Democratic Inclusion and Religious Nationalists in Israel

Shelef, Nadav G.; Shelef, Orie

doi:10.1002/polq.12038

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“…In Israel, the country studied in this article, a land‐for‐peace compromise with the Palestinians is supported by roughly half of the voting public, with opposition particularly high among religious voters (The Peace Index, 2014) . Indeed, in recent decades religious voters have come to represent a central component of the peace‐skeptic right wing bloc (Shamir and Arian, ; Shelef and Shelef, ). But to what extent does religiosity itself underlie their opposition to political compromise?…”

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Does Religiosity Affect Support for Political Compromise?

Cohen-Zada

Margalit

Rigbi

2016

Int Economic Review

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Does religiosity affect adherents' attitude toward political compromise? To address this question and overcome the potential simultaneity of religious activity and political attitudes, we exploit exogenous variation in the start date of the Selichot (“Forgiveness”), a period in which many Jews, including nonadherents, take part in an intense prayer schedule. Using a two‐wave survey, we find that an increase in the salience of religiosity leads to the adoption of more hard‐line positions against a land‐for‐peace compromise. Examining several potential mechanisms for this attitudinal shift, our evidence points to the impact of the intensified prayer period on adherents' tolerance for risk.

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confidence: 99%