Abstract
This paper studies how politically motivated violence associated with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the wider Arab-Israeli conflict affects religiosity among Jews and Muslims in Israel. In order to explore this relationship I link data from the Israeli Social Surveys to information on Israeli conflict-related fatalities by date and location of survey interviews. The analysis, which covers the period 2002-2010, yields robust evidence that violence makes both Jewish and Muslim Israelis self-identify as more religious.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 64-83 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization |
Volume | 104 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2014 |
Keywords
- Israel
- Political violence
- Religiosity