Awad Abdelfattah

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The Knesset floor. (Photo: Itzik Edri/CC)
The agonies of being an Arab democrat in the Knesset
When establishing the Knesset’s Palestinian democratic party, the founders of Balad had to shift their discourse and terminology: from the liberation of Palestine and the establishment of one inclusive democratic state, to the reinvention of Israel as a democratic state, the party’s secretary general writes. But has such a shift paid off? By Awad Abdelfattah On…
By +972 Magazine June 29, 2014
Risk of unrest grows as Israel redraws relations with Arab citizens
Israel sees its Arab citizens as a security threat, and their leaders are increasingly under attack. While cooperation and political participation once seemed feasible, systematic discrimination has led to an untenable situation. Balad’s secretary general on missed opportunities and grim predictions. By Awad Abdelfattah  More and more voices among the 1.2 million Palestinians in Israel…
By +972 Magazine March 8, 2012
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