TY - JOUR
T1 - The people’s army “enemising” the people
T2 - The COVID-19 case of Israel
AU - Levy, Yagil
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) were deployed extensively relative to other democracies’ militaries to combat the coronavirus during 2020–1. Ostensibly, the military’s engagements are instrumental in addressing the pandemic due to its resources and hierarchical discipline, and especially in light of its centrality in Israel. However, problems remain concerning this deployment, the most prominent and relevant to the case of Israel being the high legitimacy that the Israeli public afforded this policy, especially given the alternative options available to the government. Motivated by this conundrum, I present a circular argument: securitisation legitimised the deployment of the military and in turn, this deployment, constitutive of the discourse of securitisation, further legitimised securitisation. Consequently, Israel could legitimately adopt an enemy-oriented approach to deal with the crisis, an approach that ‘enemises’ the population.
AB - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) were deployed extensively relative to other democracies’ militaries to combat the coronavirus during 2020–1. Ostensibly, the military’s engagements are instrumental in addressing the pandemic due to its resources and hierarchical discipline, and especially in light of its centrality in Israel. However, problems remain concerning this deployment, the most prominent and relevant to the case of Israel being the high legitimacy that the Israeli public afforded this policy, especially given the alternative options available to the government. Motivated by this conundrum, I present a circular argument: securitisation legitimised the deployment of the military and in turn, this deployment, constitutive of the discourse of securitisation, further legitimised securitisation. Consequently, Israel could legitimately adopt an enemy-oriented approach to deal with the crisis, an approach that ‘enemises’ the population.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Discourse
KW - Militarisation
KW - Role Expansion
KW - Securitisation
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U2 - 10.1017/eis.2021.33
DO - 10.1017/eis.2021.33
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AN - SCOPUS:85118628240
SN - 2057-5637
VL - 7
SP - 104
EP - 123
JO - European Journal of International Security
JF - European Journal of International Security
IS - 1
ER -