This study investigates the structure and components of the Arab identity repertoire in\nIsrael. We analyse the relative salience of each component and the structural relations\namong the components. In addition we interpret the meanings associated with each\ncomponent of the Arab identity repertoire in Israel. Our study differs from traditional\ninvestigations of Arab identities in Israel in considering identity as a multi-dimensional\nphenomenon, and in interpreting the meanings that the respondents assign to the\nrelevant identities. Empirically we find that most Arabs in Israel feel strongly attached\nto at least three identities, none of them dominating the others. The correlations among\nthe identities are low, meaning that they are only marginally affected by the feasibility\nof alternative identities and more by the type of practices performed in each respective\nmilieu. In this respect it is interesting to see that the Palestinian identity is not associated\nwith citizenship beyond national pride, while the Israeli identity is expected to supply\nthem with a sense of citizenship. Our finding that different groups constitute for\nthemselves different relations among the components of the identity repertoire suggests\nthat our multi-dimensional model supplies a better explanation for the structure of Arab\nrepertoires of identities.\n
\nKeywords: Identity Repertoire; Palestinians; Arabs in Israel; Druze; Religion\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n