Secular feelings, settler feelings: the case of Palestine/Israel

Abstract

Scholarshave not yet discussed how secular and settler-colonial emotions intersect in contexts such as Palestine/Israel. This article addresses the gap. It explores one case of settler, secular emotion, using data from a larger study on secular Jewish-Israeli millennials after the 2014 Gaza War. It analyses how the Jewish-Israeli settler experience problematises 'Jewish secular' feelings and vice versa. Stressing the need to study secular sentiments intersectionally, it offers Bourdieu's field and habitus as a new conceptual framework. This article argues that the dominant power dynamics within a given context will also predominantly shape people's emotionsthough, critically, not always.

Exploring perceived challenges, adoption, and assessment of Western values of democracy and human rights in Palestine in the 2023 War on Gaza

“…According to many individuals, these positions have led to deeper feelings of nationalism and skepticism. These sentiments often arise from personal experiences of witnessing or living through the effects of the war 27 . As a result, some individuals have reevaluated their principles and allies, including local Palestinian factions 28 , 29 .…”