Under pressure, Israeli Arabs keep a low profile. Only three rallies in support of the Palestinians in Gaza had been authorized since October 7.
“Our freedoms have been severely restricted for six months,” laments Mohammed Barakeh, president of the High Monitoring Committee for Arab Citizens of Israel. ‘In the current context, no one wants to take the risk of an incident,’ sighs Youssef Jabarin, a former member of the Joint List in the Knesset.