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Intimate Partner Violence Among Palestinian-Arab Women in Israel: Perspectives Across Three Generations.
Rahma Mahamid1, Ksenya Shulyaev2,3,4, Tova Band-Winterstein1
1Minerva Center on Intersectionality in Aging, Department of Gerontology, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
Violence Against Women
|April 1, 2026
Summary
Intimate partner violence (IPV) perspectives among Palestinian-Arab women in Israel reveal generational differences. While modernization influences lifestyle, traditional beliefs about fate and barriers to help-seeking persist, slowing changes in attitudes toward violence.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Cultural Studies
- Gender Studies
Background:
- Intimate partner violence (IPV) remains a significant global issue.
- Understanding multi-generational perspectives on IPV is crucial in diverse cultural contexts.
- Palestinian-Arab society in Israel presents a unique intersection of cultural, religious, and modernization influences.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the multi-generational female perspective on intimate partner violence (IPV).
- To examine the influence of cultural, religious, and modernization processes on women's attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors across three generations.
- To identify barriers and facilitators to addressing IPV within this specific societal context.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative interpretative phenomenological approach.
- In-depth interviews with 45 women from 15 three-generational Palestinian-Arab families.
- Focus on lived experiences and intergenerational transmission of attitudes towards IPV.
Main Results:
- Generational differences in understanding and responding to IPV.
- Prevalence of beliefs in divine righteousness and acceptance of violent fate.
- Significant barriers to seeking help and a perception of feminism as a "dangerous dream".
- Modernization impacts lifestyle but not significantly attitudes towards violence.
Conclusions:
- Cultural and religious factors deeply influence women's experiences with IPV across generations.
- While modernization brings some changes, deeply ingrained beliefs and societal structures impede progress in addressing IPV.
- Intergenerational dialogue and culturally sensitive interventions are needed to challenge traditional norms surrounding violence.
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