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Opinion | Arab Citizens of Israel Face a Cruel Quandary: Our State Is Fighting Our Own People

This war has put us, Arab citizens of Israel, in an unprecedented, impossible situation, caught between Hamas, to whose brutality we lost family members, the disproportionate bombing of Gaza, and police McCarthyism when we express the right to feel compassion towards the Palestinian people.

Man with Cleveland ties meets with President Biden during visit to Israel

Givat Haviva's Mohammad Darawshe meets with Joe Biden to discuss the current situation in Israel and how it impacts Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel

Beyond eating hummus together: Israel’s third wave of changemaking

How has peacebuilding work in Israel changed over the years? Mohammad Darawshe discusses Givat Haviva's approach and why this work is so important for Israel and for the world.

How did Israeli-Arabs react to Benjamin Netanyahu's election victory?

Mohammad Darawshe explains the implications of the recent elections on Arab-Israelis, and the Arab population's thoughts and feelings about the incoming coalition and government.

Bridging the gulf between Israel’s Arab citizens and the Gulf

This article gives more background on the implications of the Abraham Accords for Palestinian citizens of Israel. Mohammad Darawshe discusses his own identity as a Palestinian living in Israel, and the complicated feelings that many Arab-Israeli citizens have.

Will Arab Voters Decide the Israeli Election?

Hear Mohammad Darawshe, Givat Haviva's Head of Strategy and expert on Arab-Jewish relations in Israel, take a deep dive into the current state of Arab-Israeli politics ahead of the November 1 Israeli election. Mohammad and Israel Policy Pod host Neri Zilber discuss reasons behind the expected low turnout in Arab society, the divisions amongst Arab political parties, how Mansour Abbas is viewed after his historic move to join a governing coalition, and why Arab-Israelis likely hold the key to whether Benjamin Netanyahu returns to power or Yair Lapid continues as Prime Minister.