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An Israeli votes in the 2015 election, March 17, 2015. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Poll: 45% of Israeli Jews don’t think Arabs should have equal rights

Did the good folks at Israel’s Army Radio station not think to ask Arab citizens themselves whether they think they deserve full and equal rights? Israel’s Army Radio conducted a poll of Jewish citizens of Israel and asked them whether Arab citizens of Israel should have equal rights. No, this is not the start of…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man January 19, 2016

Ras al-Amud, East Jerusalem (photo: Activestills)

Watching elections I cannot vote in

Until few days ago, I wasn’t able to vote. According to the Israeli system, I still cannot vote. However, my friend Liel Maghen asked to vote in my place, an act that if taken en masse, has the potential to shock and challenge Israel’s policies of oppression like never before. Many Palestinians in Jerusalem are watching…

By Aziz Abu Sarah January 22, 2013