Is Israel Still A State that “Dwells Alone” in Its Foreign Relations?

Year 2022, Volume: 4 Issue: 3, 351 - 374, 01.10.2022

A.murat Ağdemir

https://doi.org/10.53451/ijps.1113870

Abstract

The Jewish people have experienced a history of persecution, restrictions, expulsions, and pogroms. All these accumulated to shape the worldview of the Jews and caused them to see the world as two parts, the Jewish and non-Jewish. The Jews believed that they are a people “who dwells alone”, they should be dependent only on other Jews, and they should be self-reliant. This frame of mind has inevitably affected the policy makers’ decisions while conducting Israel’s foreign relations. In this regard, the purpose of this study is to examine the worldview of the Jewish people and the policymakers to understand how this belief has shaped the foreign policy of Israel and to scrutinize whether the thought of "no friends" is still a valid argument for Israel.

Keywords

Decision makers, Israel Foreign Policy, Jews self-reliant, Israel

Is Israel Still A State that “Dwells Alone” in Its Foreign Relations?

Abstract

Yahudi halkı bir zulüm, kısıtlama, sınır dışı etme ve pogrom tarihi yaşadı. Bütün bunlar, Yahudilerin dünya görüşünü şekillendirmek için birikmiş ve dünyayı Yahudi ve Yahudi olmayan iki parça olarak görmelerine neden olmuştur. Yahudiler "yalnız yaşayan" bir halk olduklarına, sadece diğer Yahudilere bağımlı olmaları ve kendi kendilerine yetmeleri gerektiğine inanıyorlardı. Bu zihniyet, İsrail'in dış ilişkilerini yürütürken kaçınılmaz olarak politika yapıcıların kararlarını da etkilemiştir. Bu bağlamda, bu çalışmanın amacı, bu inancın İsrail'in dış politikasını nasıl şekillendirdiğini anlamak için Yahudi halkının ve politika yapıcıların dünya görüşünü incelemek ve "dost yok" düşüncesinin İsrail için hala geçerli bir argüman olup olmadığını incelemektir.

Keywords

İsrail, İsrail Dış Politikası, Karar vericiler, Yahudi öz güveni

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