'I have two homelands': constructing and managing Iranian Jewish and Persian Israeli identities

Jaspal, R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8463-9519, 2016. 'I have two homelands': constructing and managing Iranian Jewish and Persian Israeli identities. Israel Affairs, 22 (2), pp. 423-443. ISSN 1353-7121

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Abstract

Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran have had a problematic relationship for the last four decades. Despite their tense relations, Israel is home to thousands of Persians and Iran has the second largest Jewish population in the Middle East. There are social, political and psychological obstacles to dual identification. Using qualitative thematic analysis and Identity Process Theory, this article examines the construction and management of Persian/Iranian and Jewish/Israeli identities among these groups. The following themes are discussed: (1) the challenges and maintenance of dual identification, (2) breaking down boundaries between identities, and (3) Persian-Iranian or Jewish-Israeli? Establishing coherence in identity. Results suggest that, while the social and political institutions in Iran and Israel construct barriers to dual identification, individuals deploy creative strategies for constructing an ethnic identity that acknowledges both components of their heritage. The implications for self-identity are discussed.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Israel Affairs
Creators:	Jaspal, R.
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Date:	2016
Volume:	22
Number:	2
ISSN:	1353-7121
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1080/13537121.2016.1140348 DOI 1314195 Other
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Linda Sullivan
Date Added:	09 Apr 2020 08:32
Last Modified:	09 Apr 2020 08:32
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/39596

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