Israel's Security and Its Arab Citizens [Hardcover]

Brings international relations and international security perspectives into the analysis of relations between the Israeli state and its Arab minority.Since its establishment, the State of Israel has faced major security challenges. States in hostile environments facing major external threats generally curtail civil and human rights, especially those of minorities ethnically connected to the source of the threat. Although relations between the state and its Arab minority ebbed and flowed according to the state's broader regional geo-strategic security situation, Israeli democracy has been vibrant, and the relationship between the state and its Arab citizens has been good if not exemplary in comparative perspective. This book explores why this is the case.Since its establishment, the State of Israel has faced major security challenges. States in hostile environments facing major external threats generally curtail civil and human rights, especially those of minorities ethnically connected to the source of the threat. Although relations between the state and its Arab minority ebbed and flowed according to the state's broader regional geo-strategic security situation, Israeli democracy has been vibrant, and the relationship between the state and its Arab citizens has been good if not exemplary in comparative perspective. This book explores why this is the case.Although a rich literature combining international relations and domestic political developments has recently emerged, most works specializing in state-minority relations, nationalism, citizenship, and human rights have not integrated insights from the field of international relations and security affairs into their analysis. This absence is nowhere more visible than in the study of relations between the Israeli state and its Arab/Palestinian minority. This book aims to bring (back) international relations and international security perspectives into the analysis of relations between the Israeli state and its Arab l$