Militarism and Israeli Society

This volume challenges the established view that the civilian sector in Israel has been predominant over its security sector since the state's independence in 1948. It critically and systematically reexamines the relationship between these sectors and provides a deeper, more nuanced view of their interactions. Individual chapters cast light on the formal and informal arrangements, connections, and dynamic relations that closely tie Israel's security sector to the country's culture, civil society, political system, economy, educational system, gender relations, and the media. Among the issues and events discussed are Israel's separation barrier, the impact of Israel's military confrontations with the Palestinians and other Middle Eastern states -- especially Lebanon -- and the impact of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Israeli case offers insights about the role of the military and security in democratic nations in contemporary times.

Gabriel Sheffer is Professor of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies, Tel Aviv University. His books include Moshe Sharett: Biography of a Political Moderate; Diaspora Politics: At Home Abroad; and Middle Eastern Minorities and Diasporas (with Moshe Maoz).

Oren Barak is Senior Lecturer in Political Science and International Relations and a research fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is author of The Lebanese Army: A National Institution in a Divided Society.

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
The Study of Civil-Military Relations in Israel: A New Perspective	p. 14
Military Knowledge and Weak Civilian Control in the Reality of Low Intensity Conflict—The Israeli Case	p. 42
Civil Society, the Military, and National Security: The Case of Israel's Security Zone in South Lebanon	p. 67
Intractable Conflict and the Media	p. 95
Tensions between Military Service and Jewish Orthodoxy in Israel: Implications Imagined and Real	p. 120
From "Obligatory Militarism" to "Contractual Militarism"— Competing Models of Citizenship	p. 145
Shadow Lands: The Use of Land Resources for Security Needs in Israel	p. 168
"The Battle over Our Homes": Reconstructing/Deconstructing Sovereign Practices around Israel's Separation Barrier on the West Bank	p. 191
The Debate over the Defense Budget in Israel	p. 213
Civilian Control over the Army in Israel and France	p. 238
The Making of Israel's Political—Security Culture	p. 259
The Discourses of "Psychology" and the "Normalization" of War in Contemporary Israel	p. 280
Visual Representations of IDF Women Soldiers and "Civil-Militarism" in Israel	p. 304
Contradictory Representation of the IDF in Cultural Texts of the 1980s	p. 329
Military and Society since 9/11: Retrospect and Prospect	p. 346
Israeli Ministers of Defense since I948	p. 359
Chiefs of Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces Since 1948	p. 361
Important Dates	p. 363
Contributors	p. 369
Index	p. 371
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