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– August 26, 2011
In this eye-opening work Yitzhak Reiter constructs a new sociological paradigm by suggesting that Israel is a Jewish majority in a sea of Arabs. What sounds simplistic is actually significant. Because Israelis are the majority within Israel, and because Arabs living within Israel are their minority, Israelis tend to view all Arabs as a minority — but of course the rest of the region views Israel as the minority it is.
Reiter’s paradigm has important implications for Israel’s minority Arab population and for Israel’s role in the Middle East. It points to ways in which the Israeli perception of Israel might have to change.
Readers will be left with a new perspective on Israeli society and a better understanding of the Middle East and of Israel’s position in the region.
Reiter’s paradigm has important implications for Israel’s minority Arab population and for Israel’s role in the Middle East. It points to ways in which the Israeli perception of Israel might have to change.
Readers will be left with a new perspective on Israeli society and a better understanding of the Middle East and of Israel’s position in the region.
Micah D. Halpern is a columnist and a social and political commentator. He is the author of What You Need To Know About: Terror, and maintains The Micah Report at www.micahhalpern.com.
