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Jerusalem clergymen. (photo: Yossi Gurvitz)

New law dividing Christian, Muslim Arabs legalizes inequality

Israel ratified a new law that legally distinguishes between Muslim and Christian citizens of the state, Haaretz reported Monday. The bill, which easily passed by a 31-6 vote in its third and final reading, recognizes the Christian Arab population as a separate, though not national minority for the first time. The law, which expands the Advisory…

By Mairav Zonszein February 25, 2014

Palestinian children at a burnt mosque (Photo: Aziz Abu Sarah)

Mosque attacks: On the rise since 2009, but no indictments

The burning of the Tuba mosque in the Galilee should not come as a surprise to anyone. The criminal and terror acts of burning mosques and desecrating Muslim sites have become an accepted norm under Israel’s rule. There is no fear from committing such attacks, since law enforcement officials have done nothing to prosecute the…

By Aziz Abu Sarah October 3, 2011