Helping the enemy? Why transnational Jewish philanthropic foundations donate to Palestinian NGOs in Israel

Nations and Nationalism

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 581-599

  Haklai, Oded ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Civil society; Diasporas; Jewish Palestinian relations; Majority minority relations; Transnational activism

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; DIASPORA; ETHNIC MINORITY; HUMANITARIAN AID; NATIONAL SECURITY; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AMERICA; PALESTINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47649113633     PISSN: 13545078     EISSN: 14698129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8129.2008.00333.x     Document Type: Article

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