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Not the Enemy: Israel's Jews from Arab Lands

Not the Enemy: Israel's Jews from Arab Lands


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In this remarkable, page-turning book, Rachel Shabi lays bare the painful division within Israeli society between Ashkenazi Jews, whose families come from Eastern Europe, and Sephardic or Mizrahi Jews, who come from the Arab countries of the Middle East. Herself from an Iraqi Jewish family, Shabi explores the history of this relationship, tracing it back to the first days of the new state of Israel. In a society desperate to identify itself with Europe, immigrants who spoke Arabic and followed Middle Eastern customs were seen as inferior; David Ben Gurion, Israel's first prime minister, famously described them as lacking the most elementary knowledge.Sixty years later, Mizrahis are still much less successful than Ashkenazis, condemned, often, to substandard education, low-quality housing and mockery for their accents, tastes and lifestyles. Through a combination of archival research and personal interviews, Shabi brings to light the prejudices that permeate Israeli society and demonstrates how they affect Mizrahi lives and hopes. Even more importantly, she argues that the treatment meted out to Mizrahis reflects a wider Israeli rejection of the Middle East and its culture, a rejection that makes it impossible for Israel ever to become integrated within its own region.

About the Author :
Rachel Shabi was born in Israel to Iraqi Jews and grew up in Britain. A journalist by trade, she has written for the Guardian and the Sunday Times. She currently lives in Tel Aviv.

Review :
A British educated Iraqi Jew recently transplanted to Tele-Aviv, Shabi is well placed to catalogue the ongoing woes of Mizrahi Jews - Shabi's book tugs the cultural map of Israel back towards a more accurate version of history, paying homage to the musical, literary, theatrical and academic traditions of Arab Jews - On the evidence of her own lively intelligence, Shabi will do the Mizrahi cause proud - ' Marina Benjamin, Evening Standard, 9th February 2009 - an eye-opening book - Not The Enemy is - a disturbing and important document, which should be read by everyone worried about what its author calls the corrosive, entrenched polarityA" of the Middle East.A" Katy Lazenby, Western Morning News (Devon), 10th January 2009 - an eye-opening book - Not The Enemy is - a disturbing and important document, which should be read by everyone worried about what its author calls the corrosive, entrenched polarityA" of the Middle East.A" Gerald Jacobs, Daily Telegraph, 28th February 2009


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  • ISBN-13: 9780300122756
  • Publisher: Yale University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Yale University Press
  • Height: 216 mm
  • Width: 138 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0300122756
  • Publisher Date: 06 Feb 2009
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Sub Title: Israel's Jews from Arab Lands


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