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Making Sense of Risky Haredi Behaviors in Israel During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Covid-19 Pandemisi Döneminde İsrail’deki Riskli Haredi Davranışlarını Anlamlandırmak

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33–48
Publication Date
2022-04-09
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It argues that the ontological security concerns of the Haredi leadership hampered them from fully complying with the state-led pandemic measures, even at the expense of risking the lives of individual Haredim.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Covid-19 not only posed a threat to the bodies of individuals or their mental health but also disrupted routines that are re-producing certain communities every day.
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Key Findings & Data:This is particularly the case for communities with already securitized identities such as the ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) society in Israel.
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Conclusion & Impact:It argues that the ontological security concerns of the Haredi leadership hampered them from fully complying with the state-led pandemic measures, even at the expense of risking the lives of individual Haredim.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Harediler · Ontolojik Güvenlik · Endişe

Abstract

Covid-19 not only posed a threat to the bodies of individuals or their mental health but also disrupted routines that are re-producing certain communities every day. This is particularly the case for communities with already securitized identities such as the ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) society in Israel. Its authentic narrative, routines and practices that had been sustained thanks to their decades-long autonomy within the state, faced a substantial challenge when the state-led pandemic measures arrived in Haredi towns. This article seeks to explain the Haredi non-compliance with certain pandemic instructions like closing religious and educational centers, through the conceptual lens of an ontological security approach. It argues that the ontological security concerns of the Haredi leadership hampered them from fully complying with the state-led pandemic measures, even at the expense of risking the lives of individual Haredim.

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Covid-19 sadece bireylerin fiziki ve zihinsel sağlıklarına tehdit oluşturmakla kalmamış aynı zamanda bazı toplulukları her gün yeniden üreten rutinleri kesintiye uğratmıştır. Bu durum, İsrail’deki ultra-Ortodoks (Haredi) toplumu gibi halihazırda güvenlikleştirilmiş kimliklere sahip topluluklar için özellikle geçerlidir. Haredilerin devlet içerisinde sahip oldukları on yıllar süren özerklikleri sayesinde sürdürülen özgün anlatı, rutin ve pratikler, devlet kaynaklı pandemi önlemleri Haredi şehirlere ulaştığı zaman ciddi bir meydan okumayla karşılaşmıştır. Bu makale, din ve eğitim merkezlerinin kapatılması gibi belirli pandemi önlemlerine Haredi itaatsizliğini ontolojik güvenlik yaklaşımı çerçevesinde açıklama amacındadır. Makale, Haredi liderliğin ontolojik güvenlik endişelerinin kendilerini, bireysel olarak Haredilerin hayatlarını riske atma pahasına, devlet kaynaklı pandemi önlemlerine uymaktan alıkoyduğunu iddia etmektedir.

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BELDER, F. (2022). Making Sense of Risky Haredi Behaviors in Israel During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi, Cilt: 19 - Sayı: 73, 33–48. https://ajindex.com/articles/381331

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