Sport, Zionist ideology and the State of Israel

German Jewish Athletes and the Formation of Zionist (Trans-)National Culture

“…17 No. 3 "We were highly disappointed when we came to Palestine, and nothing lived up to what had been promised," wrote a member of Hakoah Vienna on his encounter with the Yishuv's representatives.…”

“…16 Another plausible reason for the insignificant role of sports in the pre-1948 national self-perception is the conspicuous segmentation of Zionist athletics, which often manifested and underscored the political rift in the Yishuv rather than the shared national identity. 17 Jewish sports associations in Palestine were rigidly organized according to political affiliation and were perceived as representatives and symbols of those affiliations. Alongside the political division of sports in Palestine, organized athletics also inspired and expressed a variety of other regional, ethnic, class, and gender-related identities.…”

Ideological Meaning Making After the Loss of a Child: The Case of Israeli Bereaved Parents

“…Beyond the influential position of the bereaved, Israel's ideological-political context is especially suited to research of the current kind, as it is founded on a single main ideology-namely, Zionism-which serves as a common context within which, and in relation to, the meaning making of bereaved Israeli parents occurs (Kaufman & Galily, 2009). Zionist ideology mainly focuses on Israel as the solution to the ''Jewish problem,'' as a secure place and homeland for Jews all over the world (Kaufman & Galily, 2009).…”

“…Zionist ideology mainly focuses on Israel as the solution to the ''Jewish problem,'' as a secure place and homeland for Jews all over the world (Kaufman & Galily, 2009). Following this ideology, the Zionist army (Israel Defense Forces) is perceived as a defensive military, as its declared purpose is to protect the Jews of Israel from acts of antiSemitism and Arab hostility (Kelman, 1998).…”

Sport-tech diplomacy: exploring the intersections between the sport-tech ecosystem, innovation, and diplomacy in Israel

“…Some countries have been using sports to try and improve the country’s image through nation branding and public diplomacy (Anholt 2010 ; Murray 2018 ). Although sports and physical activities are rooted in Israel’s history and in the image change of Jewish people and Zionism (Harif 2011 ; Kaufman and Galily 2009 ), the Israeli–Arab dispute often manifested through hosting and participating in local and international competitions, limiting some branding opportunities (Dart 2016 ; Dubinsky and Dzikus 2018 ).…”