The creation of Israeli Arabic : political and security considerations in the making of Arabic language studies in Israel / Yonatan Mendel, University of Cambridge, UK.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-309) and index.

Introduction: Arabic and security in Israel -- 1. Rooting security in Arabic soil: when Zionism met Arabic -- From the Arabic of Ibn Maymn to that of Unit 8200 -- Between three conquests: labour, land, and language -- The question of Arabic and language -- The question of Arabic -- 2. Whose language is it, anyway? Arabic in Israeli-Jewish schools, 1948-1967 -- Arabic language in a new country -- Teaching hottentot on the moon: Arabic in the Israeli education system -- A sentiment-free Arabic: the creation of Oriental classes -- Recruiting Arabic to war: the 1967 and 1973 wars' influence on Arabic studies in Israeli-Jewish schools -- The Israeli-Jewish school system: in the aftermath of the 1967 War -- The 1973 War: the catastrophe of Israeli Arabists and its aftermath -- Arabic studies following the 1973 War -- The disappearance of Arab-Jews -- 4. Israel's army of Arabists: 1976 and beyond -- A lifelong journey: the Ministry of Education and military intelligence -- The 1986 meetings: changing the face of Arabic? -- Mission accomplished: the creation of Shifat -- Arabic in the 1990s and beyond: Shifat and its aftermath -- 5. Givat-Avivah and Ulpan-Akiva: Arabic studies independent of the Ministry of Education -- The securitised side of peace -- Recruiting Aabd al-azz al-zub: Arabic studies at givat-Avivah -- Arabic as a bridgehead: Ulpan-Akiva and Arabic studies.