Publications In The Media

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

After “unknown individuals” set fire to several vehicles, caused damage to property, and sprayed racist slogans against Arabs and offensive expressions against the Prophet Muhammad in the village of Ein Rafa near Jerusalem, a delegation from the “All Its Citizens” party visited the village and the home of the Roman family. The delegation expressed deep shock at the serious crime committed by settlers, and conveyed full solidarity and support for the local residents. Members o

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

Notice To The Public As part of the efforts of the Kol Ezracheha  (“All Its Citizens”) Party to unite forces in order to replace the far-right government in the upcoming elections, and to establish the principle of Jewish-Arab partnership and equal rights for all citizens of the state, an agreement was signed for the Beyachad Natzliach  (“Together We Will Succeed”) Party, led by Avi Shaked, to join the two parties: the Kol Ezracheha  Party and the Arab National Party. This ag

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

oday, a mass protest took place in the Negev following the violent attack carried out by Ben-Gvir’s police against the village of Tarabin al-Saʿana in the Negev, and its takeover by force involving more than 300 police officers from various units. During the attack, innocent residents were assaulted and dozens were arrested, even though not a single detainee was a criminal or involved in the incident of vehicle arson. The purpose of the attack was nothing more than a show of

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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

Avraham Borg in an interview with Panet's Arab channel "Hala"

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

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The fact that some 20,000 Bedouin students in the Negev may be left without an educational framework is not a technical failure or an accidental budgetary delay. It is a stark expression of an ongoing policy of civil discrimination and communal exclusion. When the Ministry of Education budgets only a portion of the necessary amount – until December only – and leaves local authorities facing a broken trough, the message is clear: There are citizens whose rights are conditional

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