Series · Migration and Integration
Mizrahi Jews
Ali Çağlar
- Parts
- 4
- Years
- 2025
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Parts · in order of publication
The Silent Migration of Mizrahi Jews from the Arab World to Israel
In 1948 world Jewry was associated with the suffering of Europe. In the same years, hundreds of thousands of Jews who had lived in the Arab world for centuries also migrated to Israel; this silent migration still shapes Israeli society today.
Spies Without an Accent: The Secret-Service Price of Mizrahi Identity
The Ashkenazi cadre of the newly founded Israel was a stranger to the Arab world. Mizrahi Jews who spoke Arabic as their mother tongue became intelligence’s most valuable resource, but at the price of having their identity instrumentalised.
Mizrahi Identity and Its Influence on Israeli Politics
Israeli politics is usually discussed along the axes of right and left, religious and secular; yet there is a third axis that deeply affects security policy: the social and political weight of Mizrahi Jews.
From the Mountains to Jerusalem: Kurdish Jews
Among the Eastern Jews who emigrated to Israel from the Middle East, the Kurdish Jews were a small community with a large influence. The regional knowledge they brought from the mountains left a lasting mark on Israel’s security thinking and its relationship with the Kurds.
