Fundamentalism's encounters with citizenship: the Haredim in Israel
@article{Stadler2008FundamentalismsEW, title={Fundamentalism's encounters with citizenship: the Haredim in Israel}, author={Nurit Stadler and Edna Lomsky-Feder and Eyal Ben‐Ari}, journal={Citizenship Studies}, year={2008}, volume={12}, pages={215 - 231} }
This paper centers on the challenge that fundamentalist groups – such as the Israeli ultra-Orthodox community (the Haredim) – pose for citizenship. It focuses on two issues: challenges centering on contribution to and sacrifice for the Israeli nation-state; and alternatives that fundamentalism poses to definitions of citizenship. Empirically, it is based on research in three arenas: service in the Israeli military; a voluntary organization aiding state agencies after terror attacks (ZAKA), and…
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