Publications In The Media

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

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

As part of the efforts by the “All Its Citizens” Party to unite forces in order to replace the far-right government in the upcoming elections, and to entrench the principle of Jewish–Arab partnership and equality of rights among all citizens of the state, the signing of a cooperation and force-unification document between the “All Its Citizens” Party and the “Arab National Party” was approved in recent days, with the hope of expanding this trend in the future to include addit

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

The "All Its Citizens" party sends its warmest congratulations to Kfar Yasif, the local council, the head of the council and its members, and all residents of the settlement - on the occasion of the centennial of the establishment of the local council. A hundred years of municipal activity, educational contribution and cultural presence, which have made Kfar Yasif a living model of multiculturalism, education and art as unifying values. Kfar Yasif has also become an example a

Two days ago, young Jews belonging to the so-called Yesterday, Jaffa residents held a protest vigil against the incident. And what did the police do? They claimed that it was a “dispute over a parking space” and called on everyone to remain calm. At the same time, the police arrested 14 Arab citizens among the demonstrators, while none of the young Jews who carried out the attack itself were arrested – despite the fact that there is photographic documentation and photos of th

The "All Citizens" party strongly condemns the deadly attack on the Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, which claimed the lives of 12 people and injured dozens. This is a terrorist attack against innocent citizens, which cannot be accepted or justified in any way. At the same time, it must be recognized that global outrage over Israeli policies in Palestine – from demolitions and isolation to clashes in the West Bank and Gaza – is a sign of the urgent need for justice and peace.

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

By: Avraham Burg Between stereotypes and reality, Qatar emerges as a space where tradition and modernity do not clash, but rather combine to create a new regional model. Doha offers a global arena for dialogue, cultural confidence, and an open Islam—an alternative that challenges the familiar dichotomies of our era. It is not easy for an Israeli to reach Qatar these days. Not because of a complicated flight schedule, but because of the emotional baggage Israelis carry wheneve

By: Tamim Abu Khait I recently participated in the opening of an art exhibition by young women artists from the Arab community, on the theme of violence and crime, under the title “Embrace,”  held at the Tishreen Association’s cultural club in the city of Tayibe. The participating artists were: Dima Salah, Areen Kanana, Lian Sharqiya, Linda Taha, Nizam Abu ‘Eisheh, and Yamama Khaldi. Six artists presented contemporary plastic artworks in an attempt to reconstruct the concept

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