The Proletarianization of Palestinians in Israel (ص 190)

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The Proletarianization of Palestinians in Israel (ص 190)

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represents simultaneously both the general trade union of Jewish labor and
the single largest employer of Jewish labor in the Yishuv. This double inter-
pretation and practice of the "conquest of labor" by the Histadrut (in the
sense of only Jewish labor can be employed by Jewish capital and only by
Jewish capital can Jewish labor be employed) constitutes the most precise
application of the Borochivist formula of labor strategy for the consolida-
tion of Jewish political class struggle and the actualization of Zionism.
This, however, can also be counter-productive in that "Jewish labor by
Jewish capital only" is likely to reduce the bargaining power of Jewish
labor against the Histadrut as its major employer; so that Jewish capital,
not labor, dominates the labor process and, of course, wage determination.
This is only to notice how essentially anti-proletarian "proletarian" Zion-
ism actually is. With the latter principle, the Histadrut can then not
only "see to it that Jewish labor gets what it deserves," but that it also
"behaves" (its task as a capitalist employer)!
It is interesting to examine how the Histadrut tries to manage the con-
tradictions inherent in its dual role as employer, on the one hand, and as
trade union, on the other. As the General Federation of Trade Unions for
Hebrew Workers (until 1955), the Histadrut (often referred to as the labor
sector) allowed only Jewish labor to be organized labor, hence the problems
it faces as the employer of Hebrew labor only in disciplining its labor
force and controlling the labor process and wage determination.
The above provides only one example of this kind. Another important
mechanism enabling the Histadrut to fulfill its basic task, namely, the
"conquest of labor" for the formation of Jewish proletariat and farmers, is
its monopoly over the Yishuv's health care system, "Kupat Hulim" (Sick Fund).
This not only controls the reproduction of labor force on a generational and

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