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The German Greens, the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation and Israel

An Example for a Reciprocal Relationship Between the Party at Home and a Foundation Abroad

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Abstract

Aruch and Hakim are reflecting on the foundations’ work in Israel by using the history of the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation as a case study. Their paper focuses especially on the close relationship between the foundation and its related political party by showing reciprocal influence and different perceptions and reflects the foundation’s and party’s relationship to the Israeli civil society by following the ongoing discussion from the early 1982 up to today.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    Uri Avnery (born 1923) is a Germany born an Israeli publicist a left-wing activist.

  2. 2.

    In Hebrew—“HaReshima HaMitkademet LeShalom”.

  3. 3.

    “Dvar HaRosenblum”, Yedioth Achronoth, 19.07.1984, Page 2.

  4. 4.

    Ulrich Tilgner,“Nahost” (30.11.1984), AGG (Archiv Grünes Gedächtnis), B.II.1, 1987, p-3. Translation to English was taken from the New York Times article by James M. Markham on 18.12.1984—“Israel Bars a Member of German Green Party”.

  5. 5.

    Jerusalem Post, 13.12.1984.

  6. 6.

    From Hebrew: “Divrei HaKnesset”, first seat of the 11th Knesset, booklet 14, meeting 35, pages 884–877.

  7. 7.

    “Green-Brown Out”. The brown color was related to Nazi Germany. The phrase was related to the infamous Nazi board game “Juden Raus!” (“Jews Out!”).

  8. 8.

    AGG—Die Grünen im Bundestag 1983–1990, “Vorläufige Dokumentation der Nahost-Reise der Fraktions- und Parteidelegation die Grünen” (1985, Pol 815–22).

  9. 9.

    AGG-Bestand B.2.1, Akte nr. 3260—“Kritik, Fragen und Anmerkungen zur Nahostreise der “Grünen” vom 16. bis 30.12.1984” (Jörn Böhme).

  10. 10.

    Die Grünen im Bundestag-Sitzungsprotokolle 1983–1987, Bearbeitet von Josef Boyer und Helge Heidmeyer (Droste Verlag, Düsseldorf 2008), pp. 712–721.

  11. 11.

    Jürgen Reents, “Selbstbestimmungsrecht—nicht für das palästinensische Volk?”, (18.02.1987), AGG, B.II.1, 1986.

  12. 12.

    Elyakim Haetzni (born 1926), is a German-born Israeli lawyer and was one of the leaders of settlements movement. Schily met with Haetzni at his home, in the Kiryat Arba settlement. Mattityahu “Matti” Peled (1923–1995) was the leader of the radical left-wing party, “The Progressive List for Peace”.

  13. 13.

    Otto Schily, press conference transcript, Tel Aviv (23.10.1987) in AGG, A—Kelly, Petra, 1416.

  14. 14.

    AGG, A—Kelly, Petra, Bestand 1416.

  15. 15.

    AGG—Die Grünen im Bundestag 1983–1990, Akte 1658, “Rechenschaftsbericht Naher und Mittlerer Osten sowie Nordafrika (ausgenommen Kurden, Türkei, Afganistan)”.

  16. 16.

    AGG—Die Grünen im Bundestag 1983–1990, Akte 6030, “Vorbereitung einer Israel-Delegation 23.4.1990”.

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  1. Heinrich-Böll-Foundation, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Oz Aruch

  2. Hashomer Hatzair, New York, USA

    Omer Hakim

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  1. Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany

    Anna Abelmann

  2. University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel

    Katharina Konarek

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Aruch, O., Hakim, O. (2018). The German Greens, the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation and Israel. In: Abelmann, A., Konarek, K. (eds) The German Political Foundations' Work between Jerusalem, Ramallah and Tel Aviv . Edition ZfAS. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-20019-0_5

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