The author considers the reasons behind the phenomenal growth of Palestinian non- governmental organizations in Israel and assesses their relationship with the state and the consequences this relationship bears upon Israeli civil society. The author contends that Israeli Palestinians’ civil society associations are a means of ethnic mobilization and empowerment. While they borrow a variety of strategies that are applied by “classical” civil society associations, these NGOs are distinct from conventional civil society organizations that promote civic rights.
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