The “Promised Land” Claim in the Legitimacy of the Israeli Occupation: Examining the Relevance of Max Weber's Theory of Authority

The “Promised Land” Claim in the Legitimacy of the Israeli Occupation: Examining the Relevance of Max Weber's Theory of Authority

Penulis

  • Zaid Tsabit Al Kalatini UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung, Indonesia
  • Asep Abdul Sahid Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung, Indonesia
  • Muhammad Izzuddin Al Haq Universiti Utara Malaysia, Kedah, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15575/jis.v5i4.49064

Kata Kunci:

authority, Israel, legitimacy, promised land, Zionism

Abstrak

This study aims to examine the relevance of Weber's theory of authority in relation to the phenomenon of the Promised Land claim and its impact on the legitimacy of the Israeli occupation. The results and discussion in this study show that the Zionist political movement successfully utilised Jewish theological themes as the basis for the establishment of the state of Israel, in this case, the Promised Land claim becomes a doctrine that functions as a political aspiration and is believed to be rooted in divine and religious authority, revealing that Weberian tripartite classification of authority have limitations in explaining the form of legitimacy that comes from theological claims. The conclusion of this study is that the the Promised Land claim effectively functions as theological legitimacy in the Israeli occupation, offering a new form of authority distinct from Weberian tripartite classification of authority (traditional, charismatic, rational-legal).

Biografi Penulis

Zaid Tsabit Al Kalatini, UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung, Indonesia

This study aims to examine the relevance of Weber's theory of authority in relation to the phenomenon of the Promised Land claim and its impact on the legitimacy of the Israeli occupation. The results and discussion in this study show that the Zionist political movement successfully utilised Jewish theological themes as the basis for the establishment of the state of Israel, in this case, the Promised Land claim becomes a doctrine that functions as a political aspiration and is believed to be rooted in divine and religious authority, revealing that Weberian tripartite classification of authority have limitations in explaining the form of legitimacy that comes from theological claims. The conclusion of this study is that the the Promised Land claim effectively functions as theological legitimacy in the Israeli occupation, offering a new form of authority distinct from Weberian tripartite classification of authority (traditional, charismatic, rational-legal).

Asep Abdul Sahid, Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung, Indonesia

This study aims to examine the relevance of Weber's theory of authority in relation to the phenomenon of the Promised Land claim and its impact on the legitimacy of the Israeli occupation. The results and discussion in this study show that the Zionist political movement successfully utilised Jewish theological themes as the basis for the establishment of the state of Israel, in this case, the Promised Land claim becomes a doctrine that functions as a political aspiration and is believed to be rooted in divine and religious authority, revealing that Weberian tripartite classification of authority have limitations in explaining the form of legitimacy that comes from theological claims. The conclusion of this study is that the the Promised Land claim effectively functions as theological legitimacy in the Israeli occupation, offering a new form of authority distinct from Weberian tripartite classification of authority (traditional, charismatic, rational-legal).

Muhammad Izzuddin Al Haq, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Kedah, Malaysia

This study aims to examine the relevance of Weber's theory of authority in relation to the phenomenon of the Promised Land claim and its impact on the legitimacy of the Israeli occupation. The results and discussion in this study show that the Zionist political movement successfully utilised Jewish theological themes as the basis for the establishment of the state of Israel, in this case, the Promised Land claim becomes a doctrine that functions as a political aspiration and is believed to be rooted in divine and religious authority, revealing that Weberian tripartite classification of authority have limitations in explaining the form of legitimacy that comes from theological claims. The conclusion of this study is that the the Promised Land claim effectively functions as theological legitimacy in the Israeli occupation, offering a new form of authority distinct from Weberian tripartite classification of authority (traditional, charismatic, rational-legal).

Referensi

Agius, C. (2022). Social Constructivist International Relations and the Military. In A. M. Sookermany (Ed.), Handbook of Military Sciences (pp. 1–16). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02866-4_105-1

Akenson, D. H. (1992). God’s People: Covenant and Land in South Africa, Israel, and Ulster (Vol. 10). Cornell University Press.

Aldrovandi, C. (2011). Theo-Politics in the Holy Land: Christian Zionism and Jewish Religious Zionism. Religion Compass, 5(4), 114–128. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-8171.2011.00267.x

Diterbitkan

2025-12-01
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