The Proletarianization of Palestinians in Israel (ص 235)

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The Proletarianization of Palestinians in Israel (ص 235)

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Furthermore, in Israel the control over rural land use is seen to
be directly linked to the security of the State. For example, Bar Yossef
(well-known Israeli sociologist) wrote recently:
"Anyone unaware of the grave danger inherent in our
transformation into a nation of bosses or anyone who
has not taken to heart the lessons of Algeria, is
simply blind or has taken a leave of his senses. The
risk arising from an Arab labor force living in miser-
able hovels near large farms is ten times more dan-
gerous than other hazards, political and military com-
bined. A nation of bosses is, in the final analysis,
a rootless people and the land to those who work it.
That is an immutable law of history and if we console
ourselves with the thought that use of Arab construc-
tion labor is only temporarily, the same cannot be said
for agriculture. There, we got to the basic foundation
of the State." 150
The links between the principles of self-labor Hebrew work, rural land and
the security of the State are explicitly articulated in the 1976 May Day
Proclamation of Histadrut:
", . .Our determination to continue the unceasing fight
of the People of Israel in their homeland to maintain
and build a Labor Society for the sake of the security
of the State...
'", . .On this May Day, we send greetings to the defen-
ders and settlers of the border regions. The Histadrut
works throughout the year to deepen the mutual solidarity
of the workers and those called to serve in the army, of
urban workers and those settling the land." 151
Similar attitudes seem to be expressed by the Jewish inhabitants of
rural settlements, specifically the kibbutz and moshav. They view thenm-
selves as the protectors of the land and of the State. However, labor-
Zionist ideology, which they long internalized, seems to conflict with
their new material needs. Some resolve the conflict in a pragmatic atti-
tude. Others resolve it in further struggle to live up to their original
ideological commitment, as expressed in the following debate among moshav

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