Arabic has been facing different challenges in the West Bank since its occupation in 1967 by the Israelis who sought to obliterate the Arab identity of the Palestinians to build a Jewish entity that realizes the dreams of the Jews and crumbles the Palestinian unity. Arabic has been among the causalities of the Israeli occupation via Hebrew that strived to negatively impact it. The current investigative study sought to trace the effect of occupation on bilingualism and identify the reality of Arabic under the Israeli occupation. The researchers tried to explore the role of Palestinian institutions in preserving the Arabic language and resisting linguistic invasion that may result in unwanted bilingualism. The researchers also tried to identify the various aspects of linguistic invasion, linguistic normalization, bilingualism in the West Bank and the value of Hebrew and whether the Israeli occupation will succeed in its endeavors. The study findings showed that Hebrew has impacted Arabic negatively when its words leaked to Arabic. This leakage is a matter of intrusion and will not result in a deterioration of Arabic nor a replacement of it by Hebrew as Palestinians believe that language maintenance is associated with identity and culture preservation.

Title

International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education (IJHSSE)

Publisher

ARC Publications, LLC

Publisher Country

India

Publication Type

Both (Printed and Online)

Volume

8

Year

2021

Pages

109-120