Publications In The Media

By: Jihan Haider Hasan In December 2025, the Ministry of Finance published the economic plan for 2026, which includes, among other things, the reinstatement of a property tax that was abolished 25 years ago. This is a tax on land that was not used for construction - one of the most significant steps in the new economic plan that is expected to affect land The new law states that, according to the 2026 economic plan, a property tax of 1.5% will be imposed on vacant land, inclu

By: Jihan Haider Hasan Recently, an idea has resurfaced—one that comes up from time to time both worldwide and in Israel—to lower the voting age from 18 to 17. The idea touches on questions of democracy, citizenship, education, and practical politics. Among other things, it aims to expand democratic participation by allowing young people to take part in decisions that affect their lives on issues such as education, cost of living, security, climate, and public transportation.

By: Tamim Abu Khait The current situation: After the pressure exerted by Arab society following the worsening crime crisis, and after the impact of the Gaza war on Arab society—emotionally, politically, and in everyday life, through policing practices and the relative deterioration of relations with Jewish society—the components of the Joint List held two official meetings, in addition to a series of bilateral meetings and consultations, to discuss the possibility of re-esta

By: Dr. Warda Sada After a conversation with a highly professional sports coach, I found myself rethinking the relationship between education, civic behavior, and democracy. This person treats all club members with great respect—without discrimination based on religious affiliation, nationality, or gender. His daily conduct is characterized by fairness, attentiveness, and equal respect. I was therefore surprised by his right-wing political views, which I often perceive as ext

By: Mohammad yahya בפסק הזמן בין מלחמות קצרות וארוכות מנסה ראש הממשלה למצוא תמונת ניצחון כנדוניה ליום הבחירות,In the pause between short and long wars, the prime minister is trying to find a “victory image” to present as a gift for election day—at any price, even at the cost of precious human lives. This is the reality. Between a visit to Trump and a tour of Tarabin al-Sana, amid a routine of war and crime in Arab society. Everything is permissible, everything is for sale. T

By: Warda Sada This popular proverb sums up a simple and frightening truth: whoever possesses power and finds no one to restrain them will continue their actions without limits, leaving behind immeasurable destruction. When I think about U.S. foreign policy, this truth appears before me without disguise. Iraq, for me, is not merely a country on the map, but an experience I lived through and followed closely. I was shocked by what happened to it, but I know Iraq was not the be

By: Dr. Warda Sada It is impossible to understand what Venezuela is experiencing today—or the way Nicolás Maduro is portrayed in Western discourse—outside the broader context of global politics built on double standards. The issue is not Maduro as an individual, nor merely the nature of his regime, but the international system itself: how it defines legitimacy, who holds the right to punish, and who is exempt from accountability. Nicolás Maduro is not a liberal democratic mod

By: Jihan Haider Hasan The Arab sector in Israel suffers from many problems, including poverty, violence, and housing shortages. Given the fact that there are ten Knesset members from parties representing Arabs in the Knesset—slightly less than 10%—alongside respectable representation of the Arab sector in local councils in every Arab and mixed city, it would have been expected that Arabs would have a clear address for addressing these problems, and that their elected offici

By: Dr. Warda Sada There are moments when the most urgent question is not what is happening around us, but what is happening within us. It is not the events themselves that are most unsettling, but rather the widening gap between what is unfolding in the human sphere and the way we perceive it, process it, or repress it. The human condition in which we live is not only the condition of others. It is our own psychological, social, and moral condition. It concerns how people le

By: Mohamad Yahia The state is approaching its eightieth year, yet the melting pot has not forged a unified Israeli identity. The process of refinement has not worked either. Three generations. Two peoples. One state—unequal and discriminatory treatment. Between a partial democracy in retreat and the struggle against a regime coup, let the “lesser good” now realize its power.Arab society—more than two million native-born citizens—and their partners within Jewish society are

By: Dr. Warda Sada In Israel, people like to talk about a “crisis of motivation for conscription,” but they avoid acknowledging the simple truth: this is not a crisis of young people—it is a crisis of the state. Young women and men are not refraining from enlistment because they are indifferent or spoiled, but because they live in a society that asks them to sacrifice everything while struggling to guarantee basic equality, responsibility, and transparency. Over the years, co

By: Tamim Abu Khait Mohammad Bakri—the artist, actor, director, and politician—passed away yesterday in the village of Bi‘ina in the Galilee, after heart disease overcame him, even though the official Israeli machinery of repression and discrimination never succeeded in breaking him. Those who wanted his art not to convey the painful and bitter truth pursued him, and pursued one of his films for nearly twenty years until it was banned—blatantly trampling the principles of dem

By: Dr. Warda Sada Note:  This is a response article to Naama Lazimi’s most recent piece on her Facebook page.Link to the original article: https://www.citizens.org.il/en/post/on-jewish-arab-partnership-in-the-next-coalition In her article, Lazimi presents an important moral position:not to be drawn into the poison machine, but to offer a value-based, upright, and hopeful alternative. The choice to focus on life itself—on the lives of all the groups living here—strengthens t

By: Dr. Warda Sada On citizenship, identity, and the line at which Israeli democracy is tested Public discourse in Israel tends to frame the exclusion of Arab elected officials as a security, moral, or ideological stance. In reality, this is a far deeper question: Is democracy in Israel based on equal citizenship—or on a preferred ethnic identity? The demand by some elected officials that only those who define themselves as “Zionist” may be partners in government imposes an i

We in the “All Its Citizens” Party  uphold the principles of Jewish–Arab partnership and full equality among all citizens of the state. We welcome any position and any call of this kind coming from any political or civic actor in the country that contributes to this struggle. Accordingly, this post by Knesset Member Naama Lazimi, published on her Facebook page, makes a meaningful contribution to this effort. From the Facebook page of Knesset Member Naama Lazimi: I am followin

By: Muhammad Yahya Who will ensure that there will be an objective, professional committee when the people being investigated choose the investigators who will investigate them? The controversy over the establishment of a state investigation committee to examine the events of October 7 is sparking political discourse and legal debate from the home of the revolutionary government, which is leaving no stone unturned to stoke the flames of the coup d'état. State or government, i

By: Warda Saada On the necessary tension between grassroots civic actionand leadership that dares to act from above In societies that are divided, wounded by trauma and fear, change is not a natural process. It does not happen “when the time ripens,” nor is it born of goodwill alone. It is the result of a dynamic—and at times tense—encounter between two forces: a grassroots civic movement from below and political leadership from above. When one is missing, change stalls. Whe

By: Warda Saada There is a large group in this country that continues to speak in the name of moderation, responsibility, and love of the state — yet insists on not looking at what is actually happening within it. A group that declares its commitment to democracy, but struggles to say a basic truth out loud: a state that does not belong to all its citizens, and that does not see all human beings living under its control, is not a substantive democracy. While Arab society in I

By: Muhammad Yahya Minister Smotrich's decision to approve the establishment of 19 new settlements in the occupied territories only adds fuel to the fire of the conflict that continues to rage without a solution and a political horizon. Among the settlements that will be rebuilt are Ganim Vekid, which was evacuated in the northern West Bank twenty years ago. The rest of the settlements - some are old and some are completely new. Instead, the Minister of Finance will focus and

By: Jihan Haidar Hassan On December 9, 2025, a severe and unprecedented shooting occurred in Shefa-Amr: in the morning hours, gunfire was directed at a minibus transporting children with special needs on their way to school. By sheer luck and divine mercy, no lives were lost, though the vehicle was damaged, and the incident left the children—a particularly sensitive and vulnerable population—in profound shock. Witnesses described the event as one of the most serious ever to t