Open Search form

Mansour Abbas

Apply for a Blog

Apr 5, 2026, 6:19 PM

When Enemies Sit in Parliament: Israel’s Democratic Dilemma

One of the hypocrisies in Israeli political discourse is that many Israelis look outward and criticize other countries for allowing adversaries to sit in their parliaments yet fail to recognize when similar dynamics exist within their own political system. Israel...

Feb 27, 2026, 7:42 AM

Subsidizing Division?

Lt. Col. Ella Waweya (right) with IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin and outgoing Arabic-language spokesperson Col. Avichay Adraee. February 2026. Image © IDF Spokesperson’s Unit. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

If Israel Funded a Parallel “Arab Palestinian” Identity, It Funded Its Own Fracture A recent article titled “Exposé: Israel Invested Millions in Boosting Palestinian Identity of Its Arab Citizens” alleges that state funds were used to strengthen a separate Palestinian...

Jonathan Shavit

Feb 16, 2026, 6:14 AM

Election year and the importance of the Arab Israeli vote

The opportunity for Israelis to exercise their democratic right is once again upon them. While Israeli society has shown in the past two years that it succeeds in coming together in the most wonderful ways, at the ballot box...

Oct 29, 2025, 2:12 PM

Zionism ‘without Arabs’ isn’t Zionism at all

The Israeli Knesset, January 2025

Politicians who say they won't sit with Arab parties aren’t just betraying Israel's principles; they are planning for their own defeat

Dec 14, 2023, 9:32 AM

Arabs in Israel: More Israeli, more Palestinian

The Ziyadne siblings, Aisha and Bilal, with family at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba after being freed from Hamas captivity, December 1, 2023. (Courtesy)

As they integrate into a state defining itself as Jewish, the need to assert their own distinct identity assumes new urgency

Apr 25, 2023, 9:34 PM

Arab Israelis can help end Israel-Arab wars by telling the truth about history

The Times of Israel reported that Arab Israelis are largely staying away from the anti-overhaul protests. Amal Oraby, an Arab Israeli activist and lawyer, said “I don’t see myself there.” With respect, the reason that she doesn’t see herself...

Mar 15, 2023, 11:22 PM

There is only One way out of this ‘reform’ mess

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve noticed that Israel has become embattled and polarized over the current coalition’s “judicial reform.” Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets. Tech entrepreneurs have begun taking their money out of...

Sep 14, 2022, 10:03 AM

Ben Gvir is treif, but Abbas is OK? Why?

MK Ben Gvir (Knesset Portrait)

There is a good chance that both MK Bezalel Smotrich and MK Itamar Ben Gvir will be part of the next Netanyahu government (if MK Benjamin Netanyahu forms the next government). Anyone who follows the news here knows that...

Jul 5, 2022, 6:02 PM

Bennett and the experiment – Israel in transition

Naftali Bennett already entered the history books as the shortest serving PM of the state. Clearly, he wanted to have his entry under more glorious circumstances. He may still gain this as we shall reflect on his term with...

Jun 22, 2022, 7:09 PM

How the Israeli left created two artificial camps

Since 2019 we have been in 4 different elections. With the dramatic announcement of Bennett and Lapid two days ago about the end of the current coalition, it looks as if, at the moment, we will be in a...

Load more