The Islamic Movement in Israel

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Since its establishment in the late 1970s, Israel’s Islamic Movement has grown from a small religious revivalist organization focused on strengthening the faith of Muslim Palestinian citizens of Israel to a countrywide sociopolitical movement with representation in the Israeli legislature. But how did it get here? How does it differ from other Islamic movements in the region? And why does its membership continue to grow? Tilde Rosmer examines these issues in The Islamic Movement in Israel as she tells the story of the movement, its identity, and its activities. Using interviews with movement leaders and activists, their documents, and media reports from Israel and beyond, she traces the movement’s history from its early days to its 1996 split over the issue of its relationship to the state. She then explores how the two factions have functioned since, revealing that while leaders of the two branches have pursued different approaches to the state, until the outlawing of the Northern Branch in 2015, both remained connected and dedicated to providing needed social, education, and health services in Israel’s Palestinian towns and villages. The first book in English on this group, The Islamic Movement in Israel is a timely study about how an Islamist movement operates within the unique circumstances of the Jewish state. Contents Note on Translation and Transliteration Acknowledgments Glossary Introduction. Palestinian Islamists in the Jewish State Chapter One. The Emergence of the Islamic Movement in Israel Chapter Two. The Split of the Islamic Movement in Israel: Minority Dilemmas in the Jewish State Chapter Three. A Trifecta of Goals: Religious Sites, Land, and People Chapter Four. Resisting “Israelization” in Israel Chapter Five. Activists and Relations with Other Palestinian Citizens Chapter Six. New Watersheds: The Joint List and a Ban Conclusion. Islamist Palestinian Nationalists Made in Israel Appendix A: Student Survey, 2012 Appendix B: Map List of Sources Index