Fascism in Israel. The Funding of Fascist and Neo-Nazi Movements: 1970-1990

Fascism in Israel. The Funding of Fascist and Neo-Nazi Movements: 1970-1990
Bichler, Shimshon and Nitzan, Jonathan and Rowley, Robin. (1989). Grant Application to The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation. pp. 1-16. (Other; English).

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https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/270297, https://www.academia.edu/98599330/Fascism_in_Israel_The_Funding_of_Fascist_and_Neo_Nazi_Movements_1970_1990

Abstract or Brief Description

PREAMBLE

In 1989, we applied for a Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation grant to investigate the funding of fascist and Neo-Nazi movements in Israel. The Foundation did not find the topic important enough, and the application was ceremonially rejected. Here is what we wanted to do.

RESEARCH PLAN

The emergence of ultra right-wing elements in Israeli society has drawn considerable attention from the popular media both in Israel and elsewhere. Academic studies on the subject have often considered this rise of fascist and neo-Nazi organizations as a marginal development rather than as part of a broader political transformation. We argue, to the contrary, that the rise of ultra- right movements reflects important changes in Israel and was both stimulated by actions of the Israeli government and supported by business organizations and affluent individuals (both in Israel and abroad) .

Our study focuses on the potential link between the fascist and neo-Nazi organizations and the mainstream of Israel's political and economic spheres. In particular, we seek to map the flow of funding to such organizations from government, business and foreign sources. Three avenues of research will be followed. (i) Analysis of government budgets, records of business transactions and registration of donations. (ii) Interviews with key individuals in the political, military and business elites, others who were instrumental to financial support for extreme right-wing movements and central figures in these movements themselves, (iii) Close examination of existing publications, particularly newspapers and magazines, that reported on Israeli fascism since 1970.

Results will be organized in an input -output format between source and destination for funds. A dynamic temporal comparison between alternative periods could provide important insight into the evolution of extreme right-wing movements and their relations with the central establishment of Israeli society.

RELEVANCE TO HUMAN DOMINANCE, AGGRESSION AND VIOLENCE

Fascists and neo-Nazi movements have been involved in numerous violent and illegal activities against Arabs in the Occupied Territories as well as against political opponents in Israel. Their ideologies advocate the creation of a totalitarian society, an authoritarian economy run by a military bureaucracy and an official apartheid against the Palestinian population. In matters of foreign policy they call for a permanent state of war against the Arab neighbours and an aggressive expansionary drive to create a "big Israel". This vision of dominance may have grave consequences for aggression and violence in Israel and the Middle East. Such sombre prospects are enhanced by the extent to which ultra right-wing movements are supported by Israel's mainstream establishment.

Language

English

Publication Type

Other

Additional Information

Grant Application to The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation

Keywords

fascism finance Israel Neo-Nazism

Subject

BN Law
BN Money & Finance
BN Power
BN Region - Middle East
BN Religion
BN Agency
BN State & Government
BN War & Peace
BN Business Enterprise
BN Capital & Accumulation
BN Civil Society
BN Civilization & Social Systems
BN Conflict & Violence
BN Crisis
BN Culture
BN Distribution
BN Ethnicity & Race
BN Ideology
BN Institutions

Depositing User

Jonathan Nitzan

Date Deposited

16 Mar 2023 00:48

Last Modified

17 Mar 2023 12:56

URL:

https://bnarchives.net/id/eprint/774

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