Forg(c)ing Israel. The use of rhetoric to create and maintain the State
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The present article analyzes the evolution of the State of Israel through the rhetoric used to justify and maintain itself in the international system, despite criticisms of internal governance and the conflict with Palestine. Through the analysis of formative events for politics and government, the discourses used, their how and why, as well as the effects they have had on the population, are reviewed. Likewise, the current war in Gaza is addressed to understand the discursive management with transversality to themes inherent to the Jewish experience before and after Israel. Topics explored include the Holocaust, militarization, race and ethnicity, religion, and national identity.
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