This essay by a prominent Israeli activist grows out of concern that advocacy efforts in support of the Palestinian cause have remained stuck at the protest-informational stage of combating disparate manifestations of the occupation. What is needed, the author argues, is a strategy to mobilize the vast range of civil society groups——Palestinian, Israeli, and international——to forge an effective lobbying and advocacy force that can lend the Palestinian leadership public support and a measure of parity with Israel. Intended as a starting point for debate, the essay explores the possibilities of a ““middle range”” strategy that would articulate the essential ““red line”” elements crucial to any just and sustainable settlement, provide a coordinated strategy of advocacy, and explore a range of ““endgames,”” including a regional approach to resolving the conflict if the ““two-state solution”” is found to be impossible because of irreversible ““facts on the ground.””
Expressive forms of culture offer a look into changing social phenomena that have not yet crystallised into clear patterns or accepted categories. Accepting the view that music is embedded in the wider culture system, we use a particular form of it – popular music – as a means of investigating class and ethnicity in Israeli society. At the same time we attempt to deepen the understanding of the place music plays in society, and of societal influences on music.
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