Israeli Arabs

The Western world is currently engaged in a battle against racism. In Israel though, it seems sometimes that we are moving backwards.

Ironically, it has taken this invisible enemy, the coronavirus – also known as COVID19 – to unite the various sectors of Israeli society.

Kfar Bara is characterized by a homogeneous population of 100% Muslim Arabs and has enjoyed relative electoral stability and strong local leadership for the last 15-odd years.

During the interview, Awad urged Waters to visit Israel and perform in the country as means for encouraging Israeli-Palestinian dialogue.

Middle Israel: 75% of Jerusalem's Arabs live under the poverty line as opposed to 29% of its Jews.

However, relations between the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community and the rest of Israeli society appear to have been damaged.

Ayman Haj Yahya was arrested in a joint Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and Israel Police operation and was indicted for spying for Tehran in April.

Considering her role within the viral response team at the largest hospital in northern Israel, Hussein has been putting in 12-hour days for the for the last few months.

Every crisis, the old adage goes, carries within it the seeds of opportunity.

According to the survey, about a quarter of Israeli minorities (23%) define themselves primarily as "Israeli" and another half (51%) define their identity as "Israeli-Arab".