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Muslim Brotherhood movements tend to avoid uninterrupted jihad and prefer a patient strategy of building grassroots support through social services and educational institutions.
The Israeli Arab public is responsible for the Balad Party not making it into the legislature, a Tel Aviv University expert says.
They hold opposing interests and the mutual suspicion is still there, but the two countries have no better option.
“Slowly, the country is becoming more open to different viewpoints, and people are starting to accept the fact that Jews are not our enemies,” says Mohammed Saud.
The Arab-Israeli sector appreciates an ever-increasing high standard of living. So why are their leaders hostile towards the nation that has allowed them to flourish?
“The relationship between Qatar and the United States is bizarre, and makes no strategic sense,” said Yigal Carmon, founder and president of the Middle East Media Research Institute.
“Safwat Frij is the strong man within the Islamic Movement, and he believes in the political path of [Ra’am Party leader] Mansour Abbas that has paved the way for a new way to interact with the Israeli government,” said Shahin Sarsour, a former adviser to Arab Knesset members.
“Many Christian families living in Iraq and Syria are in poverty, and cannot afford proper celebrations,” said Capt. (res.) Shadi Khalloul, the head of the Israeli Christian Aramaic NGO and spokesman of the Christian Israel Defense Forces Officers Forum.