Israel Diaries

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Usually silent Israeli Arab MKs in Arab parties not silent this time.

Israeli Knesset members from the Arab parties have not been known for denouncing terrorist attacks against their fellow citizens. Now, however, some Arab members of the Knesset are tweeting comments. What are they saying and what has changed? First let us put this in context: In the latest spate of terrorist attacks in Israeli cities […]

Getting Harder For Arab MKs To Complain About Structural Discrimination

When things like this happen (I’ll tell you soon what “this” is), it must make it really hard to be an Arab Member of Knesset (MK). It seems like Israeli Arab MKs get the greatest satisfaction when they can get air time accusing the Israeli government of this or that crime against humanity. THIS – […]