Press

  • January 18, 2024

    Even as war rages in Gaza, Israel’s Arabs are feeling more Israeli

    The article examines the unique response of Israel's Arab citizens to the conflict with Hamas, noting a striking contrast to past clashes. Despite fears, arrests, and threats by far-right figures now in positions of power, Israel's Arabs have largely maintained a studied silence during the current conflict. Opinion polls, including one by Givat Haviva, suggest that over half of Arab respondents attribute this calm to a desire for peace and shared destiny with mainstream Israel, signaling an unexpected inclination towards integration. However, deep communal divisions persist, with discriminatory views among some Jewish Israelis. Despite feeling closer to the state, Israel's Arabs emphasize their unwavering Palestinian identity and empathy for both Palestinian and Jewish pain.

  • November 20, 2023

    Between Israelis and Palestinians, a Lethal Psychological Chasm Grows

    In a conflict marked by complete incomprehension on both sides, the ability to see each other as human has been lost. This NYT article featuring Mohammad Darawshe goes into depth on the current attitudes in Israel during the current war.

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    November 9, 2023

    An Arab-Israeli Paramedic Was Killed on Oct. 7. His Cousin Strives for Peace | Amanpour and Company

    Mohammad Darawshe is an Arab citizen of Israel, and in a recent article says he feels as though his state is fighting its own people. Mohammad’s cousin Awad was killed in the Hamas attacks on October 7th while working as a paramedic at the Nova musical festival. Mohammad shared his story with President Biden during his recent visit to Israel and joins the show to tell us more.

  • November 6, 2023

    AUDIO: Palestinians living in Israel watch conflict escalate

    Israel's military says it's now advancing toward Gaza City, after its forces cut the enclave into two. The number of Palestinians killed in Gaza since Hamas attacked Israel has surpassed 10,000. Mohammad Darawshe told the ABC NewsRadio's Thomas Oriti Palestinians living in Israel are painfully watching a "tragedy" unfold, as the conflict escalates.

  • November 5, 2023

    Arab Citizens of Israel Say They Face Growing Backlash

    The October attacks by Hamas militants left some in their own community dead, but Arabs in Israel say they are taking heat for the assault.

  • October 31, 2023

    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.