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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED249301 AUTHOR: Lerner, Natan
TITLE: Affirmative Action in Israel.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1984
NOTE: 47 p.; For conference proceedings, see UD 023 748.
ABSTRACT: This paper examines issues of equality,
discrimination, affirmative action, and preferential
treatment in Israel. An introduction provides a broad
outline of topics addressed in the paper: the status of the
Jewish sector, with treatment of Jewish immigrants to serve
as an example of affirmative action; the policies of the
state in relation to the Arab minority; policies in relation
the relatively disadvantaged Oriental communities within the
Jewish majority; and the possibility or desirability of
enacting affirmative action policies to improve the status
of women. The first main section discusses government
policies and programs, which center on the major aims of the
Zionist movement. The legal, social, and demographic
background for these practices are outlined. The role of
affirmative action in Israel today is then analyzed by
focusing on the legal status, privileges, and economic
situation of Jews (as a homogeneous group), Arabs, and
Ashkenazi and Oriental Jews. The next section, a theoretical
discussion, reviews specialized literature and press
coverage concerning the affirmative action issue. Also
included is an outline of special measures already taken to
alleviate inequalities in these areas: education (with an
emphasis on the role of the judiciary); admission to
universities; the army; Project Renewal (an urban renewal
program); large families; and the participation of Oriental
Jews in government. Finally, it is concluded that the
inherent differences between Israel and other countries are
accountable for the low profile of affirmative action in
Israel. (KH)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Arabs-; Educational-Opportunities;
Elementary-Secondary-Education; Equal-Education; Ethnic
Groups; Foreign-Countries; Jews-; Postsecondary-Education;
Social-Integration
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Affirmative-Action; *Ethnic-Relations;
*Government-Role; *Minority-Groups
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