The Proletarianization of Palestinians in Israel (ص 221)
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- The Proletarianization of Palestinians in Israel (ص 221)
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men in trades demanded in Israel, such as locksmith, mechanic, carpenter,
and building branches (construction, ironbending, plastering, and carpen-
try).126
As far as where in the occupational hierarchy workers from occupied
territories are absorbed, Haaretz, a Party-Independent newspaper in Israel,
. reports that they are, in fact, replacing Oriental Jewish labor in the very
‘bottom of this hierarchy:
",.,..differences between the very rich and the very poor are
increasing gravely. Jews of Asiatic and African origin are
moving to better-paid jobs and to lighter work, while labor-
ers from Nablus, Qalqilia, and Ramalla [all in the West Bank]
are doing the heavier work that needs a great deal of physi-
cal effort. This has resulted in a racial division of labor,
a Black laborer in building or a water have become synonymous
with the word Arab." 127
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Popular Israeli opinion expressed serious discontent with the use of
Arab labor in general, and its use in "marginal" positions in particular.
The penetration of Palestinian labor is perceived to be correlated with
growing inequalities and defying the socialist Zionist traditions.
A prominent Israeli dissident, Yehoshova Arieli, writing in the Aug-
ust 31, 1972 New York Review of Books, pointed to the effects of occupation
in producing political conformity, spurring new vested interests, deepening
soqial and material inequality, and leaving "Zionist values jettisoned" by
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hiring Arabs to do the dirty work. 278
: Similarly, in his work, "The Violent Era", the internationally-known
Jacob L. Talmon stated: "...the transformation of the Jews into bosses,
executives, or overseers of unskilled Arab laborers is a bitter irony of
the voral and social bankruptcy of the Zionist effort.'' He expressed the
belief that he was hardly chauvinistic enough to think that the Jewish
people enjoy a greater immunity to the dangers of such a situation than - تاريخ
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- Najwa Hanna Makhoul
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