Sacred legitimation persisted in land policy even during the allegedly secular founding phase.
Evidence
Today, Israel controls 93 percent of the total land in the country; Arab citizens have no access to 80 percent of the state’s land; and Arab municipalities control only 2.5 percent of the total land (Yiftachel 2002). The religious foundations of these political goals, which were all pursued prior to the state’s founding during the so-called secular phase, are unmistakable. — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized, 504
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Land acquisition was framed as religious ‘redemption’ even in the pre-state secular era. — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 500; Exclusive land control was religiously founded even during Zionism’s secular phase. — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 504; Religious injunctions directly legitimize land expropriation and permanent Jewish-only ownership. — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 503 (+3 more)
Broader Connections
- Even secular revolution preserves the theological structure of politics
#corroborates(0.82) — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab, 70 - The nation, even after secularizing revolution, still occupies the church’s structural place
#corroborates(0.75) — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab, 70 - Secular government functions as a continuation of religious authority by other means
#corroborates(0.72) — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 564