As expected, when the Joint List of four Arab-dominated parties boycotted the funeral of Shimon Peres, the result was fanfare and headlines. Opinions about this conspicuous absence are divided in both the Arab and Jewish sectors. The arguments miss the…
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Arab Parties in Israel Avoid the Main Issue: Poverty
The Monitoring Committee of the Arabs in Israel declared a general strike for October 1, 2009, in memory of those killed in the demonstrations of October 2000. The strike was explained as a response to a series of anti-Arab bills…
Arab Parties: Nervous but not united
IN the coming Israeli election, scheduled for March 28, 2006, the parties will have to garner 2% of the ballots in order to enter the Knesset. That will amount to about 80,000 votes, enough for three mandates. (A party enters…