1. The term Nativism has acquired a historically particular connotation in American political jargon, namely the militant movement or ideology advocating the preservation of “old and pure” (WASP) values, thus violently opposing the immigration and assimilation of “foreign and inferior” elements, like People of Color. We prefer the neologism Nativeness to refer merely to the primordial fact of being born in a place.
2. Zali Gurevtitz and Aran discuss this issue in a series of articles. See: “Al Hamakom,”AIpayim, 4 (1991) 9–45.
3. On the image of the Sabra, see: Oz Almog,Hatzabar (Tel Aviv, 1997).
4. See: Gideon Aran,From religions Zionism to Zionist Religion, Ph.D. Dissertation, Hebrew University (Jerusalem, 1988) esp. ch. 6. Compare to Amos Oz,In the Land of Israel (London, 1989) chs. 6-7.
5. On the Haredim and Haredism, See: Menachem Friedman,Ha ’chevra Ha ’cHaredit (Jerusalem, 1991); Amnon Levi,Ha ’cHaredim (Jerusalem, 1988); Samuel Heilman,Defenders of the Faith (NY, 1992); Samuel Heilman and Menachem Friedman, “Religious Fundamentalism and Religious Jews” in Martin Marty and Scott Appleby (eds.),Fundamentalisms Observed (Chicago, 1991).