The deconstruction of the Israeli militarism: From its historic foundation to contemporary attempts of demilitarising Israeli society

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Daniela Alexandre Azevedo da
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/26600
• topic: Militarism; Demilitarization; Anti-occupation activism; Digital militarism; Israel; Palestine; Militarismo; Desmilitarização; Ativismo anti-ocupação; Militarismo digital; Palestina

Military violence is a daily reality faced in many countries around the world. The level of extreme brutality, the subsequent tolerance and disregard for its victims are some of the many symptoms of a highly militarized society. Israeli society sees the integration and performance of the military service as an honour and the fulfilment of their civilian and, at times, religious duty. The core of the Israeli militarization is rooted in the inability of questioning the actions of the military without the person being ostracized within their own community. The profound assimilation of a public secret, known by everyone but never spoken, is the reason the military is able to infiltrate societies, acquiring a powerful influence that cannot be contested. This dissertation enters the discussion of the level of militarization in Israeli society, its impact in the rest of the citizens’ daily life and foreign policies, combining it with the analysis of the growth of anti-occupation organizations, and looking for a demilitarized Israel and Palestine. It uses academic literature, reports by human rights organization, international organizations, historians and journalists, and personal accounts from two Israeli anti-occupation organizations to shed light in the possibility of the military reducing its influence in Israeli society in order to achieve a peaceful resolution.