Settling in the Hearts: Jewish Fundamentalism in the Occupied Territories
Gush Emunim traces its roots to the 1967 Six Day War and the development of a Greater Israel ideology, which sought to maintain Israeli control of the West Bank and other newly acquired territories. The fundamentalist religious movement became a political force by constructing settlements within contested territory and is one of the key players in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. In Settling in the Hearts, Michael Feige analyzes the success of Gush Emunim through an examination of its...
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Describes and examines the attempts of Gush Emunim, a religious nationalistic social movement, to construct Israeli identity, collective memory, and sense of place.
1 Gush Emunim: History, Sociology, and Theology 212 Space, Place, and Memory in Gush Emunim Ideology 393 What Is a Settlement? Presence, Images, and Aesthetics 674 "Our Forefathers' Footsteps": Studying the Land 875 Hostile Visitors: The Palestinians in the Settlers' Worldview 1126 When a Home Is Not a Home: Terrorism and Its Effects 1317 Jewish Hebron: Fathers, Sons, and Sacrifice 1448 Gush Etzion and the Decline of Secular Zionist Mythology 1709 The Settlement of Ofra: Ritualizing Normalcy 18110 The Trauma That Never Was: The Evacuation of Sinai 19611 Terrorism and Feminism: The Case of Rechalim 21212 Growing Up Radical: The Emergence of the "Biblical Sabra" 22913 Settling in the Hearts of the Nation: Gush Emunim in Times of Crisis 247App Historical Time Line 283Notes 287References 299Index 313
