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RaCISm fOR a ReaSON IS NONeTHeLeSS<br />
RaCISm<br />
This paper explores the foundations, justifications <strong>and</strong><br />
manifestations of Israeli <strong>racism</strong> with<strong>in</strong> Israel <strong>and</strong> the<br />
Occupied Palest<strong>in</strong>ian Territories. The endemic <strong>and</strong> near<br />
universal phenomenon of <strong>racism</strong> directed aga<strong>in</strong>st non-<br />
Jews <strong>in</strong> a celebrated democratic society such as Israel<br />
cannot be easily expla<strong>in</strong>ed away. From religious zealots to<br />
staunch secularists to the politicians who brazenly declare<br />
their unwaver<strong>in</strong>g support for Jewish Supremacism <strong>and</strong> the<br />
Judaization of Palest<strong>in</strong>ian l<strong>and</strong>, it is entrenched. Racism,<br />
xenophobia <strong>and</strong> discrim<strong>in</strong>atory <strong>practice</strong>s <strong>and</strong> policies<br />
<strong>in</strong> Israel stem from a variety of underp<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>gs - most<br />
significantly religious <strong>and</strong> ideological; they must both be<br />
explored if the world view they create <strong>and</strong> express is to be<br />
understood.<br />
Israeli Racism <strong>in</strong> Theory <strong>and</strong> Practice<br />
Middle East Monitor | A Report | October 2009<br />
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