The Proletarianization of Palestinians in Israel (ص 222)
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- The Proletarianization of Palestinians in Israel (ص 222)
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Official opinions in Israel have expressed serious concern over the
use of Arab hired labor, as they see in it a violation of Labor-Zionisn,
according to which Zionist colonization in Palestine was meant to "replace"
not to "exploit" indigenous labor. For example, Itzhak Ben-Aharon, the
powerful Secretary General of the Histadrut Labor Federation, stated in
an interview with the New York Times that “...six years of occupation had
eroded Israel's image of 'moral capacity and reliability' in the Western
world.'' He charged that "Israel was 'building Zionism' on the backs of
hired Arab labor from the occupied territories" -- a reference to the
55,000 Arab workers who have become the core of the manual labor force in
Israel since the 1967 war, 179 Contrasted with these '"Dovish" voices mourn-
ing the death of labor ideals are the "Hawkish" voices in the Labor Party
asserting the rationale for replacing these outlived ideals.
The dominance of the economic is finally asserted over the political
and ideological. A recent article in Davar, the organ of the ruling Is-
raeli Labor Party, explicitly states:
"Workers from the occupied territories have many advantages
over Israeli workers. Israeli workers shun industry and
production, whereas workers from the territories are be-
coming concentrated more and more in industry. It is al-
most impossible to fire an Israeli worker or to relocate
him without his permission and without a wage increase. On
the other hand, an Arab worker is exceptionally mobile, can
be dismissed without notice and moved from place to place,
does not strike and does not present demands....From many
economic considerations, workers from the territories are a
bargain for the Israeli economy. They exist when and where
required and make a full contribution to the production
cycle. As long as we don't speak in social or political
terms, the workers from the territories display an excel-
lent economic flexibility." 131 - تاريخ
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- Najwa Hanna Makhoul
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