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Palestinian citizens of Israel stand on a car during clashes in Umm al Fahm, Israel, October 27, 2010. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Israel cannot afford to abandon its Arab youth

Sixty thousand Arab youths in Israel are defined as ‘idle,’ neither working nor studying, a precursor to a life of unemployment and violence. It’s time for the state to take drastic steps to ensure they too have a future. By Makbula Nassar Sixty-thousand young Arabs between the 18-22 are defined by the state as “idle”…

By +972 Magazine June 16, 2016

Rendering of Tel Aviv's Bloch Street in April 2012 after bike lanes are added (Photo courtesy of Tel Aviv Municipality)

As TA bike lanes grow, residents demand voice in planning

After years of pressure from advocacy groups, the Tel Aviv Municipality has finally adopted an aggressively pro-bicycle agenda. Bike lanes are being paved, a bike-share system is being launched, and the city’s PR machine is working hard to sell the new strategy. Yet, the insensitivity and obtuseness which with the new policy is being implemented…

By +972 Magazine April 24, 2011