Jewish and Arab ethnocentrism in Israel

Reducing prejudice and promoting positive intergroup attitudes among elementary-school children in the context of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict

“…Israeli-Palestinian stereotyping toward Israeli-Jews has received less attention but the few available studies (e.g. Brenick et al, 2007Brenick et al, , 2010Smooha, 1987) have shown that prejudicial attitudes of Arabs toward Jews are prevalent as well. For example, Smooha (1987) found that a majority of Israeli-Palestinians regarded Israeli-Jews as mindless of self-respect and family honor, exploitative, untrustworthy and racist.…”

Beliefs Predicting Peace, Beliefs Predicting War: Jewish Americans and the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict

“…To measure the extent to which respondents dehumanized and delegitimized the Palestinians, three statements adopted from several different survey studies on dehumanization and delegitimization were presented (Hammack at al., 2011;Maoz & McCauley, 2008;Oren & Bar-Tal, 2006;Smooha, 1987). These statements included both orientalist and essentializing forms of dehumanization.…”

“…A statement of orientalist dehumanization was, "The Palestinians have a culture that has still not reached levels common in the West." A statement of essentializing dehumanization was, "The Palestinians are by nature violent" Smooha, 1987). An item related to dehumanization was, "The Palestinians are primitive people" (Smooha, 1987).…”

“…A statement of essentializing dehumanization was, "The Palestinians are by nature violent" Smooha, 1987). An item related to dehumanization was, "The Palestinians are primitive people" (Smooha, 1987). Responses were provided on a scale that ranged from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree).…”

Encouraging Socio-Ethnic Pluralism in Arab High Schools in Israel: Perspective of the Headmasters and Educational Staff

“…Several studies and articles discussed the attitude of immigrants to their original culture and traditions, which they brought to the host country. The literature survey (Lam, 1996;Shavit, 2002;Smooha, 1987;Suan, 2000;Yaakobson, 2012;Yona & Shenhav, 2000) revealed that during the entire history of the State of Israel, various policy manifestos, studies, and recommendations regarding intercommunal and intercultural educational programs have been published. However, all of them dealt with government policies, representing the Hebrew-speaking majority culture, toward the Arabic-speaking minority and their culture.…”