by Hannah Cohen | May 20, 2023 | Palestinian Citizens of Israel
Earlier this month, Dima Bushak, a 19-year-old woman, was shot dead in the Bedouin village of Sallama in the Galilee. The day before, two men were shot dead in Arab towns in Israel. So far this year, 75 Arab citizens of Israel have been murdered. Since Itamar Ben-Gvir...
by Hannah Cohen | Apr 28, 2023 | Palestinian Citizens of Israel
Photo credit: David Cohen Since the start of 2023, 50 Israeli Arabs have been murdered. That is more than double the number over the same period in 2022. Indeed, last weekend alone four people were murdered —including an 11-year old boy named Mohammed in the Negev...
by Hannah Cohen | Oct 28, 2022 | Palestinian Citizens of Israel
Walking back from the first meeting of the Shatil-coordinated Rawabit leadership training program, Tammer’s phone was lighting up feverishly with messages from the cohort WhatsApp group about how the program is precisely what Arab civil society in Israel needs. The...
by Hannah Cohen | Sep 22, 2022 | Palestinian Citizens of Israel
The first-ever comprehensive research report on building in Arab areas in Israel found that 30,000 homes in Arab Israeli towns and villages are in danger of being demolished due to a lack of legal building permits enabling new construction. The report by Sikkuy-Aufoq...
by Hannah Cohen | Apr 28, 2022 | News, Palestinian Citizens of Israel
“We had always been taught to keep a low profile to avoid discriminatory backlash from police. But when I was 18, despite my mother’s objections, I went to my first demonstration against Israeli attacks on Gaza. Today my mother is proud of my courage and of my...
by Zoe Bernard | Apr 18, 2022 | News, Palestinian Citizens of Israel
Lakiya, a recognized Bedouin township, is one of the poorest communities in Israel and suffers from a lack of adequate planning and infrastructure. This situation has led to a dearth of services and employment, as well as related environmental, social, and economic...
