Judaization (Hebrew: ייהוד, Arabic: تهويد) or Judaification is the process of making something Jewish in character. In the context of Zionism, it is often applied to the Israeli expansion of Jewish settlement in areas with significant Palestinian populations, as in the Judaization of Jerusalem,[1][2][3] the Galilee, or the Negev.[4][5] In this context, it is related to de-Arabization.[6][7]

In his critique of Zionism, the British thinker Leon Roth argued for a "Judaization of our politics" in response to what he perceived as a "politicization of Judaism" characterized by ethno-nationalism and an almost racial notion of Jewishness.[8]

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References

  1. ^ Horodniceanu, Maya; Hasson, Nir (6 Apr 2022). "Mapping Out the Rapid Judaization of East Jerusalem". Haaretz.
  2. ^ Cattan, Henry (2022-10-06), "The Judaization of Jerusalem: Its Significance and Perils", Jerusalem, London: Routledge, pp. 91–100, doi:10.4324/9781003325758-8, ISBN 978-1-003-32575-8, retrieved 2024-11-11
  3. ^ Al-Khatib, Rouhi (1970). The Judaization of Jerusalem. P.L.O. Research Center.
  4. ^ Shakir, Omar (2021-04-27). "A Threshold Crossed". Human Rights Watch.
  5. ^ Kashti, Or. "Far-right Party, Likud Agree on Major Plan to 'Judaize' Negev, Galilee". Haaretz.
  6. ^ Adas, Jane. "Halper on Judaization, De-Arabization in Israel/Palestine." Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, vol. 35, no. 4, June-July 2016, pp. 67+.
  7. ^ Krystall, Nathan (1998-01-01). "The De-Arabization of West Jerusalem 1947-50". Journal of Palestine Studies. 27 (2): 5–22. doi:10.2307/2538281. ISSN 0377-919X. JSTOR 2538281.
  8. ^ Yadgar, Yaacov (2023-10-02). ""The great sin of today is the 'politicization' of our Judaism, the great need, the 'Judaization' of our politics": Leon Roth and the possibilities of a Jewish critique of Zionist politics". Journal of Modern Jewish Studies. 22 (4): 412–437. doi:10.1080/14725886.2022.2064735. ISSN 1472-5886.