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The separation wall, Baka al-Gharbiyeh

Israel’s Arab citizens contemplate their future under the Trump peace plan

Borders

Israel’s Arab citizens living in so-called “Triangle communities” may become citizens of Palestine under redrawn Israeli borders. But not all of them are ready to give up their Israeli citizenship.

A man is shown wearing a salmon-colored collard shirt and sunglasses while holding the reins of a horse.

In Israel’s election, the Arab vote could be pivotal

Elections
Lucy Aharish

An Arab newscaster in Israel has a message: ‘This is not your country. This is our country.’

Media
A woman walks past a Joint Arab List campaign billboard. Four Arab-Israeli political parties have united for the first time, making the group the third-largest political faction in the Knesset.

Israel’s Arab parties make historic gains — will they actually matter?

Global Politics
Israeli election

Israelis head to the polls in what has become an unusually tight election

Global Politics

A Jewish woman comes and an Arab family goes as Israelis and Palestinians try to pick up the pieces

Conflict

The situation in Israel over the past month has been trying, for Israelis and especially for Palestinians. For an Arab-Israeli family, the situation proved too trying, leading them to leave for the US. But at the same time, a Jewish-American woman did the reverse.

On Ramadan, the main roads of Jisr az-Zarqa are speckled with stands selling freshly fried felafel, bright pickles and fluffy pitas. Jewish Israelis who visited on a recent tour came to taste the flavors of the Ramadan month.

One casualty of the Israeli-Hamas conflict are Ramadan tours that bring Jews and Muslims together

Lifestyle & Belief

Twenty percent of Israeli citizens are Arab. And recently, Muslim towns like Jisr az-Zarqa, on the Israeli coast, have been holding Ramadan tours to bring in income, show Islamic traditions and build bridges between Jews and Muslims. But this year, the conflict in Gaza has intervened.Twenty percent of Israeli citizens are Arab. And recently, Muslim towns like Jisr az-Zarqa, on the Israeli coast, have been holding Ramadan tours to bring in income, show Islamic traditions and build bridges between Jews and Muslims. But this year, the conflict in Gaza has intervened.

Sami Abu Shehadeh, an Israeli Arab lawmaker, says Jewish Israelis don't understand the ties that connect Israeli Arabs to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza.

Israel’s Arab citizens also feel the impact of airstrikes in Gaza

Conflict & Justice

Israel’s Arab citizens are linked to Palestinians by history and, in many cases, by family ties. That puts them in an uncomfortable place — condemning Israeli airstrikes while having to dodge rockets fired from Gaza.Israel’s Arab citizens are linked to Palestinians by history and, in many cases, by family ties. That puts them in an uncomfortable place — condemning Israeli airstrikes while having to dodge rockets fired from Gaza.

Lebanese Maronite Cardinal Bechara Rai looks over the ruins of Kfar Biram from the top of the village's church in northern Israel. Activists have been living in tents on the site for months to pressure Israel to rebuild the destroyed community.

Maronite Christians struggle to define their identity in Israel

Lifestyle & Belief

Maronites in Israel are facing a tough choice: do they maintain an Arab identity or build a future as Israelis?Maronites in Israel are facing a tough choice: do they maintain an Arab identity or build a future as Israelis?

Israel’s largest bus company plastered buses with big ads featuring the #BringBackOurBoys slogan.

Bring back our boys, whoever they are

Conflict & Justice

Israel has unleashed its biggest offensive against Palestinians in the West Bank in more than a decade in hopes of finding three Israeli teens they say were kidnapped by Hamas. And Israeli activists are also taking the fight online using the hashtag #BringBackOurBoys.Israel has unleashed its biggest offensive against Palestinians in the West Bank in more than a decade in hopes of finding three Israeli teens they say were kidnapped by Hamas. And Israeli activists are also taking the fight online using the hashtag #BringBackOurBoys.