Changing Views of Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Democratic Spain (1978-2006). CES Working Paper, no. 149, 2007
(2007) Changing Views of Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Democratic Spain (1978-2006). CES Working Paper, no. 149, 2007.
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Abstract
This article examines the changing views of Israel in democratic Spain and its historical background. History plays an important part in the Spanish relationship to Israel: not only have Jewish people been for centuries an “absent presence” but, during the long period of the Franco dictatorship, Israel, as a model, has played an important role in the Spanish path to democracy. That democracy has been and still is the key point in Spain’s relationship to Israel explains why democratic Spain is not essentially different from the rest of Europe in what relates to Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Even if manifestations of antisemitism are present in Spanish public opinion, many of the criticisms of Israel are not about antisemitism but of specific Israeli policies.
| Item Type: | Working Paper |
|---|---|
| Public Domain: | No |
| Refereed: | No |
| Status: | Published |
| Authors, Individual: | Lopez Alonso, Carmen. |
| Title: | Changing Views of Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Democratic Spain (1978-2006). CES Working Paper, no. 149, 2007 |
| Language: | English |
| Journals and Series: | Series > Harvard University, Center for European Studies > CES Working Papers Series |
| Pages: | 22 |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Subjects: | EU policies and themes > External relations > EU-Middle East Countries > Spain EU policies and themes > EU institutions & developments > institutional development/policy > historical development of EC (pre-1986) |
| Alternative Locations: | http://www.ces.fas.harvard.edu/publications/docs/pdfs/alonso.pdf |
| ID Code: | 9015 |
| Deposited By: | Wilkin, Phil |
| Deposited On: | 17 September 2008 |
