Where Balloons Go

IA literature review | December 6, 2009

Israeli defense forces
Women in the military
Sexual assault in war
Prisoner of war treatment
1948 Palestinian civil war

1. The feminist assault on the military. (the lingering battle to allow women in combat) (Cover Story).
2. Women, war, and rape. (At the well: violence: personal and political).(Brief Article).
3. Women of valor: why Israel doesn’t send women into combat.
4. Violence against women in armed conflict.
5. Women in front line combat — a defence issue or a discrimination issue? (Editorial Comment).
6. Israel Is Created as a Homeland for Jews, May 14, 1948
7. Triumph and catastrophe: in continuing the discussion begun in the July/August 2002 Humanist regarding the origins of the strife between Israelis and Palestinians, events in Israel’s first decade as a nation firmly drew the lines of conflict. (Origins of the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict).
8. Second class in the Israeli military; women are fighting for equality in the ranks.
9. How sexual trauma can create obstacles to transnational feminism: the case of Shifra
10. Leadership behind the curtains: the case of Israeli women in 1948.

1. Horowitz, David. “The feminist assault on the military.” National Review 5 Oct. 1992: 46+. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 6 Dec. 2009. .

2. Epp, Marlene. “Women, war, and rape. (At the well: violence: personal and political).” The Other Side May-June 2002: 42+. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 6 Dec. 2009. .

3. Van Creveld, Martin. “Women of valor: why Israel doesn’t send women into combat.” Policy Review 62 (1992): 65+. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 6 Dec. 2009. .

4. “Violence against women in armed conflict.” Peace and Freedom Fall 2008: 20. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 6 Dec. 2009. .

5. “Women in front line combat — a defence issue or a discrimination issue? (Editorial Comment).” National Observer – Australia and World Affairs Winter 2001: 5+. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 6 Dec. 2009. .

6. “Israel Is Created as a Homeland for Jews, May 14, 1948.” DISCovering World History. Online ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resource Center – Gold. Web. 6 Dec. 2009. .

7. Schafer, David. “Triumph and catastrophe: in continuing the discussion begun in the July/August 2002 Humanist regarding the origins of the strife between Israelis and Palestinians, events in Israel’s first decade as a nation firmly drew the lines of conflict. (Origins of the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict).” The Humanist Nov.-Dec. 2002: 22+. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 6 Dec. 2009. .

8. Lief, Louise. “Second class in the Israeli military; women are fighting for equality in the ranks.” U.S. News & World Report 22 May 1995: 47+. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 6 Dec. 2009. .

9. Weinbaum, Batya. “How sexual trauma can create obstacles to transnational feminism: the case of Shifra.” NWSA Journal 18.3 (2006): 71+. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 6 Dec. 2009. .

10. Kabalo, Paula. “Leadership behind the curtains: the case of Israeli women in 1948.” Modern Judaism 28.1 (2008): 14-40. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 6 Dec. 2009. .

Women of valor: why Israel doesn’t send women into combat.
• What: What are the reasons for Israel’s prohibition against women in combat duty?
• D.V.: prohibition of women in combat
• I.V.: physical strength, budget
• Conclusion: Israel can’t afford to train women (who supposedly lack endurance and physical strength) to be combat-ready.

Leadership behind the curtains: the case of Israeli women in 1948
• What: What contributions did Israeli women make in 1948?
• D.V.: Israel’s position upon the outcome of the war (internally and externally)
• I.V.: organization into groups, political obstacles
• Conclusion: women were incapable of becoming strong powers in the political theater

How sexual trauma can create obstacles to transnational feminism: the case of Shifra
• What: What are the effects of previous sexual violation on transnational feminism?
• D.V.: internal focus over transnational focus
• I.V.: sexual assault, damage to national identity
• Conclusion: emotional trauma from sexual assault hinders the goals of transnational feminism.

Independent variables related to my dependent variable (exclusion of women from combat in IDF following 1948):
• budgetary restrictions
• physical strength
• sexual assault risks
• transnational feminist goals

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