Israeli Arabs

Peace In Arabic

David Suissa | Posted 11.20.2009 | World


David Suissa

His words didn't smell like propaganda or activism. He spoke for moderate Palestinians like himself, and he spoke from his heart, not from talking points.

Voices From Jerusalem: An Arab Citizen of Israel Discovers Jerusalem

Ir Amim | Posted 11.18.2009 | World


Ir Amim

I am able to see the strength and the might of this city and its residents. I pray for them out of amazement and appreciation. I close my eyes and ask that the city accept me as its daughter.

Israel's Arabs -- A Cinematic Voice in New York

Richard Z. Chesnoff | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York


Richard Z. Chesnoff

National schizophrenia has become an obsession for the Israeli Arab community -- and to the benefit of Israeli cinema, the subject matter of a growing number of increasingly fine films.

Jack Shaheen: Obama Delivers a Message of Peace to the Muslim World

Christian Avard | Posted 07.06.2009 | World


Christian Avard

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Israel 'Loyalty Law' Thrown Out

AP | STEVE WEIZMAN | Posted 07.02.2009 | World


JERUSALEM — The Israeli government on Sunday threw out a proposal aimed at minority Arabs to require an oath of loyalty to Israel as a Jewish st...

Israel Disloyalty Speech Could Become Illegal With New Legislation

Jerusalem Post | Posted 06.27.2009 | World


The Knesset plenum on Wednesday passed a preliminary reading of a bill that would mandate the imprisonment of anyone who calls for the end of Israel a...

Avigdor Lieberman's Party Seeking To Ban 'Nakba' Commemorations

The Daily Star | Posted 06.14.2009 | World


Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman's party wants to ban Israeli Arabs from marking the anniversary of the Nakba, or the Catastrophe in 1948, when 700,...

To Gain a True Affinity for Arab Jerusalem, Visit It

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 06.10.2009 | World


Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

Only a few tens of thousands of Arabs were able to visit Jerusalem in the past few decades while millions of Jews and non-Arab Christians are able to do so annually. How then can it "always remain Arab"?

Many In Israel Upset By Musical Show Of Unity

Nytimes.com | By ETHAN BRONNER | Posted 03.27.2009 | World


Achinoam Nini, a singer and peace activist, has long stirred controversy here. Known abroad by her stage name, Noa, she has recorded with Arab artists...

Israel's Election: HuffPost Contributors Have Their Say

Huffington Post | HuffPost Contributors | Posted 03.12.2009 | World


Israelis head to the polls tomorrow, February 10, to vote in a new government. Huffington Post contributors from Israel to Ramallah to DC have shared ...

Israel's Stubborn Minority

Amy York Rubin | Posted 03.12.2009 | World


Amy York Rubin

From first-time voting soldiers returning from Gaza to exhausted progressives, it seems like no one in Israel is satisfied with the way things have been going, or with the choices they see in front of them.

Avigdor Lieberman, Hard Man Of The Right, Is Israel's Kingmaker In Waiting

The Independent | By Donald Macintyre in Umm el Fahm | Posted 03.09.2009 | World


Avigdor Lieberman, the far-right politician campaigning on a platform that Israeli Arabs should pledge loyalty to the state or lose their right to vot...