Dit is een scriptie over tweetalig onderwijs in Israël. Er wordt onderzocht wat de mening is ten aanzien van tweetalig onderwijs van verschillende groepen in de Israëlische samenleving. Er wordt...Show moreDit is een scriptie over tweetalig onderwijs in Israël. Er wordt onderzocht wat de mening is ten aanzien van tweetalig onderwijs van verschillende groepen in de Israëlische samenleving. Er wordt gekeken naar het gedrag van de overheid ten opzichte van tweetalig onderwijs. De hoofdvraag van dit onderzoek is: Wat zijn de meningen van verschillende groepen in de Israëlische maatschappij over het tweetalig Hebreeuws-Arabisch onderwijs dat er in hun land gegeven wordt? Hier wordt antwoord op gegeven aan de hand van onderzoek naar secundaire literatuur.Show less
Bachelor thesis | Hebreeuwse en Joodse Studies (BA)
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Excerpts from the Hebrew novel "To Jaffa" translated into English, accompanied by a discussion of the mosaic makeup of Israeli society, as illustrated in the selected passages.
Unlike the Cold War era, in which realist perceptions about the global world order were prevalent, the explanation of roots of conflicts has since then increasingly shifted towards questions of...Show moreUnlike the Cold War era, in which realist perceptions about the global world order were prevalent, the explanation of roots of conflicts has since then increasingly shifted towards questions of culture and ethnicity. According to Samuel Huntington (1993, 1996), who introduced the notion of a clash of civilization, civilizations are fundamentally characterized by their respective religions. In concrete terms, it became a widely shared assumption that classical (realist) conflicts caused by economic, territorial or power-related motives were outdated. This thesis aims to build its argumentation on this “revitalization of religion” while aiming to assess the two opposing roles of Israelis and Palestinians as securitizing actors, which consistently invoke religion in their securitizing policies (Laustsen/Waever 2000: 705). These are fueled by myths and opposing identities that create an ‘us’ versus ‘them’ phenomenon. The human need for identity and its social construction is thus key for the further analysis. Taking a starting point from Lucke’s and McLarren’s (2017) work, the question is raised whether and how religion should be included within the securitizing framework. This work is based on the idea that religion is easily securitized by actors who base their entire argumentation on an existential threat posed by the ‘enemy’ against them.Show less
Analyse van de visie van verscheidene Israëlische en Arabische media (kranten/ TV-zenders) op resolutie 2334, uitgegeven door de VN-Veiligheidsraad op 23 december 2016, ook wel bekend als de 'Anti...Show moreAnalyse van de visie van verscheidene Israëlische en Arabische media (kranten/ TV-zenders) op resolutie 2334, uitgegeven door de VN-Veiligheidsraad op 23 december 2016, ook wel bekend als de 'Anti-Israëlische nederzettingen-resolutie'Show less
Deze scriptie onderzoekt de mogelijkheid van een oorlog tussen Israël en Jordanië om het water van de Jordaan. In de loop van het werkstuk komen verschillende meningen aan bod. Zo zijn er mensen...Show moreDeze scriptie onderzoekt de mogelijkheid van een oorlog tussen Israël en Jordanië om het water van de Jordaan. In de loop van het werkstuk komen verschillende meningen aan bod. Zo zijn er mensen die van mening zijn dat een wateroorlog in het Midden-Oosten zeer aannemelijk is, terwijl anderen een wateroorlog als zeer onwaarschijnlijk of onmogelijk zien. In de scriptie wordt aandacht besteedt aan beide standpunten en wordt er samen met de resultaten van eigen onderzoek een oordeel gevormd over de waarschijnlijkheid van een wateroorlog tussen beide landen.Show less
Bachelor thesis | Hebreeuwse en Joodse Studies (BA)
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According to the Dutch historian Jaap Meijer Dutch Jewry had undergone a dramatic decline in numbers and faith already before the war started in 1940. This thesis aims to contradict this claims by...Show moreAccording to the Dutch historian Jaap Meijer Dutch Jewry had undergone a dramatic decline in numbers and faith already before the war started in 1940. This thesis aims to contradict this claims by analyzing the person of chief rabbi Joseph Hirsch Dünner (1833-1911), and the memory culture that was created after his death. Originally Polish, he came to the Netherlands as the principle of the Dutch Rabbinic seminary and in 1874 he became the chief rabbi of Amsterdam. His attitudes towards Judaism and Jewish studies hugely influenced the course of the seminary and indeed Dutch Jewry in general. In his opinion, Jewish tradition was to be studied in a modern academic, historical critical way, although he did not question the authority of the Jewish Bible and the rabbinic tradition. His teachings were of great influence especially for his students, and during his life an entire generation of ‘students of Dünner’ arose. After their graduation they were in higher functions in Dutch Jewry and in this way Dünners teachings and methods also spread through the country. Not everyone was in favour of Dünner: this thesis also describes several conflicts concerning Dünner. But no one could doubt his influence on Dutch Jewry.Show less
Bachelor thesis | Hebreeuwse en Joodse Studies (BA)
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An overview of the symbiosis between the revival of the Hebrew language and the rise of Zionism, and the latter's lasting influence on Hebrew literature up to the present day.
Research master thesis | History: Societies and Institutions (research) (MA)
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This thesis compares two historical debates, the debate around the New Historians on the war of 1948 since the 1980s and the debate around the Cold War Revisionists in the US during the 1960s and...Show moreThis thesis compares two historical debates, the debate around the New Historians on the war of 1948 since the 1980s and the debate around the Cold War Revisionists in the US during the 1960s and 1970s. It links these debates to Raymond Martin’s thesis on progress in history that states that during historical debates historical interpretations will eventually become more comprehensive, better balanced and more justified, and that historiographical debates tend to converge after a brief period of interpretational divergence. The thesis argues that there is a difference between the historiographical trajectories in these two countries based on the respective socio-political circumstances. In both cases revisionist historians, claiming to pursue a more advanced historical narrative, challenged the prevailing mythical patriotic narrative. The revisionists –who themselves started out firmly on the political left- were in both instances aided by the changing socio-political realities of their day, such as loss of legitimacy of political establishments because of unpopular wars (Vietnam and Lebanon), changes in the international political context and generational shifts. While in the US the trajectory of the debate on Cold War historiography seems to confirm Raymond Martin’s thesis, the trajectory in the Israeli debate has not seen any convergence on the 1948 War. The thesis argues that this lack of convergence in the is linked to the socio-political circumstances in Israel.Show less
