Palestinian resistance drives the rise of religious nationalism in Israel
Evidence
If Palestinians did not demonstrate intense resistance, the secularist would not have needed to resort to a religious-based system of legitimation, and the sharp rise in religious nationalism and sacralized politics would not have resonated with the need for legitimation. — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized, 555
Categorization
- recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source
- XREF: connects to: Religious claims serve different functions depending on political position — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 207; Analyses missing settler colonialism misread why religiosity rises in Israel. — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 517; Israeli religious encroachment rises as a legitimation response to Palestinian resistance. — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 435 (+3 more)
Broader Connections
- Native resistance caused Israel’s turn to overt religious legitimation
#corroborates(0.95) — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized, 555 - Religious nationalism intensifies during social crises regardless of demographic religious decline
#qualifies(0.72) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 197