The Proletarianization of Palestinians in Israel (ص 329)

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The Proletarianization of Palestinians in Israel (ص 329)

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"The recent immigration (since the 1967 War) differs from
previous movements in its participants' age structure and
educational and occupational distribution. By and large,
the recent immigrants are younger, better educated, and
more concentrated in professions than were the immigrants
of the first two decades of the State. In 1970, for ex-
ample, 34 percent of the immigrants were 19 years old or
younger, 46 percent were between 20 and 49 and only 8 per-
cent were over 65. Fully 43 percent of the 1970 immigrants
were classified as professionals (akademaiim), whereas such
people constituted only 15 percent of the Israeli population
as a whole.
To encourage immigration of trained manpower from advanced
countries is to provide new immigrants with special privi-
leges strongly resented by, and seen as discrimination
against, the old-timers. Although the Israeli population
has been taught to regard immigration of Jews as one of the
most important national goals, a survey commissioned by the
Ministry of Absorption found that in 1971 half of the Israeli
population had not spoken to any immigrants in the past year.
In another survey, 55 percent of the population thought that
the help given to immigrants comes at the expense of the poor
strata in Israeli society. When respondents were divided ac-
cording to ethnic origin and age, it was discovered that 60
percent of Oriental Jews thought the poor were suffering be-
cause of the Soviet immigration and more than 66 percent of
young (18-29) native-born Israelis (Sabras) thought so; un-
like the older settler generation. When asked whether all
the demands of Georgian Jews should be granted rather than
have them return to the Soviet Union, 64 percent of the adult
population said they should leave the country and their de-
mands ought not be met." 70
The above is only to point out some of the internal contradictions
selective Aliyah provokes in Israel; increasing social inequality means,
potentially, intensifying class struggle among "Israeli Jews" and between
the latter and Diaspora Jews. This, at one point, may lead to political
instability, which is risky for business operations there. This is to say,
selective Aliyah as incentive for foreign investment may, in effect, re-
sult in disincentives for foreign capital. In the meantime, by intensify-
ing class struggle among Israeli Jews, selective Aliyah may also broaden
the base for cross-national proletariat alliance.

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