Co-existence in Selected Mixed Arab-Jewish Cities in Israel: By Choice or by Default?
In this paper, we use a data-set based on a survey of the perceptions about co-existence between Arabs and Jews as held by the inhabitants of five mixed Arab-Jewish cities in Israel: Acre, Haifa, Jaffa, Lydda and Ramla. Our main purpose is to determine the relative importance of various factors which contribute to the level of satisfaction with co-existence in Israel as perceived by the inhabitants themselves. Our choice of explanatory variables is motivated by a consideration of issues relating to the specific historical context of Jews and Arabs living together in these cities; and, an awareness of more general sociological considerations which may bear on the degree of satisfaction with co-existence. Our empirical analysis suggests that the variables relating to the specific historical evolution of Arab-Jewish relations-especially in the context of the urban setting-have the greatest explanatory power in understanding perceptions of co-existence. Basic sociological factors also hold some explanatory importance.
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2000
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Authors: | Falah, Ghazi ; Hoy, Michael ; Sarker, Rakhal |
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Urban Studies. - Urban Studies Journal Limited. - Vol. 37.2000, 4, p. 775-796
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Urban Studies Journal Limited |
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