Helping the enemy? why transnational Jewish philanthropic foundations donate to Palestinian NGOs in Israel

This article asks why transnational Jewish donor organisations have been increasingly providing financial support to Palestinian social movements and NGOs in Israel when many of the main recipients are strong critics of the Jewish character of the state and acto to promote Palestinian national claim...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nations and nationalism
1. Verfasser: Haklai, Oded (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: 2008
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Minderheitenpolitik > Palästinenser > Nichtstaatliche Organisation > Finanzierung > Transnationale Politik > Juden > Ethnische Beziehungen > Relation > Israel
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Zusammenfassung:This article asks why transnational Jewish donor organisations have been increasingly providing financial support to Palestinian social movements and NGOs in Israel when many of the main recipients are strong critics of the Jewish character of the state and acto to promote Palestinian national claims within Israel. The article evaluates a number of plausible explanations, some generated by interest-centric theories while others are driven by ideational underpinnings. The study concludes that the donors do not view the interests of the Jewish state and the Palestinian Arab minority in Israel (PAI) in zero-sum terms. Having internalised liberal values of minority rights and pluralism in their countries of residence (mainly the United States), donating foundations believe that the development of the PAI is both normatively desirable and strengthens Israel as a whole because it facilitates the minorities integration into Israel's society and bolsters its civic culture, and therefore, it also contributes to the country's security. These findings are theoretically significant because they demonstrate how the interpretation of communal interest is strongly related to the normative social environment in which transnational activists operate. (Nations and Nationalism)
Beschreibung:Lit. S. 597-599
ISSN:1354-5078