Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (SJHSS)
Volume-10 | Issue-03 | 103-115
Review Article
No Left, No Right: The Jewish-Israeli Imaginary Divide
Gadi Hitman
Published : March 12, 2025
Abstract
This study offers a new model (a five by four matrix) to analyze an imaginary left-right division Israel. By analyzing the historical evolution of the Zionist ideology to four core issues (territory, religion, economy, and the attitude towards non-Jews), the main findings are that there is no real difference between them in any of the issues. In practice, they also behaved similarly, almost identically, in each of these issues. The main conclusion of the article is that in Israel there exists an imaginary rift between the right and the left that serves political parties and produces a social rift.