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ISRAEL VOTES: How the Mizrahi-Ashkenazi divide still shapes Israeli politics - with Mijal Bitton
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50:28Now PlayingHow will current issues or past discrimination against Mizrahi Israelis influence this election?
Dan and sociologist Mijal Bitton discuss the history, identity, and political narratives of Mizrahi Jews—whose families came to Israel from across the Middle East and North Africa—and how those narratives continue to shape Israeli politics. They unpack the factors of historical discrimination by an Ashkenazi elite, questions of economic opportunity, dignity and belonging of the Mizrahi community, and the Mizrahi devotion to maintaining the Jewish character of the state of Israel.
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In this episode:
-Historical roots of the Mizrahi and Ashkenazi divide
-Cultural and religious differences in their countries of origin
-Do Mizrahis still resent how they were treated by Ashkenazis during immigration?
-Israelis political realignment in 1977 and Mizrahi powerful support for Likud
-The rise of Mizrahi political movements like Shas
-How Mizrahi voters think about the “deep state” in Israel
-Contemporary Mizrahi identity and integration into Israeli society and politics
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