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14 - Israel

Spectrum of Repression and Circles of Membership

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Klaus Brummer
Affiliation:
Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt
Šumit Ganguly
Affiliation:
Stanford University, California
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This chapter explores Israel’s history of dealing with Israeli and Jewish dissent and examines whether Israeli policies fit existing patterns of transnational repression. It first reflects on the conceptual and empirical ambiguities folded into the term transnational repression, especially in light of the multiple diaspora communities related to Israel – Israelis, Jews, and Palestinians. The chapter argues that the forms of repression depend on the location of a diaspora group on a spectrum of political membership and the level of threat posed by each group. Then, the chapter zooms in on Israel’s attempts to employ soft means of repression to discredit, disrupt, co-opt, or delegitimize Jewish and Israeli dissent abroad. Using secondary sources and archival evidence, this chapter demonstrates how a democratic country mobilizes non-violent means and cooperates with other diaspora organizations to limit the impact and reach of dissenting views.

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