Israel's Black Panthers

The Radicals Who Punctured a Nation's Founding Myth

Asaf Elia-Shalev

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University of California Press
03 July 2024

Middle Eastern history; Social discrimination; Ethnic studies; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies; Political activism

The powerful story of an activist movement that challenged the racial inequities of Israel.

Israel's Black Panthers tells the story of the young and impoverished Moroccan Israeli Jews who challenged their country's political status quo and rebelled against the ethnic hierarchy of Israeli life in the 1970s. Inspired by the American group of the same name, the Black Panthers mounted protests and a yearslong political campaign for the rights of Mizrahim, or Jews of Middle Eastern ancestry. They managed to rattle the country's establishment and change the course of Israel's history through the mass mobilization of a Jewish underclass.

This book draws on archival documents and interviews with elderly activists to capture the movement's history and reveal little-known stories from within the group. Asaf Elia-Shalev explores the parallels between the Israeli and American Black Panthers, offering a unique perspective on the global struggle against racism and oppression. In twenty short and captivating chapters, Israel's Black Panthers provides a textured and novel account of the movement and reflects on the role that Mizrahim can play in the future of Israel.

By: Asaf Elia-Shalev
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 635g
ISBN: 9780520294318
ISBN 10: 0520294319
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 03 July 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents Preface 1. Golda’s Dilemma 2. 1948: They Promised Us Jerusalem 3. 1959: The Rebellion of Wadi Salib 4. 1967: The Fall of the Wall 5. Origin Stories 6. The Debut of the Panthers 7. Making Sulha 8. Get Off the Lawn! 9. Confidential Informant P/51 10. Passover, an Occasion for Liberation 11. Facing Pharaoh 12. Night of the Panthers 13. Not Nice Boys 14. Vote of No Confidence 15. Fire 16. Golda’s Speech 17. Effigy 18. Kahanists and Communists 19. A Country Transformed 20. The Ballot Rebellion Acknowledgments Notes on Sources Index

Asaf Elia-Shalev is an Israeli American journalist based in Los Angeles. He is a staff writer for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, which distributes his work to dozens of media outlets in multiple languages.

Reviews for Israel's Black Panthers: The Radicals Who Punctured a Nation's Founding Myth

"""Drawing on archival press accounts, government documents and interviews with surviving Panthers, Elia-Shalev — a Los Angeles-based reporter with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency — weaves a tale of young street toughs who underwent a political awakening. These young men saw their plight as a result of entrenched prejudice and lack of public resources, and they decided to fight back."" * J: The Jewish News of Northern California * ""In the 1970s, a group of Moroccan Israeli Jews protested against the racial hierarchy then existing in Israel that left many of them both impoverished and lacking rights. Their campaign, inspired by America’s Black Panthers, was, says Asaf Elia-Shalev, part of the wider global struggle against oppression."" * New Statesman *"