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"The media is racist, that's a fact. But I'm not a pet Arab."

About the fear of walking the streets and the trauma he experienced, the failed prediction that Netanyahu would form a government and the secret that the editor of the edition whispered to him after the broadcast |

And also on one, Bismuth, sitting next to him in the studio

The rising star of News 12 Muhammad Majadele has arrived at Walla!

Brenze for a ticking call and tried to explain what was wrong here

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David Wertheim

Thursday, 01 July 2021, 10:12 Updated: 11:30

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"How long is it possible for a Jewish commentator to mediate the reality of Arab society? After all, there are situations in which you have to explain processes, such as the Shura Council, and all my Jewish colleagues will forgive me - they do not know how to explain it."

Journalist Muhammad Majadele serves as the director of the news division and as a senior presenter on Radio a-Nas, as well as a panelist on News 12. 'Ulpan Shishi'.

A small part of the conversation is presented here in writing.

Listen to the full conversation.

We came to talk about the media, but let's start with politics.

We meet the day after the triple murder in the north, and at the height of a most violent period in Arab society.

Are you personally scared?

"I am very scared. No one can know how it will meet him. There is something that is in the mind and heart of every Arab citizen in the State of Israel that does not exist among the Jews - the fear of leaving home. That you are afraid it will meet you and then you will not be alive. A few years ago I was sitting in a cafe with friends, a normative place, in the early evening, and suddenly went into a masked place, looked for someone, shot in the air and ran away. A second later I saw one of my friends bleeding from the head. He was a photographer and we were after filming for an article. "With us today in life, and this trauma accompanies me to this day. It is difficult for Jews to understand what it is like to live when you call the police and they do not come and you call an ambulance and it takes him 50 minutes to arrive, when the friend is thrown unconscious. This is the reality that Arab citizens live in for many years."

So how do you explain the fact that Netanyahu had more Arab voters than Meretz?

"What happened to Arab society in Netanyahu's decade is mainly despair and frustration at change. Society went out in droves to overthrow the government. Then what happened? Elections from the left did the opposite. There is a feeling in society that no matter what it does, in the end it will accept Netanyahu. "Netanyahu launched a strong, focused and very smart campaign in Arab society. At that time, in the last election, that is, they saw no alternative. The Arabs saw that this center-left is not a good imitation of Netanyahu. He is the one who gives the legitimacy."

Back to communication. Being an Arab journalist in the Jewish media is a portfolio. Where are you being attacked more, from the Arab or rather the Jewish side?

"Being an Arab journalist in the Israeli-Hebrew media, probably the mainstream, serves both sides. The leftists will take from you what they want to strike the right, and vice versa. It reminds me of the entry of RAAM into the village of Maccabiah, when all parties reached the negotiating table. "Those who were not received with screams were actually them, because of the political constellation. That everyone was in a kind of dialogue with them. It's a bit like what happens to me as a journalist."

This is basically the process that happened in the media as well. From the moment Netanyahu gave the OK, News 12 also jumped on the bandwagon.

"What theory did you make here? I will not say whether it is true or not, but I am a journalist, and I am the type of journalist who will always come to the defense of the media. I think a professional decision was made here - until how long can a Jewish commentator sit and mediate the reality of Arab society. "You have to explain processes, for example the Shura Council, and forgive me all my Jewish colleagues - they do not know how to explain it. Even if they were in all the right IDF units, they do not know the reality of the sector."

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"The fact that the Hebrew media behaved racistly towards Arab society is no secret. This is not an interpretation. This is a fact. We have been discriminated against here for generations, especially in the media representation. Even I, until a year ago, felt that this screen was hostile to me."

Get down on a faculty member who erred in his prediction of forming a change government, but you were wrong too. It is estimated that the Likud-RAAM government will be formed.

"This is true, and in my opinion still true. If Netanyahu now has a government, he is still going with him. For one simple reason: because the right and Netanyahu have the ability to make the change towards Arab society, which the left and the center and the current government do not have. "You

informed the Israeli public through your presence in the studios during the Wall Guard, and now in" Ulpan Shishi ". On any other subject and you will not talk until they talk about the sector.Maybe

you are a pet Arab?

"What is a pet Arab? I am a journalist. Amnon Abramovitch is talking about the Corona? He also waits until they reach his fields. When I am in the media I appear because I am a journalist, not because I am an Arab. After my first appearance, when everyone talked about it, Passes the blocking percentage, and I was right. The day after I was invited again and when I left, Guy Sudri (editor of the DU edition) came out to me and asked what the reactions were. I said there was a lot and then he told me an important sentence: "You are here first of all because you are a journalist. Also because you are an Arab, but first and foremost because you are a journalist."

So there is no racism in the media? You do a little pleasant in the back.

"The fact that the Hebrew media behaved racistly towards Arab society is no secret. This is not an interpretation. This is a fact. We have been discriminated against here for generations, especially in the media representation. But we as a sector also have a responsibility. We did not try to enter the Hebrew media. I felt that this screen was hostile to me. "

Born (TV) in the last election.

Majadele (Photo: Screenshot, Channel 12)

"Two types of Arabs"

"The highlight was the day Netanyahu visited Nazareth as part of his campaign and I saw the reports. So I realized I had to open Twitter to fight the amount of produced news in the sector's coverage."

What made you develop a channel of communication with the Jewish audience after all?

"The truth is that this happened in the election, where I saw 'Arab affairs' commentators sitting and presenting unrelated data. The highlight was the day Netanyahu visited Nazareth as part of his campaign and I saw the reports. Things have changed. In general, something has gone wrong here. One of the panel members recently said 'I represent 53 seats', or tell me 'you are in the coalition and I am in opposition'. Friends, I do not share such a discourse. I am a journalist. "I do a professional job."

So what do you think, the left-wing media?

"Most media people are left-wing, but the media itself is not left-wing. And it's not a crime to be left-wing, once you do your professional work it does not matter. After all, someone asks if the combat fighter who fights for the State of Israel, who is he voting for? For professional work. "

A significant portion of the right-wing public, and not only, think that the riots that erupted here during the "Wall Guard" are an expression of a national problem that Israel denies.

"You have to understand the Arab public. There are two types of Arabs here, one whose face is that in 48 the State of Israel was established and he is an obedient citizen who keeps the law. And there are those who do not accept this reality. The connection between all these publics is that not everyone can identify with the words." Nefesh Homia 'in the anthem. At the same time, they want to be part of the country. But in recent demonstrations we have seen the younger generation who are no longer willing to accept it.Who enjoy preference. "

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