Social Controls
Books / Dr. Essam Adwan
Social control is defined as those processes that aim to bring the behavior of individuals into line with the culture of society. In the Palestinian case, the Zionist occupation carries out various operations aimed at making the behavior of the Palestinians compatible with the needs and requirements of the occupation. In order to achieve the continuation and permanence of the occupation.
These operations consisted of controlling the educational curricula, controlling the economy, movement and trade, projection, normalization, the policy of open bridges, opening the doors of work within the entity, and imposing the Hebrew language in official documents. and so on.
He practiced colonialism in all the countries that fell prey to him, The policy of controlling society to the rhythm of its goals and interests. The facts of history have shown that those policies ultimately led to a clash with him. Hence, colonialism, determined to betray the countries it colonized, resorted to a circumvention plan that meets its needs with local hands and tools. It created the necessary conditions for the emergence of local leaders who disciplined their societies in a way that preserved the interests and objectives of colonialism. This did happen in most Arab countries during their period of independence.
He deliberately colonized, After many years of direct occupation, To entrust the task of controlling Palestinian society to local leaders, expressed its readiness to cooperate with him and preserve his interests, and achieve its objectives in the region, and protect it. The task of the new colonization became to adjust the behavior of local leaders to conform to its policies, goals and interests.
In this context, he resorted to several measures, between carrot and intimidation: Such as granting these leaders mobility and travel privileges, and employment applications for some of their elements and cadres, and exemption from customs, and obtaining investment licenses for them and their families, and provide security training, and some weapons that are allowed, and the intensification of meetings, In each meeting, he grants them a number of privileges for themselves and those who are interested. It discusses with them ways to stabilize their areas.
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He obtains information reports from them. The colonization was keen to accustom them to exchange official and unofficial visits, Whether in their Arab cities or abroad, He threatened to kill, deport and deprive anyone who thought of violating his order. With the practice of these local leaders and their accustomed to them, emotional relations, interests and common understandings arose between them and the leaders of the colonial State. Enable the colonizer to control, organize, direct and manage the local community in the way they like, More seamlessly than their control of society during its immediate colonization.
Arab societies did not stand silent in the face of indirect colonial attempts to control their societies that were subject to it during the period of direct colonialism. It was its attempts to break away from colonialism and colonial agents and agents who led their nation by drawing colonialism. This was reflected in the Arab Spring revolutions. These attempts will not stop at a tour, Rather, it will continue to be a candidate for repetition.
