Posts Tagged: Israeli Arabs
In Israel, Members of Arab Minority Embrace Palestinian Identity
Loudspeakers blared nationalist Arabic music across hillsides in northern Israel on Thursday as children ran across a field waving Palestinian flags. The scene was a rally...
Technion, Arab Women’s Organization to Launch Ride-Sharing App
CTech - Research university Technion Israel Institute of Technology has partnered with Kayan, a nonprofit organization for the advancement of Arab women, to tackle the...
Celebrity Jewish-Arab Wedding Stirs Mixed Feelings in Israel
A surprise celebrity wedding bridging Israel's Jewish-Muslim divide drew mixed public reaction on Thursday in a country where such intermarriage is extremely rare. Wednesday's nuptials of Tsahi...
Arab MK Faces Criticism for Implying Ari Fuld Executed Palestinian Terrorist
An Israeli-Arab Knesset member is being referred to the Knesset Ethics Committee after she appeared to claim that the late Israeli-American Ari Fuld killed the...
Palestinians Declare General Strike over Nation-State Law
Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem held a general strike on Monday to express opposition to Israel's new Nation-State Law. Passed by...
Rosh Hashanah 5779 Data: Israel’s Population Nears 9 Million, 89% Satisfied With Life
Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics released its annual pre-Rosh Hashanah report on Tuesday, which revealed that 89% of the country's residents said they were satisfied with their lives. According to...
Israeli Arab Knesset Members Back UK’s Corbyn Amid Antisemitism Accusations
A group of Arab lawmakers in Israel on Sunday praised British Labour opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, whose party has been battling accusations of antisemitism for...
Israeli Arabs Gather in Tel Aviv to Protest ‘Nation-State’ Law, Some Fly Palestinian Flag
Thousands of demonstrators led by Israel's Arab community gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening to protest the new "nation-state" law, marching from Rabin Square...
The Absence of an Israeli Voice in Arabic
An Israeli voice in Arabic was entirely missing during the recent confrontations along the Gaza-Israel border. The media spectrum visible to Palestinians is controlled by...
Poll Shows Israelis Support Negotiations, but Don’t Believe They’ll Bring Peace
A new poll shows that Israelis overwhelmingly support peace talks with the Palestinians, but also strongly believe they will not bear fruit. Conducted by the Israel...
The World Must Know: The Dramatic Advances of Israel’s Treatment of Israeli Arabs
Over the last few years, the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement has gained strength. While substantial Jewish-Arab disparities within Israel continue to fuel BDS...
When the Palestinian Side Will Not Listen
JNS.org - Talking with Haneen Zoabi is a sobering exercise in the limits of dialogue. The outspoken Palestinian-Israeli member of Knesset was in Berkeley, California, and San...
Israeli Court Convicts Arab Poet of Incitement
An Israeli court on Thursday convicted an Arab poet of online incitement to terrorism for using a poem as the soundtrack to images of Palestinians in...
As 2018 Begins, Israel’s Population Reaches 8.79 Million
JNS.org – Israel’s population reached approximately 8.79 million on the last day of 2017, the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics said on Sunday. Some 6.55 million Israelis...
