Tilde Rosmer is an Assistant Professor in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Zayed University, Dubai, where she has taught since 2015. She obtained her PhD in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Oslo in 2008 and also holds a MSt in Hebrew and Jewish Studies from the University of Oxford. Her research has focused on collective identity formation and religio-political and cultural movements by and for Israeli Jews from the Middle East and North Africa, as well as Palestinian citizens of Israel. Her research utilizes an ethnographic approach and she has lived in Israel and in the occupied West Bank for several years while conducting fieldwork. Dr Rosmer has published in several academic journals, including the British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Die Welt des Islams, Journal of Islamic Studies, Cultural Dynamics, Israel Studies Forum and Journal of Palestine Studies. In 2022 she published her monograph The Islamic Movement in Israel with the University of Texas Press. She has previously taught at the University of Cambridge and at the Woolf Institute (Cambridge)
International Journal of Middle East Studies, Aug 1, 2007
Still, in spite of the criticism above, this is a most impressive book, based on multiarchival re... more Still, in spite of the criticism above, this is a most impressive book, based on multiarchival research. Hahn has consulted archival collections, public and private, in the United States, Britain, and Israel. It is also the first comprehensive work for the period, and to Hahn’s great credit it is solidly empirically grounded and will be a treasure trove for scholars for years to come. Hahn carefully and thoroughly covers all the important issues for the period. Hahn’s first book, The United States, Great Britain, and Egypt, 1945–1961: Strategy and Diplomacy in the Early Cold War (1991) has become something of a standard in the field. I am confident that Caught in the Middle East will attain similar stature.
'Peacemaking Is a Risky Business': Norway's Role in the Peace Process in the Middle E... more 'Peacemaking Is a Risky Business': Norway's Role in the Peace Process in the Middle East, 1993-96, by Hilde Henriksen Waage. Oslo: Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO), 2005. vi + 246 pages. Bibl. to p. 257. n.p. In a recent interview, King Harald of Norway was asked how best to describe Norwegian identity in 2005. He answered: "We are known as the country that awards the Nobel Peace Prize."1 Historian Hilde Henriksen Waage's new book, 'Peacemaking is a Risky Business' raises questions about the validity of Norway's reputation as a promoter of peace by challenging its popular image as a "bridge-builder" between the Israelis and the Palestinians. While 'Peacemaking' analyzes Norway's role in the Oslo process between 1993 and 1996, its most compelling chapters concern the secret Oslo back channel that lead to the Declaration of Principles (DoP) signed in 1993. According to Waage, the Norwegian actors developed from facilitators into mediators and eventually into formulators of the DoP. During the night of August 17-18, 1993, Johan J0rgen Hoist, Norway's Foreign Minster, agreed to act as the mouthpiece of Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, transmitting his threat that "Israel might yet go for a quick deal with Syria instead of concluding the accord with the PLO [Palestine Liberation Organization]" (p. 133). This forced PLO Chairman Yasir 'Arafat and his team to negotiate the future of the Palestinian people over the phone in broken English. Throughout the book, Waage stresses the asymmetric power relations between Israel and the Palestinians, concurring with Edward Said that Israel's "red lines" were respected by Norway (p. 114). According to Waage, Norway's approach to its third-party role was founded on the assumption that, as the weaker party to the conflict, the Palestinians would have to concede to Israeli demands (p. 127). As a result of this approach, the most significant political issues were deemed beyond the scope of negotiations: The status of Jerusalem, the rights of Palestinian refugees, and the prospect of Palestinian statehood were not to be discussed until later. Waage demonstrates that 'Arafat chose Norway to mediate between the Palestinians and Israel because of- not in spite of - its close relations with Israel. She argues that 'Arafat calculated correctly that Israel would only enter negotiations with a sympathetic third party (p. 41). In retrospect, however, it is clear that Norway was not the best mediator for the Palestinians. Although the Oslo process helped 'Arafat and the PLO to attain recognition as the legitimate representatives of the Palestinians, Waage emphasizes that the Norwegians "negotiated peace on Israel's premises" (pp. 119, 139, 233). Moreover, Norway was unable to apply pressure on Israel (p. 122). In the absence of pressure, Israel continued to build settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT), doubling its settler population between 1994 and 2000.2 For all its naivety, Norway's commitment to and engagement in the peace process is never doubted by Waage. …
Since its establishment in the late 1970s, Israel’s Islamic Movement has grown from a small relig... more Since its establishment in the late 1970s, Israel’s Islamic Movement has grown from a small religious revivalist organization focused on strengthening the faith of Muslim Palestinian citizens of Israel to a countrywide sociopolitical movement with representation in the Israeli legislature. But how did it get here? How does it differ from other Islamic movements in the region? And why does its membership continue to grow? Tilde Rosmer examines these issues in The Islamic Movement in Israel as she tells the story of the movement, its identity, and its activities. Using interviews with movement leaders and activists, their documents, and media reports from Israel and beyond, she traces the movement’s history from its early days to its 1996 split over the issue of its relationship to the state. She then explores how the two factions have functioned since, revealing that while leaders of the two branches have pursued different approaches to the state, until the outlawing of the Northern Branch in 2015, both remained connected and dedicated to providing needed social, education, and health services in Israel’s Palestinian towns and villages. The first book in English on this group, The Islamic Movement in Israel is a timely study about how an Islamist movement operates within the unique circumstances of the Jewish state.
British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Jan 2, 2014
The intellectual movement HaKeshet HaDemokratit HaMizrahit (The Eastern Democratic Rainbow) was e... more The intellectual movement HaKeshet HaDemokratit HaMizrahit (The Eastern Democratic Rainbow) was established in 1996 by second and third generation Middle Eastern and North African Jewish immigrants who are faculty members, graduate students, actors, artists, educators, businessmen and women, and media workers. These self-identified Mizrahi Israeli intellectuals aimed to initiate new debates in Israeli society with their criticism of Zionist narrative and policies by applying post-colonial theory to expose the construction of social categorisation among Jewish Israelis. In their discursive contribution they addressed several issues of historical and contemporary inequality between groups of Israeli citizens. By examining the motivation behind this intellectual activism, the present article asks what the Mizrahi identity means to people labelled as Mizrahim and why it is important.
Zeitschrift f�r anorganische und allgemeine Chemie, 1962
Aus Metall(II)-sulfatlosungen und frisch gefalltem HgO entstehen bei Siedetemperatur die dem HgSO... more Aus Metall(II)-sulfatlosungen und frisch gefalltem HgO entstehen bei Siedetemperatur die dem HgSO4 · 2 HgO analogen Verbindungen CoSO4 · 2 HgO, MnSO4 · 2 HgO, CuSO4 · 2 HgO, ZnSO4 · 2 HgO und sie beiden, etwas anders zusammengesetzten Sulfate CdSO4 · 1,67 HgO · 0,33 H2O und NiSO4 · HgO · H2O. Die Verbindungen, die ein charakteristisches Rotgendiagramm besitzen, sing gegen kaltes Wasser weitgehend bestandig, von heisem Wasser werden sie langsam zersetzt, von verdunnten Mineralsauren sofort gelost. Boiling solutions of metal(II) sulphates react with freshly precipitated HgO forming CoSO4 · 2 HgO, MnSO4 · 2 HgO, CuSO4 · 2 HgO, and ZnSO4 · 2 HgO, which are analogous to HgSO4 · 2 HgO. Furthermore, CdSO4 · 1.67 HgO · 0,33 H2O and NiSO4 · HgO · H2O are formed. The substances have characteristical X-ray diagrams, they are stable against cold water, become destroyed by hot water and are soluble in diluted mineral acids.
Since its establishment in the late 1970s, Israel’s Islamic Movement has grown from a small relig... more Since its establishment in the late 1970s, Israel’s Islamic Movement has grown from a small religious revivalist organization focused on strengthening the faith of Muslim Palestinian citizens of Israel to a countrywide sociopolitical movement with representation in the Israeli legislature. But how did it get here? How does it differ from other Islamic movements in the region? And why does its membership continue to grow?
Tilde Rosmer examines these issues in The Islamic Movement in Israel as she tells the story of the movement, its identity, and its activities. Using interviews with movement leaders and activists, their documents, and media reports from Israel and beyond, she traces the movement’s history from its early days to its 1996 split over the issue of its relationship to the state. She then explores how the two factions have functioned since, revealing that while leaders of the two branches have pursued different approaches to the state, until the outlawing of the Northern Branch in 2015, both remained connected and dedicated to providing needed social, education, and health services in Israel’s Palestinian towns and villages. The first book in English on this group, The Islamic Movement in Israel is a timely study about how an Islamist movement operates within the unique circumstances of the Jewish state.
by the authors in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza in November 2010. Written sources were consulted... more by the authors in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza in November 2010. Written sources were consulted and key actors were interviewed on three tendencies and their role in terms of religious ideology, territory and violence: 1) the Islamist Movement in Israel (IMI); 2) the changing nature of Islamist activism in the West Bank; and 3) the presence of members of the Jewish settler movement in the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF). Conclusions in each area are as follows: 1) the IMI represents a trend that increases the internal Jewish-Palestinian divide and decreases the distance between Palestinians in Israel and in the occupied Palestinian territories; 2) a strong Islamic identity – especially among the young – is increasingly expressed in ultra-conservative religious trends, and specific trends that need to be watched are the evolution of Salafism and the growing influence of the secretive Hizb al-Tahrir; and 3) the claims of a growing presence of radical Jewish settlers in the IDF need to ...
Student activism has been a route into politics for Israel9s Palestinian citizens since the 1970s... more Student activism has been a route into politics for Israel9s Palestinian citizens since the 1970s. Until 2008, secular parties and groupings, whether communist, socialist, or nationalist, dominated Arab student politics in Israel. But in 2008, a student association of the Islamic Movement in Israel won Arab student council elections at the three largest Israeli universities. Based on in-depth interviews with Islamist student activists between 2008 and 2012, the present article traces the Islamic Movement9s journey to prominence, examining the student associations9 agenda as well as their praxis. In addition to contextualizing Islamist students within the generational analysis of the so-called Stand-Tall Generation, the discussion compares the Islamic Movement9s successful mobilization of Palestinian students with the efforts of similar groups elsewhere in the region.
From the public profile and media reporting on the Islamic Movement in Israel (al-Ḥaraka al-islām... more From the public profile and media reporting on the Islamic Movement in Israel (al-Ḥaraka al-islāmiyya fī Isrā’īl), the impression given is that this movement is run by men, and that women are, if visible, in the background. However, when looking behind the façade it becomes clear that women are not only active, but are at the forefront of Islamist activism, spearheading change in their community. In their organizations for women, and through informal channels, they educate women, and indirectly men, about the role and position of women in Islam. Their activism also contributes to creating awareness about their Palestinian Arab Muslim history and predicament, thus also empowering women vis-à-vis Israeli domination. The women interviewed for this article all studied or study at Israeli universities, and as educated women they are reshaping the ideal of the traditional Muslim mother into that of a Muslim professional working mother. Based on the logic behind and content of their Islami...
International Journal of Middle East Studies, Aug 1, 2007
Still, in spite of the criticism above, this is a most impressive book, based on multiarchival re... more Still, in spite of the criticism above, this is a most impressive book, based on multiarchival research. Hahn has consulted archival collections, public and private, in the United States, Britain, and Israel. It is also the first comprehensive work for the period, and to Hahn’s great credit it is solidly empirically grounded and will be a treasure trove for scholars for years to come. Hahn carefully and thoroughly covers all the important issues for the period. Hahn’s first book, The United States, Great Britain, and Egypt, 1945–1961: Strategy and Diplomacy in the Early Cold War (1991) has become something of a standard in the field. I am confident that Caught in the Middle East will attain similar stature.
'Peacemaking Is a Risky Business': Norway's Role in the Peace Process in the Middle E... more 'Peacemaking Is a Risky Business': Norway's Role in the Peace Process in the Middle East, 1993-96, by Hilde Henriksen Waage. Oslo: Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO), 2005. vi + 246 pages. Bibl. to p. 257. n.p. In a recent interview, King Harald of Norway was asked how best to describe Norwegian identity in 2005. He answered: "We are known as the country that awards the Nobel Peace Prize."1 Historian Hilde Henriksen Waage's new book, 'Peacemaking is a Risky Business' raises questions about the validity of Norway's reputation as a promoter of peace by challenging its popular image as a "bridge-builder" between the Israelis and the Palestinians. While 'Peacemaking' analyzes Norway's role in the Oslo process between 1993 and 1996, its most compelling chapters concern the secret Oslo back channel that lead to the Declaration of Principles (DoP) signed in 1993. According to Waage, the Norwegian actors developed from facilitators into mediators and eventually into formulators of the DoP. During the night of August 17-18, 1993, Johan J0rgen Hoist, Norway's Foreign Minster, agreed to act as the mouthpiece of Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, transmitting his threat that "Israel might yet go for a quick deal with Syria instead of concluding the accord with the PLO [Palestine Liberation Organization]" (p. 133). This forced PLO Chairman Yasir 'Arafat and his team to negotiate the future of the Palestinian people over the phone in broken English. Throughout the book, Waage stresses the asymmetric power relations between Israel and the Palestinians, concurring with Edward Said that Israel's "red lines" were respected by Norway (p. 114). According to Waage, Norway's approach to its third-party role was founded on the assumption that, as the weaker party to the conflict, the Palestinians would have to concede to Israeli demands (p. 127). As a result of this approach, the most significant political issues were deemed beyond the scope of negotiations: The status of Jerusalem, the rights of Palestinian refugees, and the prospect of Palestinian statehood were not to be discussed until later. Waage demonstrates that 'Arafat chose Norway to mediate between the Palestinians and Israel because of- not in spite of - its close relations with Israel. She argues that 'Arafat calculated correctly that Israel would only enter negotiations with a sympathetic third party (p. 41). In retrospect, however, it is clear that Norway was not the best mediator for the Palestinians. Although the Oslo process helped 'Arafat and the PLO to attain recognition as the legitimate representatives of the Palestinians, Waage emphasizes that the Norwegians "negotiated peace on Israel's premises" (pp. 119, 139, 233). Moreover, Norway was unable to apply pressure on Israel (p. 122). In the absence of pressure, Israel continued to build settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT), doubling its settler population between 1994 and 2000.2 For all its naivety, Norway's commitment to and engagement in the peace process is never doubted by Waage. …
Since its establishment in the late 1970s, Israel’s Islamic Movement has grown from a small relig... more Since its establishment in the late 1970s, Israel’s Islamic Movement has grown from a small religious revivalist organization focused on strengthening the faith of Muslim Palestinian citizens of Israel to a countrywide sociopolitical movement with representation in the Israeli legislature. But how did it get here? How does it differ from other Islamic movements in the region? And why does its membership continue to grow? Tilde Rosmer examines these issues in The Islamic Movement in Israel as she tells the story of the movement, its identity, and its activities. Using interviews with movement leaders and activists, their documents, and media reports from Israel and beyond, she traces the movement’s history from its early days to its 1996 split over the issue of its relationship to the state. She then explores how the two factions have functioned since, revealing that while leaders of the two branches have pursued different approaches to the state, until the outlawing of the Northern Branch in 2015, both remained connected and dedicated to providing needed social, education, and health services in Israel’s Palestinian towns and villages. The first book in English on this group, The Islamic Movement in Israel is a timely study about how an Islamist movement operates within the unique circumstances of the Jewish state.
British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Jan 2, 2014
The intellectual movement HaKeshet HaDemokratit HaMizrahit (The Eastern Democratic Rainbow) was e... more The intellectual movement HaKeshet HaDemokratit HaMizrahit (The Eastern Democratic Rainbow) was established in 1996 by second and third generation Middle Eastern and North African Jewish immigrants who are faculty members, graduate students, actors, artists, educators, businessmen and women, and media workers. These self-identified Mizrahi Israeli intellectuals aimed to initiate new debates in Israeli society with their criticism of Zionist narrative and policies by applying post-colonial theory to expose the construction of social categorisation among Jewish Israelis. In their discursive contribution they addressed several issues of historical and contemporary inequality between groups of Israeli citizens. By examining the motivation behind this intellectual activism, the present article asks what the Mizrahi identity means to people labelled as Mizrahim and why it is important.
Zeitschrift f�r anorganische und allgemeine Chemie, 1962
Aus Metall(II)-sulfatlosungen und frisch gefalltem HgO entstehen bei Siedetemperatur die dem HgSO... more Aus Metall(II)-sulfatlosungen und frisch gefalltem HgO entstehen bei Siedetemperatur die dem HgSO4 · 2 HgO analogen Verbindungen CoSO4 · 2 HgO, MnSO4 · 2 HgO, CuSO4 · 2 HgO, ZnSO4 · 2 HgO und sie beiden, etwas anders zusammengesetzten Sulfate CdSO4 · 1,67 HgO · 0,33 H2O und NiSO4 · HgO · H2O. Die Verbindungen, die ein charakteristisches Rotgendiagramm besitzen, sing gegen kaltes Wasser weitgehend bestandig, von heisem Wasser werden sie langsam zersetzt, von verdunnten Mineralsauren sofort gelost. Boiling solutions of metal(II) sulphates react with freshly precipitated HgO forming CoSO4 · 2 HgO, MnSO4 · 2 HgO, CuSO4 · 2 HgO, and ZnSO4 · 2 HgO, which are analogous to HgSO4 · 2 HgO. Furthermore, CdSO4 · 1.67 HgO · 0,33 H2O and NiSO4 · HgO · H2O are formed. The substances have characteristical X-ray diagrams, they are stable against cold water, become destroyed by hot water and are soluble in diluted mineral acids.
Since its establishment in the late 1970s, Israel’s Islamic Movement has grown from a small relig... more Since its establishment in the late 1970s, Israel’s Islamic Movement has grown from a small religious revivalist organization focused on strengthening the faith of Muslim Palestinian citizens of Israel to a countrywide sociopolitical movement with representation in the Israeli legislature. But how did it get here? How does it differ from other Islamic movements in the region? And why does its membership continue to grow?
Tilde Rosmer examines these issues in The Islamic Movement in Israel as she tells the story of the movement, its identity, and its activities. Using interviews with movement leaders and activists, their documents, and media reports from Israel and beyond, she traces the movement’s history from its early days to its 1996 split over the issue of its relationship to the state. She then explores how the two factions have functioned since, revealing that while leaders of the two branches have pursued different approaches to the state, until the outlawing of the Northern Branch in 2015, both remained connected and dedicated to providing needed social, education, and health services in Israel’s Palestinian towns and villages. The first book in English on this group, The Islamic Movement in Israel is a timely study about how an Islamist movement operates within the unique circumstances of the Jewish state.
by the authors in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza in November 2010. Written sources were consulted... more by the authors in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza in November 2010. Written sources were consulted and key actors were interviewed on three tendencies and their role in terms of religious ideology, territory and violence: 1) the Islamist Movement in Israel (IMI); 2) the changing nature of Islamist activism in the West Bank; and 3) the presence of members of the Jewish settler movement in the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF). Conclusions in each area are as follows: 1) the IMI represents a trend that increases the internal Jewish-Palestinian divide and decreases the distance between Palestinians in Israel and in the occupied Palestinian territories; 2) a strong Islamic identity – especially among the young – is increasingly expressed in ultra-conservative religious trends, and specific trends that need to be watched are the evolution of Salafism and the growing influence of the secretive Hizb al-Tahrir; and 3) the claims of a growing presence of radical Jewish settlers in the IDF need to ...
Student activism has been a route into politics for Israel9s Palestinian citizens since the 1970s... more Student activism has been a route into politics for Israel9s Palestinian citizens since the 1970s. Until 2008, secular parties and groupings, whether communist, socialist, or nationalist, dominated Arab student politics in Israel. But in 2008, a student association of the Islamic Movement in Israel won Arab student council elections at the three largest Israeli universities. Based on in-depth interviews with Islamist student activists between 2008 and 2012, the present article traces the Islamic Movement9s journey to prominence, examining the student associations9 agenda as well as their praxis. In addition to contextualizing Islamist students within the generational analysis of the so-called Stand-Tall Generation, the discussion compares the Islamic Movement9s successful mobilization of Palestinian students with the efforts of similar groups elsewhere in the region.
From the public profile and media reporting on the Islamic Movement in Israel (al-Ḥaraka al-islām... more From the public profile and media reporting on the Islamic Movement in Israel (al-Ḥaraka al-islāmiyya fī Isrā’īl), the impression given is that this movement is run by men, and that women are, if visible, in the background. However, when looking behind the façade it becomes clear that women are not only active, but are at the forefront of Islamist activism, spearheading change in their community. In their organizations for women, and through informal channels, they educate women, and indirectly men, about the role and position of women in Islam. Their activism also contributes to creating awareness about their Palestinian Arab Muslim history and predicament, thus also empowering women vis-à-vis Israeli domination. The women interviewed for this article all studied or study at Israeli universities, and as educated women they are reshaping the ideal of the traditional Muslim mother into that of a Muslim professional working mother. Based on the logic behind and content of their Islami...
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Tilde Rosmer examines these issues in The Islamic Movement in Israel as she tells the story of the movement, its identity, and its activities. Using interviews with movement leaders and activists, their documents, and media reports from Israel and beyond, she traces the movement’s history from its early days to its 1996 split over the issue of its relationship to the state. She then explores how the two factions have functioned since, revealing that while leaders of the two branches have pursued different approaches to the state, until the outlawing of the Northern Branch in 2015, both remained connected and dedicated to providing needed social, education, and health services in Israel’s Palestinian towns and villages. The first book in English on this group, The Islamic Movement in Israel is a timely study about how an Islamist movement operates within the unique circumstances of the Jewish state.
Tilde Rosmer examines these issues in The Islamic Movement in Israel as she tells the story of the movement, its identity, and its activities. Using interviews with movement leaders and activists, their documents, and media reports from Israel and beyond, she traces the movement’s history from its early days to its 1996 split over the issue of its relationship to the state. She then explores how the two factions have functioned since, revealing that while leaders of the two branches have pursued different approaches to the state, until the outlawing of the Northern Branch in 2015, both remained connected and dedicated to providing needed social, education, and health services in Israel’s Palestinian towns and villages. The first book in English on this group, The Islamic Movement in Israel is a timely study about how an Islamist movement operates within the unique circumstances of the Jewish state.