Publications In The Media

By: Warda Sa'ada The home demolitions in our Arab towns are not a “violation of the law”… but the result of a policy that prevents us, from the outset, from ever being able to receive the law. Every time we hear about a home demolished in Arab society, we are told that the reason is “unlicensed construction.” But the truth is simple: you cannot punish us for building permits we were never given the possibility to obtain. The planning and building crisis in our communities is

Avraham Burg, co-chair of the “All Its Citizens” party, responds in an interview with the Qatari channel Al Jazeera to questions that concern viewers across the Arab world. This is a translation of some of the questions and answers, while the full interview appears in the video below. How do you view the pardon request that Netanyahu submitted to President Herzog regarding the cases in which he is standing trial? – It’s insane. Because if you’re guilty — go to prison and pay

By: Abraham Burg In Israel of 2025, the word “Zionism”  has become a simple political signal: no Arabs. Both loud racism and quiet racism now permeate the entire political system, where basic civic partnership has become an ideological luxury. As long as excluding one-fifth of the citizenry is considered legitimate, the room will darken and the door will remain closed. “Do not wear glassesNeither gloomy nor cheerfulLook with your eyesYour open eyes…You must see evil in order

The Minister of Culture, Miki Zohar, has asked the Ministry of Finance to revoke public funding from the “Solidarity”  Festival! Why? Because the content of the festival’s films does not suit his taste or his political views! In his letter to Minister Bezalel Smotrich, the Minister of Culture claimed that in addition to public funding, the festival also receives support from “anti-Israeli and anti-Zionist” organizations, as he put it, listing several groups including: the Isr

A Pardon as a Conspiracy — The Public Isn’t Buying the Deal Granting the state relief from the burden of its government is the duty of the moment — not a tailor-made pardon designed to fit the accused who stands at its head. Public trust has already been damaged. The rule of law will suffer a severe blow, and a partial democracy, still in the making, will not be sufficient to complete its formation. A pardon that comes as a conspiracy is an assault on the law, on the judiciar

By: Mohamed Yahia The Arab community—over two million people, full citizens—does not need anyone’s legitimization. The very idea of disqualifying lists or candidates simply because they are not Jewish is inherently unacceptable, and the use of the term “legitimization” in this context is insulting and degrading. It is the state that needs legitimization in order to truly become a democratic state, a state for all its citizens without exception. Moreover, the majority of the I