ABSTRACT
Several implications may be deduced from the analysis of the two typologies. First, factionalism within each of the communities is shown to be as genuine and appreciable as the split between them. Second, significant asymmetry between the two typologies is noticeable. And third, genuine internal factionalism in the two communities started to soften Arab-Jewish polarity. Both factionalisms have begun to exercise a positive impact on Arab-Jewish coexistence. The Jewish typology may perform a similar destereotyping task for Arabs. Although Arabs, like minority members in general, make finer distinctions than Jews do, they also stereotype the Jews as hostile, racist, exploitive, and domineering. The temptation to break down the four types into two is strong, indeed. Although it would achieve a gain in simplicity and clarity, dichotomization lends itself to conflicting political and scholarly uses or misuses because there are obviously several ways to dichotomize. The typologies may serve as tools for formulating or evaluating public policy in Arab-Jewish relations.
