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Politics of Memory - The Israeli Underground's Struggle for Inclusion in the National Pantheon and Military Commemoralization (Paperback)
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Politics of Memory - The Israeli Underground's Struggle for Inclusion in the National Pantheon and Military Commemoralization (Paperback)
Series: Israeli History, Politics and Society
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This book illustrates how a dominant political party, the Mapai,
under the leadership of P.M. David Ben-Gurion, chose to 'hug,'
honor and commemorate 'Her Fallen' and 'Her Bereaved Families,'
whilst simultaneously ignoring the fallen that were identified with
the rival political party, Herut, led by Menachem Begin. Designing
legislation and cultural policy designated for Teaching the public
that those who sacrificed themselves in the Israeli War of
Independence - were Hagana Members, one of three Israeli
undergrounds movements, associated with Mapai specific ideological
viewpoint. By that - the Israeli state created political legitimacy
and dominance for Mapai - which was framed as the only political
party which were involved with the struggle for national
independence. "Her" fighters, battles and casualties became part of
the collective memory and national ethos. This project was
implemented by refusing to acknowledge "the Other" casualties of
the Eztel and Lehi underground movements wich were ideological
identified with Herut Party. The state excluded their bereaved
families from the wider official military bereavement circle and
forced them to experience "disenfranchised grief", With no access
to official commemoration or to rehabilitative support. It was only
after the Likud's (ex-Herut) victory in the 1977 elections that
enabled P.M. Menachem Begin to correct this "exile from national
identity" and to initiate the inclusion of "His" fighters and
casualties to the military cemeteries, to the history books and to
the state commemorations, as recognizing their families as part of
the National Military Bereavement circles entitled to Honors and
support. A thought provoking study about the dark side of the
Israeli nation building era, Politics of Memory explores the
politics of historiography, bereavement and military commemoration,
and the confrontation over boundaries of national pantheon,
examining the effects of these factors on Israel
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