Arabic

Should we still learn foreign languages? - opinion

Artificial intelligence is quietly challenging one of education’s oldest assumptions. For thousands of years, if you wanted to understand other people, you had to learn their language.

Children at Beersheba’s Hagar bilingual school read together
People hold a giant Israeli national flag at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City, on the eve of Jerusalem Day, May 14, 2026.

Herut Davidson on Arabic, social media, and bridge-building across the Middle East

A reporter for Sky News Arabia television channel speaks before the camera from the media centre set up for the 2025 ArabIslamic extraordinary summit in Doha on September 15, 2025.

UK-based Sky News Group ends venture with UAE's International Media Investments

JEWISH AND Arab students mingle on the Mount Scopus campus of Jerusalem’s Hebrew University

Israel shares country's Muslim education statistics, notes female population's progress


Arab MKs have every right to speak Arabic during Knesset debates - editorial

What the opposition MKs forgot is that as a language with a special status in Israel, Arabic is one of two languages allowed to be spoken in the Knesset plenum.

 MK Walid Taha speaks during a discussion on the Electricity Law connecting to Arab and Bedouin towns, during a plenum session in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 5, 2022.

Arabic-learning 'Madrasa' app developed by Technion students

The Madrasa project promotes Arabic learning through a platform that includes free online courses, extensive activity through digital channels, and many different collaborations.

A page from Madrasa’s free online courses in Arabic for Hebrew speakers.

Health app monitors cancer symptoms and treatments in Hebrew and Arabic

The free Wave Health app is now available in nine languages.

 The WaveHealth app, now available in Hebrew and Arabic, that allows users to track their symptoms and development.

Home sweet (improvised) home

“These are songs that dozens of generations from the region grew up with – Arabs, Jews, Christians and Muslims, different nationalities and tribes that comprise a common musical culture.”

 Artistic director and renowned musician Yair Dalal believes Middle Eastern music is a powerful unifying force

Children’s theater in Jaffa hosts sixth annual festival for Hebrew, Arabic speakers

Elmina was founded by celebrated actor and director Norman Issa, and his actress-playwright wife, Gidona Raz Issa, in 2012.

 THE SHOW ‘Arnavim.’

Israelis should be taught Arabic in schools - editorial

Israelis can do more to assimilate into the region.

THE TEL AVIV municipality is lit up with the word ‘peace’ in Arabic in September.

Aravrit - new app designs script that combines Hebrew and Arabic

By combining the top halves of the Arabic characters and the bottoms of the Hebrew ones, Liron Lavi Turkenich created 'Aravrit,' a script that is gaining popularity.

Diagrams showing how Aravrit combines Hebrew and Arabic letters.

My Word: Israeli road signs and wonders

Even minding its Ps and Qs, the end result could still be Petah Tiqwa instead of Petah (or Petach) Tikvah.

A road sign near Eilat points in different directions. Is the car coming from Beersheba or Be’er Sheva?

Voices from the Arab Press: The problem with the Arabic language

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

 Teaching Arabic at Masjid Al-Salaam, a mosque and Islamic community center in Dearborn, Michigan

New summer program in Rahat allows tourists a glimpse into Bedouin life

A summer Arabic language program in Rahat will last a week, and participants in it will be hosted by local families, and gain exposure to local customs and culture.

A new program in Rahat will allow Israelis to learn Arabic and to learn about Bedouin culture for themselves.