A ‘model of reconciliation’? Fifty years of German–Israeli relations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8911568 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruth Wittlinger (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 507-527 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cooperation and Conflict (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-8367 • E-ISSN: 1460-3691 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0010836717750200 |
| OpenAlex | W2785895750 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 37 |
This article argues that German–Israeli reconciliation after 1945 has not been as exemplary as is often suggested. Drawing on key aspects which emerge from a discussion of relevant concepts in the first part of the article – transitional justice and reconciliation – it will show that Germany’s memory culture, as evidenced in the elite discourse, has indeed developed in a way that points to a successful reconciliation between the two countries. On the other hand, however, German regret emerged only reluctantly, was by and large confined to West Germany, and took a long time to establish itself formally, with emphasis on German suffering rather than suffering caused by Germans always playing an important role in German collective memory after 1945. It will also show that at grass-roots level, reconciliation between Germany and Israel is far from unproblematic. Apart from providing a critical assessment of the reconciliation between Germany and Israel after 1945, the article contributes to current academic literature on transitional justice, reconciliation and the role of memory which suggests that even though commemoration and micro-level reconciliation might be important, the geopolitical context in which reconciliation takes place and strategic security considerations also play a significant role
Context (archaeology · Economic Justice · Elite · Geopolitics · German · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Regret · Sociology · Transitional justice · German History and Society · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration
The unmasterable past
The wages of guilt
Addressing Painful Memories
Survivors of the Holocaust
Building peace
Making whole what has been smashed
Facing the Nazi Past
West German Reparations to Israel
Germans and Jews since the Holocaust
The Politics of the Nazi Past in Germany and Austria
Justice and Reconciliation
"Historikerstreit." Die Dokumentation der Kontroverse um die Einzigartigkeit der nationalsozialistischen Judenvernichtung
War Stories
The Past that Does Not Pass
Tormented Memories
We Israelis Remember, But How? The Memory of the Holocaust and the Israeli Experience
Reconciliation for Realists
Reckoning with Past Wrongs
Divided Memory
Another Country
Disjunctured narratives
Reconciliation and remembering
Collective Memory and Cultural Identity
Victims, Fighters, Survivors
German-Polish Reconciliation in Comparative Perspective
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,86 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |