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Whose Country Is This, Anyway

Whose Country Is This, Anyway. Jane Windler. From Beirut to Jerusalem Thomas L. Friedman. Brief History of Jewish Population. When most of the Jewish population lived in Eastern Europe, they contained themselves in small ghettos and hardly interacted with others parts of society.

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Whose Country Is This, Anyway

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  1. Whose Country Is This, Anyway Jane Windler From Beirut to Jerusalem Thomas L. Friedman

  2. Brief History of Jewish Population When most of the Jewish population lived in Eastern Europe, they contained themselves in small ghettos and hardly interacted with others parts of society. All Jews strongly adhered to Jewish Law. In 19th Century Europe, the continent was swept with emancipation and nationalism, giving rise to more liberal approaches to thinking. This led to several Jewish movements, resulting in many Jewish Groups within Israel– most breaking away from the ultra-Orthodox views. Though there are different groups, there are several overlaps within their beliefs.

  3. Different Jewish Groups Secular and non-observant Israelis Religious Zionists Ultra-orthodox Haredim

  4. Secular and Non-Observant Israelis The majority of the Jewish population in Israel. They live modern lifestyles, and have different degrees of respect for and the practice of Judaism. They define each other as one who identifies with Judaism. They believe that going to the synagogue isn’t necessary, because everything in Israel is Jewish. Israel is their synagogue.

  5. Religious Zionists Are the observant minority. They adhere to a religious way of life, and follow the Jewish law, but also participate in Israel’s national life. They see the Jewish state of Israel as the beginning of the coming of the Messiah and the “redemption of the Jewish people in the Land of Israel” (“People: Jewish Society”). There are two groups of religious Zionists. The main difference is the “Messianic bent” (Friedman 286).

  6. Ultra-Orthodox Haredim The Haredim are the minority of Israel, beneath the secular Jews and the Zionists. They believe that “Jewish sovereignty in the Land can be re-established only after the coming of the Messiah (“People: Jewish Society”). They strictly follow Jewish law, and have their own neighborhoods, schools, clothing style, and specific gender roles. They define a Jew as one “born of a Jewish mother or who converts in strict accordance with Jewish Law” (“People: Jewish Society”).

  7. IB Content The different degrees of religiousness and various groups in Israel can be noted in a paper as a breakdown of this Jewish State. IB is a fan of the breakdowns of groups within a state, and their position on things.

  8. Sources Friedman, Thomas. From Beirut to Jerusalem. Toronto: Collins Publishers, 1989. "People: Jewish Society." Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Israel Ministry of       Foreign Affairs, 2008. Web. 7 Sept. 2009. <http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/       Facts%20About%20Israel/People/SOCIETY-%20Jewish%20Society>.

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