Radicalization of the Settlers’ Youth: Hebron as a Hub for Jewish Extremism
The city of Hebron has been a hub for radicalization and terrorism throughout the modern history of Israel. This paper examines the past trends of radicalization and terrorism in Hebron and explains why it is still a present and rising ideology within the Jewish communities and organization such as...
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| description | The city of Hebron has been a hub for radicalization and terrorism throughout the modern history of Israel. This paper examines the past trends of radicalization and terrorism in Hebron and explains why it is still a present and rising ideology within the Jewish communities and organization such as the Hilltop Youth movement. The research first presents the transmission of social memory through memorials and symbolism of the Hebron hills area and then presents the impact of Meir Kahana’s movement. As observed, Hebron slowly grew and spread its population and philosophy to the then new settlement of Kiryat Arba. An exceptionally strong ideology of an extreme form of Judaism grew out of those two small towns. As analyzed—based on an exhaustive ethnographic fieldwork and bibliographic research—this form of fundamentalism and national-religious point of view gave birth to a new uprising of violence and radicalism amongst the settler youth organizations such as the Hilltop Youth movement. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-08b04c7efed648cf9472c0ab62d3dd4a2022-12-21T23:18:25ZengSaint Paul UniversityGlobal Media Journal: Canadian Edition1918-59011918-59012014-06-01716985Radicalization of the Settlers’ Youth: Hebron as a Hub for Jewish ExtremismGeneviève Boucher BoudreauThe city of Hebron has been a hub for radicalization and terrorism throughout the modern history of Israel. This paper examines the past trends of radicalization and terrorism in Hebron and explains why it is still a present and rising ideology within the Jewish communities and organization such as the Hilltop Youth movement. The research first presents the transmission of social memory through memorials and symbolism of the Hebron hills area and then presents the impact of Meir Kahana’s movement. As observed, Hebron slowly grew and spread its population and philosophy to the then new settlement of Kiryat Arba. An exceptionally strong ideology of an extreme form of Judaism grew out of those two small towns. As analyzed—based on an exhaustive ethnographic fieldwork and bibliographic research—this form of fundamentalism and national-religious point of view gave birth to a new uprising of violence and radicalism amongst the settler youth organizations such as the Hilltop Youth movement.http://www.gmj.uottawa.ca/1401/v7i1_boudreau.pdfJudaism; Radicalization; Settlers; Terrorism; West Bank |
| spellingShingle | Geneviève Boucher Boudreau Radicalization of the Settlers’ Youth: Hebron as a Hub for Jewish Extremism Global Media Journal: Canadian Edition Judaism; Radicalization; Settlers; Terrorism; West Bank |
| title | Radicalization of the Settlers’ Youth: Hebron as a Hub for Jewish Extremism |
| title_full | Radicalization of the Settlers’ Youth: Hebron as a Hub for Jewish Extremism |
| title_fullStr | Radicalization of the Settlers’ Youth: Hebron as a Hub for Jewish Extremism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Radicalization of the Settlers’ Youth: Hebron as a Hub for Jewish Extremism |
| title_short | Radicalization of the Settlers’ Youth: Hebron as a Hub for Jewish Extremism |
| title_sort | radicalization of the settlers youth hebron as a hub for jewish extremism |
| topic | Judaism; Radicalization; Settlers; Terrorism; West Bank |
| url | http://www.gmj.uottawa.ca/1401/v7i1_boudreau.pdf |
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