Abstract
Traditionally, male theorists of nation have presumed that the needs of the nation have been solely the concern of the male members of the collectivity. Feminist theorists of nation have analyzed the intersections of gender and nation to show that women ’s participation has been more than as the symbolic bearers of the nation or its metaphoric or symbolic boundaries. The question of who belongs and the various political projects that decide who belongs and who does not as members of the group is the politics of belonging. This article examines the Sarah-Hagar narratives to explore how gender, ethnicity, and class intersect with the politics of belonging to determine who belongs as a member of Israel and who gets excluded. I will also introduce a theoretical framework for a womanist politics of belonging.