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The Mizrahi author whose book Mahmoud Abbas wants to distribute
Ishaq Bar-Moshe started writing books in Arabic two decades after he emigrated from Iraq to Israel. It was a radical choice, given that the language aroused deep antipathy in Israel — but Bar-Moshe was undeterred. By Naomi Niddam A few weeks ago, a representative from the office of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called Idit Shemer, an…
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November 8, 2019
Arabic was an official language in Israel for 70 years, 2 months, and 5 days
You can look at the new Jewish Nation-State Law from two angles: the message it sends to Jews, and the message it sends to Palestinians — you don’t belong here. Arabic was an official language of the State of Israel for 70 years, two months, and five days. As of July 19, 2018, it is…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
July 19, 2018
How Arabic became a threat to ‘social cohesion’ in Israel
The absurd arrest of a Palestinian worker who was mistranslated by the police is a reminder that Arabic has been turned into a tool to oppress the native population in this country. Israelis read Sunday morning that Israeli police had mistakenly arrested a Palestinian worker after relying on a Facebook translation of a post he had…
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Orly Noy
October 23, 2017
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Israeli cafe orders employees to stop speaking Arabic on the job
A branch of Aroma Espresso Bar in central Israel tells its Arab workers that speaking their mother-tongue is offensive to some of the customers. By Yael Marom A branch of “Aroma Espresso Bar,” one of Israel’s most popular coffee chains, told its Arab workers last week that they are no longer allowed to speak Arabic at…
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