Binary Jew-Arab framing forces Mizrahi resistance to take religious form

Evidence

The success of Shas has demonstrated that any Mizrahi approach must also be a “Jewish” one. Any other attempt will necessarily reproduce the Jewish-Arab dichotomy. It is only as a Jewish attitude that a Mizrahi perspective can effectively challenge the Zionist paradigm and its implications. That is why previous attempts to address the issue in terms of class or ethnicity have failed to have a significant impact. Otherwise, the phrase “Arab-Jew” remains meaningless, and has no function in the molding of Israeli discourse. — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 669 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Mizrahim had to conceal their Arab culture much as Marranos hid religion; Israeli textbooks erased Mizrahi history as non-Jewish; Mizrahi identity had to be torn apart to fit the Zionist Jew-Arab binary — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 650 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Mizrahi resistance must be framed Jewishly to avoid reproducing the Jewish-Arab dichotomy. #expands (0.92) — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 669