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Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (center) speaks with Mansour Abbas, the head of the Ra'am Party, in the Knesset assembly hall, June 21, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

The Ra’am Party’s Catch-22

The Arab parties’ dilemma as to whether to topple the current Israeli government is far more difficult than that faced by the Zionist parties as to whether or not to have an Arab party join the coalition.

May 10, 2022

Palestinians riot on behalf of the Gilboa Prison escapees at the Huwara checkpoint near the city of Nablus, Sept. 8, 2021. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

Will the Palestinians soon have their own Arab Spring?

With tensions in the Palestinian territories on the rise, we may see a popular Palestinian uprising that brings the Fatah Party’s rule to an end.

December 8, 2021

Members of Israel's Joint Arab List at party headquarters in the city of Shfar'am during general elections on March 2, 2020. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

The collapse of the Israel’s Joint Arab List marks an unexpected revolution

Beyond reducing Arab representation in the next Knesset, the Joint List’s demise could incentivize the Zionist parties, mainly from the right, to “pounce” on Arab voters in an attempt to siphon mandates.

January 28, 2021

Magen David Adom staff perform drive-through COVID-19 tests on Arab residents of the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, on Aug.17, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Why is this wave unlike the other?

Plenty of people are pointing fingers at the Arab population, but during the first wave, we were fully disciplined and committed to the national effort to stop the spread of COVID-19.

September 23, 2020

Thousands of Muslim worshippers pray in front of the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound during the holy month of Ramadan in Jerusalem's Old City, June 6 2016. Photo by Sliman Khader/Flash90.

Ramadan in the shadow of coronavirus

Arab-Muslim society in Israel faces a difficult challenge this Ramadan: Without a massive information campaign by the state, the localities and spiritual leaders, infection rates may skyrocket.

April 16, 2020