the Security Barrier and Israel’s new doctrine of "disengagement," launched in response to a looming Palestinian-majority population. Examining the official record of recent diplomacy, including United States–brokered accords and talks at Camp David, Oslo, and Taba, Reinhart explores the fundamental power imbalances between the negotiating parties and identifies Israel’s strategy of creating facts on the ground to define and complicate the terms of any future settlement. In this indispensable primer, Reinhart’s searing insight illuminates the current conflict and suggests a path toward change.