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Coping with the threat of place disruption by long-term Jewish settlers on the West Bank

Department of Social Work, College of Judea and Samaria, Ariel 44837, Israel. chayap{at}yosh.ac.il

English

This article presents a qualitative analysis of place disruption as experienced by settlers on the West Bank during the Oslo peace process. The findings demonstrate that place ideology develops and persists as a response to stress. The article concludes with a discussion of the importance of addressing ideological issues in social work interventions.

French

Cet article présente une analyse qualitative de l'expérience des colons juifs établis dans 'the West Bank', vivant sous la menace d'une relocalisation pendant le processus de paix d'Oslo. Les résultats révèlent qu'une idéalisation d'un lieu se développe de faµon persistante en réponse au stress. L'article en vient à la conclusion qu'il est important de traiter les idéalisations en intervention sociale.

Spanish

Se presenta un análisis cualitativo del desplazamiento experimentado por los colonos establecidos en el West Bank durante el Proceso de Paz de Oslo. Se demuestra que una respuesta al estrés es el desarrollo y persistencia de una ideología de lugar. Se concluye que es importante para el trabajo social intervenir en asuntos ideológicos.

Key Words: displacement • ideology • place attachment • strategies • West Bank settlers

International Social Work, Vol. 49, No. 2, 198-207 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0020872806061235


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