Belonging to the conflict

Collective identities among Israeli and Palestinian émigrés to the United States

Bibliographic Data

ID2968577
AuthorsJulia Chaitin (0000-0002-5099-9647, Sapir College, corresponding author), Elia Awwad (Boston University), Cristina Andriani (Clark University)
Year2009
Volume15
Issue2
Pages207-225
Publication date2009-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Identities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1350-4630 • E-ISSN: 1363-0296
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13504630902778644
OpenAlexW2081998974
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited38

This article explores how Palestinian and Israeli émigrés to the United States understand their sense of collective identity and belonging. Our qualitative study found that these immigrants ‘belong’ to the conflict and that the violence between the two peoples continues to impact them, even years after their emigration. All of the first generation immigrant interviewees perceived the Middle East conflict as a major anchor for their life stories. The participants organized their recollected memories around the conflict, as well as their understandings of self and ‘other’. We present one example from a Palestinian and one from an Israeli which demonstrate this tendency, and offer ideas for conceptualizing collective identity among these and other immigrant groups who have escaped war-torn regions

Collective identity · Criminology · Emigration · Identity (music) · Immigration · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East Politics and Society · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Social Psychology

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