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This paper explores the connections between two instances of contemporary Jewish saint worship, which have been developing in parallel in Israel since 2007. The first is the transformation of Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu (1929-2010) from a prominent political figure into a popular saint, revered with all the familiar ritual trappings. The second form of saint worship is the change in the status of Rachel’s Tomb in the Israeli public since its annexation (de facto) in 2008 with the construction of the separation wall surrounding it. Analysis of folk narratives that were disseminated, in which Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu is presented as the agent of Rachel and thus as the patron of her tomb, demonstrates that these two processes are intertwined with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and express the underlying desires of the narrating society to exclude the Other from the shared space.
ABSTRACTWith growing numbers of forcibly displaced people and their tendency to spatially cluster, destination countries around the world consider dispersing them over their territory. While the egocentric not-in-my-back-yard syndrome (NIMBYism) predicts that dispersion will spark a public backlash, sociotropic considerations and appeals to civic fairness predict the contrary. I theorise that the institutional set-up determines which force prevails. Although the local proximity of refugees triggers public opposition, it can be substantially countered by tighter regulation on refugee dispersion. Setting clear guiding rules, such as an upper limit or proportional allocation can enhance both burden-sharing in the accommodation of refugees and public support for their incorporation. Evidence from survey experiments conducted in Norway and Israel supports these theoretical accounts. The findings have implications for understanding how countries can mitigate public backlash against immigrants and refugees while maintaining their admission and integration.
ABSTRACTWith growing numbers of forcibly displaced people and their tendency to spatially cluster, destination countries around the world consider dispersing them over their territory. While the egocentric not-in-my-back-yard syndrome (NIMBYism) predicts that dispersion will spark a public backlash, sociotropic considerations and appeals to civic fairness predict the contrary. I theorise that the institutional set-up determines which force prevails. Although the local proximity of refugees triggers public opposition, it can be substantially countered by tighter regulation on refugee dispersion. Setting clear guiding rules, such as an upper limit or proportional allocation can enhance both burden-sharing in the accommodation of refugees and public support for their incorporation. Evidence from survey experiments conducted in Norway and Israel supports these theoretical accounts. The findings have implications for understanding how countries can mitigate public backlash against immigrants and refugees while maintaining their admission and integration.
