ABSTRACT
Arab attitudes and behavior are conceived of in terms of "a radicalization perspective," alienated and increasingly drifting away from Israel. This approach is dominant in the social sciences and among the general public, Israeli authorities, and Jewish and Arab nationalists. The Arab radicalization perspective is complemented by the common "Jewish intransigence perspective." The de-Israelization of the Arabs and their growing unrest have further alienated the Jews who are generally becoming more and more threatened, nationalistic, and uncompromising. The Arab politicization and Jewish accessibility perspectives emphasize that the establishment of Israel in 1948 as a liberal, rattier than Herrenvolk, democracy has largely determined the course of Arab-Jewish relations. The inclusion of Arabs as part of Israeli democracy has encouraged them to accommodate themselves to the state and equipped them with the peaceful means of struggle. It has also forced Jews to react to Arab grievances with concessions rather than repression.
