The Season’s Pendulum: Arab Spring Politics and Israeli Security

Jacoby, Tami Amanda

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“…Within the Israeli civil arena, the Arab citizens are positioned in the liminal space existing between ethno-nationality, citizenship and state. It is possible to claim that the officers wish to cope with the liminality from within this discourse and against it (e.g., Fakhoury, 2021 ). Anthias (2008 , 2020) social processes are manifested in this experience of minority female police officers who insist on their civil belonging and manage to cross ethno-national-spatial-gender boundaries, improving their chances of integrating into a quality job.…”

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“…He argues that, culturally, labeling a person as an Arab-Israeli does not substantially alter their life or distinguish them from Arab-Palestinians, as they remain deeply connected to Arab-Palestinian culture. Fakhoury (2021) further adds that, in terms of lived experiences, Arab-Israelis face similar discrimination to Arab-Palestinians. Israeli politics, driven by a national agenda, discriminates against Arabs based on their origin and religion, regardless of their self-identification.…”

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“… Fakhoury (2021) discusses the historical and cultural perception that Arab-Palestinians are part of the Arab-Palestinian national identity, despite the growing influence of Israelization since the 1990s. He argues that, culturally, labeling a person as an Arab-Israeli does not substantially alter their life or distinguish them from Arab-Palestinians, as they remain deeply connected to Arab-Palestinian culture.…”

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“I represent the police I represent the state” – Justification work following ethno-national boundaries crossing among Arab female police officers in Israel

Meler

2023

Front. Sociol.

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IntroductionIn recent decades, Israel’s public sector diversity policy has led to the recruitment of many Arab female police officers (FAPO). For Arab women, joining the police force is seen as boundary-crossing, highlighting the tension between their professional, civilian, and ethno-national identities. While they are Israeli citizens, Arabs are often perceived as an unassimilated minority due to nationality, religion and culture. Arab women face numerous obstacles in integrating into the broader labor market, both from the state and their own society. Therefore, entry into the public sector, like the police force, is of great significance. However, some may view joining the Israeli police as cooperating with the majority-hegemonic group or even as betrayal.MethodQualitative, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 27 FAPO employed by the Israel Police asking how they articulate the ethno-national identity complexity in their pursuit of quality jobs in the Israeli police force, and how they justify dealing with the challenges this presents.ResultsThe analysis sheds light on the interviewees’ subjective perspective of their recruitment to the police force, i.e., the ways they experience their crossing of ethno-national boundaries and the conflictual identity experience inherent in the process.DiscussionThese insights offer a better understanding of the FAPO’s experiences regarding their justification work while facing criticism and value conflicts. The contributions of this study are threefold: 1. It advances the literature on the labor market integration of Arab women from the theoretical perspective of boundary-crossing. 2. It adds to the theory of boundary-crossing in the labor market for minority women in distinct locations. 3. It provides insights into the subjective perspectives and experiences of FAPO, contributing to organizational knowledge about minority policing in a deeply divided society characterized by tense relations between the minority and the police.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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