Weather: 20C. IDF sees record number of Israeli Arab conscripts. The 1, new soldiers from Israel's largest minority is more than double that of recent years, with Arab troops serving in combat roles in prominent brigades; army says it has also had inquiries from Syria and Lebanon. Yoav Zitun. Muslim Bedouins, who tend to identify more as Israeli than other Arabs, and Christian Arabs can voluntarily sign up and each minority is represented by a couple of hundred members of the armed forces.
However, Muslim Arab Israelis have traditionally seen the military as a tool to oppress fellow Arab Palestinians in the West Bank — which Israel captured in and still occupies — and often avoid military service. He admits that his friends gave him "a strange look" when he first made the decision. Saluta's view is not widely shared among Arab Israelis, who make up around one-fifth of Israel's population.
Parliamentarian Yousef Jabareen believes that fellow Arabs should not serve in Israel's military. The Israeli army not only imposes Israel's occupation of Palestinian land in the West Bank, it is a way to indoctrinate young people, according to Jabareen. But new troops are not necessarily making decisions based on politics. Most believe the army opens doors in Israel according to Sarhan.
Faithworld Updated. By Rinat Harash 3 Min Read. Saleh Khalil, 20, an Israeli Arab soldier from the Desert Reconnaissance battalion takes part in a drill near Kissufim in southern Israel November 29, A report by the Council in found that 6. The number of Arab Ph. Most study at University of Haifa. The gap between Jewish and Arab enrollment overall is the greatest at private colleges, where tuition is most expensive.
The Yad Sarah volunteer organization launched a car-safety to address the disparity in death and injuries to Arab and Bedouin children stemming from auto accidents. As part of the program, Yad Sarah has loaned more than car seats to Arab and Bedouin citizens of Israel. They have also provided educational materials and sessions on how to safely install the seats and other means of keeping children safe when riding in a vehicle.
In , 89 Israeli Arabs were murdered, compared with 36 Jews. In , the number rose to In the first nine months of , 95 murders were reported. Even when caught, few cases result in convictions and, in some cases, the sentences are relatively lenient.
One reason for the discrepancy in cases solved is the lack of cooperation police receive. One of the main issues it will address is illegal weapons in Arab communities which are believed to number in the tens of thousands. Some are stolen from Israelis, others smuggled in from Lebanon or the West Bank, and some are manufactured by Palestinians in the territories.
The government also plans to increase the police presence in Arab neighborhoods. As part of the new commitment to crackdown on crime Israeli police arrested 65 Israeli Arabs on November 9, , on suspicion of illegal arms dealing.
Our children deserve to live in an egalitarian, democratic society free of weapons. This plan is an extension of a program for the economic development of the Arab Israeli sector and other minority communities from through Israeli Arabs account for just 2. High-tech firms are increasingly opening offices and plants in Arab towns. The intention is to fund a new five-year plan — — in Ofer Dagan, co-executive director of Sikkuy, which advocates for equality between Arabs and Jews, noted the plan had improved the integration of Arab women in the workforce, expanded public transportation in Arab villages, and increased public trust and collaboration between Arab municipalities and the government.
A significant sum was also allocated to fighting crime and violence. Roughly , Arabs live in Jerusalem , most in the eastern part of the city.
Hasson quotes Amnon Ramon who said decisions to improve the situation were made for both political and economic reasons. Today, dozens of people involved in the Israeli establishment are dealing with ways to improve life in East Jerusalem.
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