Looking northward: an exploratory examination of Israeli perspectives on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), 1978-2017

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dc.contributor.authorUkashi, Ran
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeSenehi, Jessica (Peace and Conflict Studies) Jacoby, Tami (Political Studies) Nikolenyi, Csaba (Concordia University)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorByrne, Sean (Peace and Conflict Studies)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-14T14:53:26Z
dc.date.available2020-01-14T14:53:26Z
dc.date.issued2019-12-06en_US
dc.date.submitted2020-01-14T04:11:38Zen
dc.degree.disciplinePeace and Conflict Studiesen_US
dc.degree.levelDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study examines Israeli perspectives on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)’s performance between 1978-2017. The study is the first exploratory study of its kind, addressing a gap in the literature which has excluded Israeli perspectives since the peacekeeping operation was first deployed between Israel and Lebanon. Utilizing Systematic Grounded Theory (SGT) in conjunction with other qualitative methods of inquiry, the findings of the data suggest that Israelis experience a “chronic security condition” (CSC) in which conflict along Israel’s northern frontier is viewed as “normal” and “inevitable.” The study demonstrated that participants possess a generally negative view of both the UN and UNIFIL, viewing them as synonymous and unable to secure the northern frontier. This is informed by a further belief that Israel is unfairly discriminated against in international forums, which creates a perception that UNIFIL’s poor performance in preventing cross-border hostilities is partially motivated by a trickle-down effect of UN bias against Israel. Such perceptions feedback into the Israeli discourse, further strengthening this perception, which in some circumstances is justified, while in others is not. This research demonstrates the relationship between perception and reality, and the influence it has for Israelis living in northern Israel and their everyday experience with conflict and the threat thereof.en_US
dc.description.noteFebruary 2020en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/34504
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectPeacekeepingen_US
dc.subjectWaren_US
dc.subjectMiddle Easten_US
dc.subjectPeace and Conflicten_US
dc.subjectInternational Relationsen_US
dc.subjectArab-Israeli Conflicten_US
dc.subjectIsraeli-Palestinian Conflicten_US
dc.subjectTerrorismen_US
dc.subjectHizballahen_US
dc.subjectEvaluationen_US
dc.subjectMilitary Historyen_US
dc.subjectUnited Nationsen_US
dc.subjectUNIFILen_US
dc.subjectLebanonen_US
dc.titleLooking northward: an exploratory examination of Israeli perspectives on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), 1978-2017en_US
dc.typedoctoral thesisen_US
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