Arab parties

My Word: Political name of the game - opinion

It sometimes seems that politics has become more a ratings war than a campaign over real life-and-death issues.

OPPOSITION LEADER Yair Lapid and former prime minister Naftali Bennett attend an election event for the joint list Together, earlier this year.
AN ARAB ISRAELI citizen casts his vote at a polling station in Mughar in the 2022 election.

Israel’s Arab vote potential: Politicians ignore potential election-winning demographic - opinion

Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas.

Can Israel remain Jewish and democratic without Arab parties in government? - opinion

Mohammad Barakeh attends a press conference at the protest tent of the High Follow-Up Committee for Arab Citizens of Israel, in front of the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on November 3, 2019.

Former MK, Hadash leader Mohammad Barakeh arrested, banned from WB, police say


Arabic's future as an official language in Israel at risk, legislators warn

Arab Mks say that should a bill proposing to eliminate Arabic's official status in the country pass, it will be a "nakba of our language."

A road sign in English, Hebrew, and Arabic points to the Israeli settlement of Susiya

Former MK Basel Ghattas to enter prison for phone smuggling affair

Ghattas, who accepted the sentence as part of the plea deal in March said he smuggled the phones and SIM cards for “humanitarian and moral reasons.”

Balad MK Basel Ghattas

Arab leaders ask Rivlin for better crime-fighting

The meeting took place at the annual iftar dinner hosted by President Reuven Rivlin on Monday.

PRESIDENT REUVEN RIVLIN addresses the Holocaust Remembrance Day opening ceremony at Yad Vashem on Sunday

Violence erupts in Kafr Kasim, stoking Jewish-Arab tensions

One dead as father says security guard ‘murdered’ his son.

MOURNERS CARRY the body of Muhammad Taha at his funeral in Kafr Kasim, in the Triangle area east of Kfar Saba. Mayor Adel Badir accused police of routinely harassing people in the street.

Law, order and the conflict

Presently, Arab citizens are under the impression that homicide victims are not treated equally in the State of Israel. Jewish and Arab blood must be valued identically.

Cars set on fire in a riot in Kafr Kasim.

THE PENDING PEACE DEAL LIE

The Jerusalem Post

Passover a frantic time for Abu Ghosh restaurants

‘We make sure we have matzot,’ one proprietor says.

ABU GHOSH is twice as busy during Passover as during an ordinary week

Former MK Ghattas sentenced to 2 years prison, court almost tosses plea bargain

Ghattas will start serving his sentence on July 2 at Dekel Prison.

MK Basel Ghattas

New law stiffens punishment for construction violations

The bill had sparked anger in the Arab sector since the beginning of the legislative process with members saying it was designed to target them.

JOINT LIST chairman Ayman Odeh holds a piece of paper with the word ‘corrupt’ on it toward Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset

Greenblatt meets Saudi, UAE ministers amid talk of Mideast summit

Senior Israeli officials who spoke with the Post said any summit would require an informal settlement freeze outside of established blocs.

Jason Greenblatt