The politics of Israeli policy in the West Bank
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10279112 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Terrence M Tehranian (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 412-425 |
| Publication date | 1983-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Middle Eastern Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-3206 • E-ISSN: 1743-7881 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00263208308700560 |
| OpenAlex | W2094390220 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
The West Bank experienced a series of riots in the spring of 1982 which momentarily caught the attention of the world. It is too soon to judge what the full impact of the disturbances will be on the political content of Israeli military rule in the Arab territories occupied since 1967. But this is an appropriate time to re-examine the underpinnings of Israeli control and its day-to-day workings through the governmental and economic structure of the area between the Mediterranean and the Jordan River. In fact, the West Bank has witnessed riots, bureaucratic disputes, and political dismissals in cycles since 1967. These also were not unknown under Jordanian rule. It is not paradoxical that Israeli action which precipitated the riots were part of an effort to heighten West Bank autonomy. The Begin Government was trying to create support for regional committees of politicians, and not surprisingly ran headlong into the municipal officials. This article comes out of research for a larger, unpublished work titled West Bank Agriculture: Economic Development under Military Occupation. A certain familiarity with the shifting economic and political context is useful for understanding events during the years of military administration in the West Bank, and this brief essay provides an overview of Israeli policies since 1967 and Jordanian policies both before and after the Six Day War, as these directly affect the livelihood of West Bank Arabs
Administration (probate law · Agriculture · Ancient history · Bureaucracy · Context (archaeology · Economics · Economy · Government (linguistics · Livelihood · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · West bank · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
| Highly cited | No |
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