Dr. Alon Liel, a scholar of international relations and an Israeli diplomat, spoke this morning (Thursday) with Yossi Mizrahi on Radio North 104.5 FM. He argued that the internal wave of violence is more severe than the Iranian threat and estimated that the meeting between Netanyahu and the U.S. President did not focus solely on Iran, but also addressed other sensitive issues. Liel first discussed priorities, comparing the crime wave in Israel to the Iranian threat:“Priorities — that’s the...

Protest activities in Arab towns are intensifying against the ongoing wave of crime, murders, and extortion, taking place in full view of the Israeli police and without any adequate response.The High Follow-Up Committee for Arab Citizens has called for a nationwide demonstration in Tel Aviv this coming Saturday. This call is receiving broad support across Arab society, and popular committees and various social groups are working locally to prepare for the demonstration, including public...

During the tour organized by the “All Its Citizens” Party in the unrecognized villages in the Negev, Dr. Warda Sada , the party’s co-chair, said: “The pain is very hard. How can one understand the existence of such a reality in a state that is considered enlightened, that claims to strengthen education and support populations, but in practice none of this exists? What exists here is not a planning failure. This is an ongoing, continuous policy. Even the most basic things are missing here:...