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Publication Date: January 2001
Publisher: Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
Author(s): Avi Kay
Research Area: Politics; Population and demographics
Keywords: Political Behavior; Israeli Politics; Demography; Aliyah
Type: Report
Coverage: Israel
Abstract:
The author argues that although American-born Israelis are among the smallest immigrant groups in Israel, comprising only 1.5 percent of the current population, they have been at the forefront of extra-parliamentary activity for nearly thirty years. The author briefly outlines the basic nature of the Israeli political system and then seeks to explain the reasons behind the conspicuous lack of American-born Israelis within the formal Israeli political structure and the rationale underlying their ubiquitous presence within extra-parliamentary groups.