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Nov 1, 2026, 2:22 PM

Time for Real Change: Trust Our Arab Citizens More

Despite the media’s insistence on showing the Netanyahu coalition’s number at 53 and the so-called “change” group at 48 with the Arab parties at 19, the simple truth is the parties elected by Israeli citizens in opposition to Netanyahu...

Nov 1, 2026, 2:13 PM

A Handshake or a Chokehold? Two Visions of Political Solidarity

Solidarity on Our Terms - Building a Nation or Breaking One? An AI Illustration

Gadi Eisenkot and Sharjeel Imam represent two contrasting visions of political solidarity - one built on shared principles, mutual obligations and democratic participation, the other, on ultimatums, coercion and the suffering of those caught in the crossfire. Some phrases sound...

Nov 1, 2026, 1:44 PM

Israel’s Arab Citizens, Security and an Unfinished Promise

Israel's Declaration of Independence, the Election, Israeli Arabs Divided Loyalty, Security: What to Do? Israel’s Declaration of Independence made a promise. The new state would be Jewish. It would also, in its own words, offer “complete equality of social and...

Bernard P. Markowicz

Nov 1, 2026, 4:31 AM

19 Seats, One Country

Rahat, northern Negev. AI-generated illustration by the author (ChatGPT).

Israel's Arab citizens voted in record numbers. Whoever governs, their 19 seats can help pass laws that benefit Jews and Arabs alike. Israel’s Arab citizens have just sent a message the country should not ignore. In last week’s election, the...

Oct 31, 2026, 5:19 PM

Is Israel a Democracy? Ask its Arab Citizens

Israel's two million Arab citizens make up about 21 percent of the total population. The ultimate test of a democracy is not whether its minorities are permitted to vote. It is whether the majority accepts their elected representatives as legitimate...

Oct 30, 2026, 5:33 PM

The Israeli general elections of October 27, 2026 have produced a new startling reality for Israel whereby Palestinian Israelis have finally come out to vote in unprecedented numbers demonstrating their true political clout. The results of the elections are undoubtedly...

Shaike Komornik

Oct 30, 2026, 4:53 PM

2026 Election: Political Deadlock Brings Arab Parties to Center Stage

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The final results of the 26th Knesset election have left Israel facing one of its most complex political crises in recent years. Benjamin Netanyahu leads the largest party, Likud, with 27 seats, but his bloc secured only 53 seats,...

Oct 30, 2026, 4:46 PM

Understanding Israel’s Arab Voting Bloc

When discussing Israeli elections, one group that often receives significant attention is the Arab voting bloc. Yet many people outside Israel may not fully understand who these voters are, where they come from, or what they represent politically. Arab citizens...

Oct 30, 2026, 3:54 PM

The Myth of Israeli Apartheid Unravels

The electoral performance of Israel’s Arab parties has exposed the contradictions in claims that the Jewish state operates a system of racial exclusion. The comparison with apartheid-era South Africa deserves closer historical scrutiny. An electoral result that demands scrutiny The results...

Oct 30, 2026, 3:33 PM

Arab Turnout: Qatari Interference or Homicides?

For the first time in Israel's history, Arab citizens appear to have voted at a higher rate than the country as a whole. On October 27, national turnout reached 77.7 percent, the highest since 1999. Preliminary figures suggest that Arab...

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