Abstract
The politics of comparison in the Israel-Palestine conflict is largely encapsulated in the use of two analogies. The first is the ‘Holocaust-Hitler analogy’ used by Israel and its supporters, which portrays Israel as a beleaguered nation surrounded by Nazi sympathisers who seek to destroy it as the Jewish homeland. The second is the ‘apartheid analogy’, which compares the conflict to that of Apartheid-era South Africa and portrays Palestinians as being the victims of racism and settler colonialism. This article analyses why, how and with what desired impact these two comparisons are invoked.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Comparing Armed Conflicts |
| Editors | Bruno Charbonneau, Adam Sandor |
| Place of Publication | Abingdon |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Chapter | 3 |
| Pages | 53-77 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781003179405 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781032016375, 9781032016405 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 7 Nov 2019 |
Keywords
- Israel-Palestine conflict
- conflict comparisons
- conflict narratives
- apartheid
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute