Israeli people

Lucy Aharish

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

Media

Arab Israeli newscaster Lucy Aharish is proud to be Israeli, and she’s being honored at the country’s Independence Day ceremony on Wednesday. Not everyone is happy to have an Arab included into the festivities, so what’s her response? Deal with it.

Arab voters in Israel apathetic, despite power they seemingly should have

Most Palestinians married to Israelis barred from receiving Israeli citizenship

IDF Women Warriors: A Model for US Women in Uniform

Conflict & Justice

Election Fails to Inspire Israel’s Arabs

Conflict & Justice
The World

No Israeli Citizenship for Palestinian Spouses

Conflict & Justice

Israel’s Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that Palestinians married to Israelis will be blocked from getting Israeli citizenship.

The World

Arab-Israeli Beauty Queen Breaks Taboo

Arts, Culture & Media

Huda Naccache is a Christian Arab woman from Nazareth and will be the first to appear on a cover of a magazine, wearing only a tiny bikini. The World’s Matthew Bell reports.

The World

Arab-Israeli Teamwork

Youth in the Middle East are joining together to take on environmental problems their elders have overlooked. Patricia Golan reports that Arab-Israeli cooperation is forging a new understanding of the region’s ecology.

The World

Israeli-Arab tensions on the rise in Israel

Conflict & Justice

Arab’s represent about 20 percent of Israel’s population. And they’re claiming that their minority status has resulted in systematic discrimination by Israelis. Linda Gradstein reports from the northern Israeli city of Haifa.

The World

Arab Israeli village caught in between

Global Politics

The World’s Quil Lawrence profiles a community of Arabs who stayed on the Israeli side of the cease-fire line when the country declared its independence nearly 60 years ago