Arab culture

'The only Jew in the room' offers fresh look at lives of Israeli Arabs

Avi Shalev's book, "The Only Jew in the Room: Searching for Understanding in an Arab Islamic College," explores Israel’s Arab sector from a different perspective

NOVEMBER 3, 2024|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

At the end of the school year Arab, Jewish, Israeli, and Palestinian girls came together in Kiryat Gat, Israel. Uploaded on 11/5/2024

JORDAN’S KING ABDULLAH greets Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas at a conference, on the Jordanian side of the Dead Sea, earlier this month. The PA’s refusal to condemn Hamas’s atrocities exacerbates the situation, says the writer.

King Abdullah II’s silence on Allenby terror attack speaks volumes - analysis

Israel and Jordan boast a symbiotic relationship, perhaps much to the dismay of some on both sides. This requires a robust and brave leadership that rejects violence and terrorism, not the opposite.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024|ByOHAD MERLIN

UNREST IN Sheikh Jarrah: Should it be the focal point of Arab society in Jerusalem? (Pictured: Police clash with Palestinians during a protest in the neighborhood, January 20).

Three out of four murder victims in Israel are Arab, police data reveals

This new police data addressed how these numbers grow every year, what areas are prone to disasters, and what can be learned about the identity of the female victims.

AUGUST 26, 2024|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Culture Ministry awards Umm el-Fahem gallery with museum status, adopts new name

Meanwhile, Rahat was selected to form the country’s first Arab acting studio. This is the first time state support has been offered to an Arab cultural institution.

JULY 8, 2024|ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Back to life: Health Ministry launches campaign to encourage vaccination

Passport holders will be able to go out to restaurants with friends again, go to the gym, attend rock concerts and "sing along with every word," as well as go to cinemas and theaters.

FEBRUARY 21, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israelis sit down to eat with friends at a restaurant in an ad campaign by the Health Ministry to encourage vaccination for COVID-19.

Violence, organized crime on the rise in Arab community in Israel

In 2019, 71% of the 125 homicide victims in Israel were Arabs.

FEBRUARY 9, 2021ByMOHAMMAD AL-KASSIM/THE MEDIA LINE

A protest against the rising crime and violence in the Arab sector in Israel, Jaffa, Saturday, February 6, 2021.

Jewish teachers in Arab schools

Over 70% of Israel's population are Jews and 21% are Arab. However, most Arabs and Jews attend separate schools and separate school systems.

FEBRUARY 7, 2021ByELLA ELGARESIE, FATMA AMER, JONATHAN SCHWARTZMAN, BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY

Netanyahu: 'A plan that will bring about real revolution in Arab society'

"A small minority of Arabs are responsible about 60% of the crime in Israel and the victims of crime are, of course, Israeli citizens, Jews and Arabs alike."

FEBRUARY 3, 2021ByERIC BENDER/MAARIV

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen speaking at a COVID-19 vaccination center in Sderot, on January 27, 2021.

Pandemic leads rise in violence on women in Arab societies, UN study finds

Lockdowns make things worse, but the roots of the problem attributed to cultural, legal, and social factors.

JANUARY 29, 2021ByDIMA ABUMARIA/ THE MEDIA LINE

ONE OUT OF four women in the Arab community have faced verbal or physical violence in the past year.

Arab students studying engineering & computer science doubled in 5 years

In addition, the number of female Arab students studying in these fields have tripled.

JANUARY 25, 2021ByGADI ZAIG

It’s time for a semitically bilingual leader in Israel

Not being able to communicate directly to the 21% of Arab-Israelis in their language is practically a political sin.

DECEMBER 12, 2020ByROBERT FATTAL

CANADA’S CONSERVATIVE PARTY leader Erin O’Toole speaks in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, in October.

Israeli Islam course popular among students in many Muslim countries

"Thanks to this course I went back to my roots. I am a Muslim Syrian and wanted to learn more about our history, which made us who we are today," said one student from Syria.

NOVEMBER 13, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF