Arab Israelis / Israeli Policies towards Palestinians

Arab Israelis are full citizens under Israeli law, but they experience discrimination and social exclusion. The question of Arab Israeli’s status in Israel is particularly important for Israeli democracy and the Jewish state: How should Israel balance its Jewish character with equal rights for its Arab citizens?

Background Information

• Historical Background – Adalah (The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel) page
• A Wall in Jerusalem – B’Tselem report on “Obstacles to Human Rights in the Holy City,” Summer 2006

Legal Documents and Reports

• State Department Report on Israeli Human Rights Practices, 2004
• Legal Advocacy – Very useful Adalah page with special reports on legal issues concerning Arab Israelis, including the No Compensation Law, Family Unification, Home Demolitions, and other issues
• Addameer Report on the Status of Palestinian Political Prisoners In Israeli Prisons, Detention and Interrogation Centers, June 2004
• The Palestinian Arab Citizens of Israel – Mossawa Center annual report, June 2006
• Barred from Contact – B’Tselem information sheet on the “Violation of the Right to Visit Palestinians Held in Israeli Prisons,” September 2006
• The Future Vision of Palestinian Arabs in Israel – Report by the Higher Arab Monitering Committee, December 2006
• Legal Document to Protect the Rights of the Arab Minority in Israel - Press Release on a position paper written by the Mossawa Center

News Articles

• Poll: 68% of Jews would refuse to live in same building as an Arab
• Meretz USA Weekly Update, December 15, 2006
• Study: Arabs may be Poorer, but Jews get more welfare funds, Haaretz 3/28/07
  
  

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