Debating Islam in the Jewish State
The Development of Policy Toward Islamic Institutions in Israel
1st Edition
Published on 1. February 2012
239 pages
978-0-7914-9006-8 (ISBN)
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Covers Israel's policy toward Islamic institutions within its borders, 1948-2000.
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Alisa Rubin Peled
Debating Islam in the Jewish State
The Development of Policy Toward Islamic Institutions in Israel
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Debating Islam in the Jewish State
The Development of Policy Toward Islamic Institutions in Israel
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08/2001
State University of New York Press
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Alisa Rubin Peled is Lecturer in the Department of Public Policy and Administration at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Content
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Introduction
The Public Policy Angle:The Struggle for Jurisdiction over Muslim Affairs
Islam in Palestine and Israel:From the Ottoman Era to 1948
The Academic Debate over Israel's Arab Minority Policy
The Debate over Israeli Policy towards Islamic Institutions
Chapter 2 The Rise and Fall of the Ministry of Minority Affairs
Behor Shitrit and the Ministry of Minority Affairs
The Ministry of Religious Affairs Stakes a Claim to Muslim Affairs
Early Attempts to Build Legal Foundations for Muslim Institutions
The Ministry of Religious Affairs Escalates the Conflict
Conflicting Reports:The Pinnacle of the Interministerial Battle
The Demise of the Ministry of Minority Affairs:
Towards a Policy of Divide and Rule
Chapter 3 A New Rivalry:The Ministry of Religious Affairs and the Advisor to the Prime Minister on Arab Affairs
Turkey or Bosnia-Hercegovina: The Search for a Model for Muslim Communal Affairs
Joshua Palmon and the Changing Role of the Advisor to the Prime Minister on Arab Affairs
The First Battle:Accounting for Waqf Finances
The Second Battle:The Conflict with Taher al-Tabari
Chapter 4 Defining the Role of Shari ´a Courts, Qadis,and Islamic Law
The Third Battle:Establishing Legal Foundations for the Shari'a Court System and Qadi Appointments
The Muslim Voice:The Campaign to Keep the Israeli Qadis out of Politics
The Israeli Method of Shari'a Reform: Towards the Improvement of the Status of Women
Chapter 5 Protection of Holy Places:The Foreign Policy Dimension
The Foreign Policy Accomplishments of Israeli Holy Places Policy
The Domestic Agenda:Towards an Official Policy
Concerning Muslim Holy Places
Policy Failure:Incidents of Neglect Regarding Muslim Holy Places
International Disputes over Access to Holy Places in Jerusalem
Protection of Holy Places:The Public Relations War
Chapter 6 Islamic Education in Israel
Lessons from the Mandate and the Transition to Israeli Control
The Struggle to Define the Goals of Arab Education in IsraelReligious Studies in the Minority School System
Minority Protest and the Reform of the Religious Studies Cirriculum
The Rise of Arab Nationalism in the Minority Schools
Chapter 7 The Decline of the Religious Establishment and the Islamist Movement Challenge
The Succession Crisis in the Muslim Establishment
Towards the Rise of an Islamist Movement in Israel
A Brief History of the Islamist Movement in Israel
The Challenge of the Official Muslim Establishment
The State Response to the Campaign for an Autonomous Religious Establishment
Chapter 8 Conclusion
Israel 's Islamic Policy:A Mosaic of Motives and Ministries, A Dominant Quest for Control
The Critical Role Played by Individuals
Policy Consequences
The New Battle for Control: Towards Autonomous Islamic Institutions?
Appendix 1 The First Four Israeli Qadis and the Establishment of the Shari'a Courts
Appendix 2 The United Nations and the Holy Places
Appendix 3 UN Votes on the Territorial Internationalization of Jerusalem
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Introduction
The Public Policy Angle:The Struggle for Jurisdiction over Muslim Affairs
Islam in Palestine and Israel:From the Ottoman Era to 1948
The Academic Debate over Israel's Arab Minority Policy
The Debate over Israeli Policy towards Islamic Institutions
Chapter 2 The Rise and Fall of the Ministry of Minority Affairs
Behor Shitrit and the Ministry of Minority Affairs
The Ministry of Religious Affairs Stakes a Claim to Muslim Affairs
Early Attempts to Build Legal Foundations for Muslim Institutions
The Ministry of Religious Affairs Escalates the Conflict
Conflicting Reports:The Pinnacle of the Interministerial Battle
The Demise of the Ministry of Minority Affairs:
Towards a Policy of Divide and Rule
Chapter 3 A New Rivalry:The Ministry of Religious Affairs and the Advisor to the Prime Minister on Arab Affairs
Turkey or Bosnia-Hercegovina: The Search for a Model for Muslim Communal Affairs
Joshua Palmon and the Changing Role of the Advisor to the Prime Minister on Arab Affairs
The First Battle:Accounting for Waqf Finances
The Second Battle:The Conflict with Taher al-Tabari
Chapter 4 Defining the Role of Shari ´a Courts, Qadis,and Islamic Law
The Third Battle:Establishing Legal Foundations for the Shari'a Court System and Qadi Appointments
The Muslim Voice:The Campaign to Keep the Israeli Qadis out of Politics
The Israeli Method of Shari'a Reform: Towards the Improvement of the Status of Women
Chapter 5 Protection of Holy Places:The Foreign Policy Dimension
The Foreign Policy Accomplishments of Israeli Holy Places Policy
The Domestic Agenda:Towards an Official Policy
Concerning Muslim Holy Places
Policy Failure:Incidents of Neglect Regarding Muslim Holy Places
International Disputes over Access to Holy Places in Jerusalem
Protection of Holy Places:The Public Relations War
Chapter 6 Islamic Education in Israel
Lessons from the Mandate and the Transition to Israeli Control
The Struggle to Define the Goals of Arab Education in IsraelReligious Studies in the Minority School System
Minority Protest and the Reform of the Religious Studies Cirriculum
The Rise of Arab Nationalism in the Minority Schools
Chapter 7 The Decline of the Religious Establishment and the Islamist Movement Challenge
The Succession Crisis in the Muslim Establishment
Towards the Rise of an Islamist Movement in Israel
A Brief History of the Islamist Movement in Israel
The Challenge of the Official Muslim Establishment
The State Response to the Campaign for an Autonomous Religious Establishment
Chapter 8 Conclusion
Israel 's Islamic Policy:A Mosaic of Motives and Ministries, A Dominant Quest for Control
The Critical Role Played by Individuals
Policy Consequences
The New Battle for Control: Towards Autonomous Islamic Institutions?
Appendix 1 The First Four Israeli Qadis and the Establishment of the Shari'a Courts
Appendix 2 The United Nations and the Holy Places
Appendix 3 UN Votes on the Territorial Internationalization of Jerusalem
Notes
Bibliography
Index
