Publisher's Synopsis
This book is about the structure of Israeli-Arab territorial awareness. Izhak Schnell argues that ôôôôterritorialityö is not just a power game but also links people with land, thus giving them a unique identity. It discusses issues such as Israeli citizenship versus Palestinian national identity, boundaries perceived to delineate territorially between Israeli-Arab, Palestinian and Israeli identities and the Israeli ArabsÆ sense of belonging alternatively to the Israeli State or to a newly evolving Palestinian polity. This discussion has its basis in an original and intensive methodology. The research highlights the Israeli ArabsÆ crisis of identity and the dilemma that they face as a national minority enmeshed in the midst of the Israeli û Palestinian conflict, unable to play a significant role in its solution.
