Abstract
1948-2013. The composition of the Israeli population has completely changed during the last sixty years, with the arrival of several waves of immigration. However, the framework of the relations between religion and State has remained as it was in 1948, and it causes growing tensions between various groups of Israelis. The interdiction to work on shabbat and Jewish holidays, the division of education systems according to religious criteria, the monopoly of rabbinic courts in matters of personal status, and above all the fact that young ultra-orthodox are exempted of any military or civil service, are more and more criticized by the Israeli public. This paper explores the present cleavages and the new perspectives after the Knesset elections of January 2013.
| Translated title of the contribution | The religious status quo in Israel: Moving frontlines |
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| Original language | French |
| Pages (from-to) | 633-640 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Ethnologie Francaise |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Civil marriage
- Jewish orthodoxy
- Military exemption
- Religious party
- Status quo
