Secularization is impossible within Israel while settler-colonial reality stays denied

Evidence

Finally, Rouhana argues that while secularization was possible in other settlercolonial contexts such as South Africa, Northern Ireland, and North America, it is impossible to achieve secularization within a Zionist regime in Palestine (although Rouhana argues it would have been possible to achieve secularization in other colonies considered by Zionism, such as Uganda). Rather, for secularization and democratization to take place, Israel has to recognize the settler-colonial reality of the Zionist project, a recognition that will make it possible to free Israeli Jewish nationalism from religionism and work toward decolonization. — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized, 154

Categorization

• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source
• XREF: connects to: A settler-colonial regime whose founding narrative is sacred cannot secularize without renouncing that narrative; Analyses missing settler colonialism misread why religiosity rises in Israel. — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 517; Religious framing obscures settler colonialism and blocks secularization in Zionism — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 435 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• A settler-colonial regime whose founding narrative is sacred cannot secularize without renouncing that narrative #corroborates (0.92)
• Religious framing obscures settler colonialism and blocks secularization in Zionism #corroborates (0.90) — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized, 435
• Analyses missing settler colonialism misread why religiosity rises in Israel. #expands (0.85) — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized, 517
• Rational or moral correction from inside cannot touch Zionism’s founding religious claim #expands (0.82) — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized, 563
• Native resistance caused Israel’s turn to overt religious legitimation #complicates (0.78) — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized, 555