THE AMBIGUITIES OF MINORITY PATRIOTISM: LOVE FOR HOMELAND VERSUS STATE AMONG PALESTINIAN CITIZENS OF ISRAEL

Abstract

The article sheds light on minority patriotism in ethno-national states. It utilizes the experience of the Arab minority in Israel demonstrating that patriotism develops in clear interdependence with the dominant ethos of the state. The ethnic citizenship model dominant in Israeli political culture does not incorporate the national or cultural identity of all Israeli citizens equally, rendering Israeli patriotism among Arab citizens more questionable. As a result, Arab patriotic attachment has gradually shifted from civic Israeli to Palestinian patriotism.