Rethinking the role of religion in the Arab-Israeli conflict and its reflection on Arab antisemitic discourse
TitleRethinking the role of religion in the Arab-Israeli conflict and its reflection on Arab antisemitic discourse
Author
Call number305.8924/0162
Object number11586p
Place of publicationBloomington, Indiana, United States
PublisherIndiana University Press
Year of publication
2021
Physical descriptionpp. 344-366
MaterialBook
ISBN9780253058126
NotesThis collection of 18 essays addresses antisemitism in its new and resurgent forms. Against a backdrop of concerning political developments such as rising nationalism and illiberalism on the right, new forms of intolerance and anti-liberal movements on the left, and militant deeds and demands by Islamic extremists, the contributors to this timely and necessary volume seek to better understand and effectively contend with today's antisemitism.
Description
Chapter 16:
Speaking on November 16, 2018, at a memorial for Nur Baraka, a militant who had died in a confrontation with Israeli forces just few days earlier, Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar invoked several religious symbols: Jerusalem, jihad (holy war), martyrdom, and the Islamic heroic heritage. He did so with the aim of preserving Hamas’s national, patriotic image, which had reportedly been damaged by its indirect contacts with Israel. Such contacts were perceived as compromising the martyrs’ blood for dollars and fuel and turning the Palestinian issue from a national to a humanitarian issue.
