1st Edition
Israel’s Securitization Dilemma BDS and the Battle for the Legitimacy of the Jewish State
By Ronnie Olesker
Copyright 2022
164 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
164 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
164 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines how the Zionist movement, and later the state of Israel, have dealt with various longstanding efforts to delegitimize Israel’s standing in the international community, including by the Arab League Boycott, the United Nations, and the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Through historical and archival research, as well as discourse analysis of legal... Read more
Introduction
Chapter 1. Israel’s Securitization Dilemma
Chapter 2. Ontological Insecurity and the Securitization of the Jewish Identity of the State
Chapter 3. The Arab Boycott and Early Israeli Debates on the Threats of Delegitimization
Chapter 4. BDS and the Battle for Israel’s Legitimacy
Chapter 5. The Losing Battle
Chapter 6. Resolving the Securitization Dilemma
Biography
Ronnie Olesker is an Associate Professor in the Government Department at St. Lawrence University, USA. She teaches courses on International Relations and Middle East Politics. Her research focuses on securitization studies, with an emphasis on the securitization of ethnic identities.
