Israel's Policy towards Arab Citizens and Its Causes
Since the establishment of Israel in 1948,the state of Israel has implemented a policy of apparent equality and autonomy,but in essence of discrimination and division towards the Israeli Arabs.In the perspective of constructivist theory,Israel's discriminatory ethnic policies are rooted in Zionist ideology,a thought of absolute security based on the harsh geopolitical environment,and a cognitive anxiety that Israeli Arabs"threaten"the status of Jewish domination.The exclusionary Zionist ideology not only hinders the integration of the Arabs into the Israeli state,but also contributes to the construction of the Arabs'own independent identity,while the poor form of geo-security perpetuates the perception of the Arabs as a'fifth column'in Israeli mainstream society and prevents them from being accepted by mainstream society.The underpopulation of Israel's dominant ethnic-group and the increase in the number of Arabs created an unprecedented sense of anxiety and crisis among Israel's indigenous Jewish population,driving Israeli policy to discriminate against Arabs de facto.This policy has marginalized Israeli Arabs from mainstream Israeli society in all political,economic and cultural aspects,and has undermined Israeli democracy and state-building.Only by adopting a more equitable ethnic policy can Israel achieve harmony in Israeli ethnic relations within the reality of ethnic politics,construct a rational national identity and achieve the stable state-building of a modem nation-state.
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