Who is Afraid of Historical Redress? : : The Israeli Victim-Perpetrator Dichotomy / / Ruth Amir.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Academic Studies Press Backlist eBook-Package 2008-2013
• VerfasserIn: Amir, Ruth,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston, MA : : Academic Studies Press, , [2011]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Israel: Society, Culture, and History
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (325 p.)

With the Holocaust resonating as the "thick background," historical redress processes in Israel render a particularly challenging case. The simultaneous concern the Jewish community has with past, present and future redress campaigns, as both victim and perpetrator, is unique. Who is Afraid of Historical Redress analyzes three cases of historical redress in Israel: the Yemeni children affair, the tinea capitis irradiations and the claims for the return of native land of the two Christian Palestinian villages of Iqrit and Bir'em. All three cases were redressed under the juridical edifice of legal thought and action. The outcomes suggest that these processes were insufficient for achieving closure by the victims, atonement by those responsible and reconciliation among social groups.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Repairing Historical Injustices -- 2. The Holocaust Reparations: A Template? -- 3. The Yemeni Babies Affair -- 4. The Tinea Capitis Affair -- 5. Iqrit and Bir’im -- 6. Back to the Future -- 7. Who Is Afraid of Historical Redress? -- Bibliography -- Index