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Opinion | Promoting the Arab Sector: Part of the Israeli Narrative Israel today

2021-11-09T21:14:46.117Z


The situation of Israeli Arabs has improved dramatically in recent years, but the change for the better is not reflected in the media coverage in the world • More importantly, improving the situation of non-Jewish citizens in the fields of education and employment is in the interest of the state itself


On many campuses in the United States, voices are growing that defame Israel as an apartheid state. This position leads to harassment of more and more Jewish students, and although college principals can take steps that may reduce attacks, only changing the narrative regarding Israel's treatment of Arab citizens can alleviate this hostility.

The situation of Arab citizens of Israel has improved dramatically in the last decade, but the problem stems from the lack of continuous representation of this improvement in the media. Major media outlets - especially the New York Times and the Washington Post - do not report on the changes for the better, and when MK Ayman still speaks for the world, he only mentions the shortcomings. To adopt the view of the oppression of the Arab sector.

Contrary to his messages, in practice Netanyahu pursued an aggressive policy of affirmative action. Similar to President Nixon's steps, the apparent discrepancy between the statements and the policy stemmed from a variety of reasons: first, traditional revisionist Zionists, including Naftali Bennett, took seriously the view that Zionism should provide equal opportunity for Arab citizens; Second, in order for Israel to fulfill its mission as a leading high-tech country, it must also seek talent among the Arab population; And third, given that the Arabs represent about a quarter of the country's population, the cost of poverty in this sector will impose an unacceptable burden on the welfare system.

The improvement is noticeable in all areas of life: in employment opportunities, in better infrastructure and in the increase in levels of education, especially in the areas of high-tech and medicine.

The positive trend turned out to be "problematic" for the United Arab List (RAAM). On the one hand, its members helped steer many of these reforms in the Knesset. On the other hand, the party still contained elements that strongly believed in solidarity with the Palestinians. From the common list.

RAAM clarified that it focuses on improving the situation of Israeli Arabs, and will even join a Likud-led government to fulfill its goal.

According to the director general of the New Israel Fund, Daniel Sokatch, "For the first time, an independent Palestinian-Israeli party will sit in the government.

"Palestinian representatives will no longer be just symbolic partners, but powerful mediators."

RAAM almost immediately won commitments to implement its policy, and this is not a concession to the Arab party but part of a strategic policy - "conflict reduction" - which was first declared in the platform of a new Tikva party. Palestinian, without compromising security.

These are measures that serve the Israeli interest both at the security level and at the humanitarian level: improving the conditions of the border crossings for workers through new technologies, streamlining the Palestinian employment system in Israel, regulating the electricity and energy sector, streamlining Palestinian imports and exports and more. "

The new government has had no difficulty in adopting these principles, as Prime Minister Bennett has long been at the forefront of efforts to improve the education and employment situation in the Arab sector. Even Palestinian nationalists now believe the new government is determined and committed to implementing policies that improve the lives of Palestinians living in the West Bank.

However, the attempt to resolve the conflict in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem is an example of the fact that there are cases in which they are still refusing.

Palestinian families who agreed to a compromise withdrew following strong pressure from Hamas and other nationalist organizations, and in this case at least, the "reduction of the conflict" failed.

In the face of the demonization of the state's attitude toward the Arabs, significant progress must be emphasized.

While there is still inequality, we need to highlight improvement as an integral part of our response.

Source: israelhayom

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