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Hoping for the success of RAAM, fearing failure - Arab society has entered the coalition
65% of Arab society support the entry of RAAM into the coalition and hope for a significant change in relations with the state, but are in no hurry to celebrate - "sitting on the fence, waiting, skeptics, suspects, because there is a situation that is a total failure and everything falls apart before promises are fulfilled."
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Yoav Itiel
Monday, 14 June 2021, 09:30 Updated: 09:34
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The new government includes an Arab minister - Issawi Farage of Meretz, the Minister for Regional Cooperation.
An Arab party is a partner in the coalition - RAAM, the party of the Islamic Movement. For Arab society in Israel, this is not a trivial matter. But in the meantime, in the Arab sector, they do not dance in the streets, do not shoot fireworks and do not distribute sweets to passers-by. ,
On the other hand, there is no apparent opposition, and Mansour Abbas is given the opportunity to prove the validity of his thesis, which says he can advance the interests of Arab society from within the coalition,. Better than any Israeli Arab politician has done so far.
The latest poll conducted in Arab society shows that 64.9% of Arab voters in Israel support the entry of RAAM into a coalition with the Bennett-Lapid government. The survey, conducted by the Yosef Maklada Survey Institute on Sunday, shows strong support for RAAM, which the party remains Most popular with Arab citizens, after announcing its intention to join the coalition.
According to the survey, its way is also perceived as correct: 60.2% of the Arab public believe that the joint list should also have supported this government.
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Opportunity to create a correction, but there is a chance that it is a total failure.
Abbas (Photo: Flash 90, Avshalom Sasson)
"The Arab street is not one-sided, but it is only natural that opinions are divided as in any healthy democracy," recalls Afif Abu-Mukh, a hitmaker from Baqa al-Gharbiya, who serves as a political commentator for Al-Monitor. "It is clear that supporters of Mansour Abbas and Ra'am are kicking ass and it is clear that supporters of the joint list are trying to downplay the value of the achievement. "But the vast majority are supra-party people, and they understand that Mansour Abbas has created an opportunity to make amends and get the state to do a lot of elementary things that it had to do on its own," he notes.
"Today, most of the political discourse is on social networks, and we see that there is a lot of positive feedback there," Abu-Mokh continues.
"There is quite a bit of support for Mansour Abbas' move and joining the coalition. But, it is a very complex construction that no one knows what to expect from it. Waiting. Sitting on the fence. They say it is too early to celebrate. People are waiting. People are skeptical, suspicious. Why? "A total failure and everything will fall apart before the promises are fulfilled." Mansour Abbas and Ra'am, as well as Issawi Frij and Meretz, will be examined in the practical achievements of Arab society. "
Will be examined in the practical achievements of Arab society.
Issawi Frij, Meretz (Photo: Reuven Castro)
"There is new hope, but there is also fear," explains Dr. Rafaat Amash, a doctor from the village of Jisr a-Zarqa. "As an Arab-Israeli citizen, I hope that the new government will do everything possible for a good civic life for both Jews and Arabs. I as a doctor in the health care system love all people. Issawi Farage, Mansour Abbas, I believe they are there for both Arabs and Jews.
"" There was a lot of suffering in the wars, it caused great pain, both among the Arabs and among the Jews and we believe there is no choice and we have to live together. "It is impossible to divide Jisr a-Zarqa into one country and Caesarea into another country, so we need to create cooperation and slowly find a formula on how to make the whole area live in peace and flourish, this is the first task of this government."
"What do we already want? Peace, quiet, mutual respect and that people feel equal citizens and live. Civil peace is important to us. For example, that there will be no crime, that people will work and there will be no unemployment. We hope they will solve the housing problem and improve the education system. known".
Trying to underestimate the value of achievement.
Chairman of the joint list, Odeh (Photo: Reuven Castro)
"My opinion is positive, I feel good about it and happy that it is happening and the truth is that it should have happened many years ago," says artist Said Abu Shakra from Umm al-Fahm, owner of the city's art gallery and cousin of Sheikh Raed Salah.
"For years we sat and grumbled that we were not partners, so when it comes we should rejoice and congratulate it. We should look for any way to get involved in decision making. I know whoever takes part in it pays a price because there is a kind of 'aliyahum', but those people who attack, are the ones who complained not. We were part of the decisions. "
"There are expectations: whoever wants to be a part, should do so in a dignified and unobtrusive and unflattering manner. I hope that the process of accepting the Arab representatives in the government will be received with respect and sympathy and not in the belittling of the people."
"We need to respect the process and respect the people. We are citizens of the State of Israel. I feel the time has come. To this day, water pumps and lumberjacks have considered us. But times have changed. We have a new generation of educated scholars and it is inconceivable that they will not be part of the decision."
64.9% support the entry of RAAM into the coalition. Yosef Maklada (Photo: Official website, Statant)
"It is very exciting and we are happy about it and we support these moves," said Raed Abu al-Qian from Umm al-Hiran, who works in the field of the environment and is recognized as a social activist. "It cannot be that in a country that is diverse in geographical and cultural landscapes, politicians are exploiting it for rifts, rifts and crises between populations, instead of leveraging it," he adds.
"We are all hopeful and optimistic about the process that has finally been created, with a statement and direction of paving a political and social path together that will address all the problems among the Arab population. I am aware that not everyone is in favor, there is against and there are those who refrain from expressing an opinion," he said.
"We want this to be the turning point and the point of connection between Jews and Arabs. This will be the slap in the face to those who have made amends, hostile rivalries and hostility between populations in the country." He added that he "hopes that the joint list that also represents me will also support it and that social justice and redress for discrimination and discrimination will come."
Demonstration against violence in Arab society.
Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, March 2021 (Photo: TPS, Eitan Elhadz)
"We in the Negev to this day knew the state institutions when it came to enforcement and punishment," Abu al-Qian continues.
"It is time for equality and it will be good for our population in the Negev. Not for the displacement of citizens in order to replace them with other citizens and not for the murder of citizen Yaakov in order to replace him with citizen Yaakov."
"It is impossible for one child to run barefoot and another to play with advanced technological means. Mansour Abbas and Said Al-Kharoum are brave and although I do not expect the government to last long I want them to achieve the goals and objectives they set for themselves and the coalition There will be a blessing for the residents of Israel in general and the residents of the Negev in particular. "
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