Essay
Could there be an Israeli Martin Luther King?
The regressive effect of identity politics on Israeli society and the “peace camp”
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While identity politics contributed to the democratization of American society, in Israel they have had deeply regressive effects on Israeli society, fueling tribalism and discord. This essay reviews the development of identity politics in Israeli political discourse, explores its foundations, and demonstrates how it has eventually led to the Peace Camp being marked as a status symbol and social marker of a specific ethnic, educational and social group.