Israeli Arabs
Supermajority of Israeli Arab students support non-security-linked national service, study finds
A new study reveals that 75% of Israeli Arab 12th-grade students support volunteering for non-security national service. There is also strong backing for Arab parties joining the next coalition.
State asks High Court for more time in Arab-Israeli bodies retention petition, families oppose
Double murder brings total of Israeli Arabs killed since beginning of year to over 100
Far Right Jewish West Bank activists publish document summarizing attacks on Arab population
Senior Israeli-Arab community leader calls for ceasefire at Herzog’s Iftar dinner
Ali Salem urges ceasefire in Gaza at President Herzog's Iftar dinner, emphasizing peace-making capacity of attendees. Arab-Jewish unity emphasized, focusing on partnership for peace and solidarity.
Iraqi-Israeli writer, civil rights activist Sami Michael dies at 97
He was celebrated not only for his literary works, but also for his social activism and work on behalf of human rights and coexistence in Israel.
Hundreds march in Deir Hanna in support of Gaza on Land Day
Land Day reoccurs on March 30 as a day of commemoration for Arab citizens of Israel and Palestinians for the events of that date in 1976.
Meet former deputy chief justice Salim Joubran: The embodiment of coexistence
Joubran’s voice of being respectful, honest, and genuinely committed to the State of Israel, though his background could have given him every excuse to take an opposite path, will be missed.
Bar-Ilan program creates unique encounters between Jewish and Arab high school students in Israel
The high school program was first aimed at bringing together schools from the secular and religious sectors of Jewish society, but since last year it also brings together Jewish and Arab students.
Israeli government silent on Gallant's IDF haredi draft ultimatum
Some haredi leaders from the Sephardic Shas party have expressed their support for haredi men who are not studying in yeshivot to join the IDF.
Netanyahu, police wait until last minute for Ramadan Temple Mount decision
Two weeks before Ramadan, and the concern over fermenting unrest due to intentions to limit the ascent of Israeli Arabs to the Temple Mount is preoccupying security authorities.
'Normalizing the occupation': PLO calls for boycott against Arab-Israeli list in local elections
"The participation of a Palestinian list in the occupation's municipal elections in Jerusalem is a shameless normalization that serves the plans of the occupation," read the announcement.
'An explosion is coming': Hamas warns against Ramadan restrictions on Temple Mount
[Our] anger is imminent… and an explosion is coming in response to any restrictions on the entry of Muslims to Al-Aqsa Mosque during the month of Ramadan,” Hamas wrote.
Al-Aqsa tensions are a political, not a security issue - expert
"Israel should have come and said 'The place is ours, the city is ours, this is the site of our Temple,'" stresses Dr. Mordechai Kedar.
