Arab citizens of Israel face entrenched discrimination in all fields of life. In recent years, the prevalent attitude of hostility and mistrust toward Arab citizens has become more pronounced, with large sections of the Israeli public viewing the Arab minority as both a fifth column and a demographic threat. In addition, there exist glaring socioeconomic differences between the Jewish and Arab population groups, particularly with regard to land, urban planning, housing, infrastructure, economic development and education. Over half of the poor families in Israel are Arab families, and Arab municipalities constitute the poorest municipalities in Israel.
Resources on Arab Citizens:
ACRI Demands Clarification on Alleged Transfer Exercise, October 2010
High Court Decides Amendment to Tax Break law is Unjust, September 2010
Protesting Lieberman’s New Discriminatory Criteria for Foreign Service, August 2009
Palestinian Partners, Children of Israelis to be Provided Healthcare, July 2009
Confronting Racism in all its Forms, Wherever it Arises, June 2009
ACRI: Disqualification of Arab Parties Endangers Israeli Democracy, January 2009
Reflections on October 2000: Eight Years Later, Discrimination and Racism against Israel’s Arab Citizens Have Only Increased, October 2008
“Israeli Airport Security Challenged”, The Boston Globe (AP), March 20, 2008
Media Alert: ACRI to Argue anti-Racial Profiling Petition before High Court, March 2008
ACRI Slams Decision not to Reopen Inquiries into October 2000 Killings, January 2008
“Peres: Tolerance needed between Jews, Arabs”, The Jerusalem Post, December 10, 2007
High Court to Deliberate on JNF’s Discriminatory Land Policy, News release and background information, September 2007
ACRI’s Position Paper on Draft Legislation regarding Israel’s JNF Lands Policy, September 2007
ACRI: Stop Racist, Humiliating Airport Checks against Arab Citizens, May 2007
ACRI: Retract Decision to Extend Citizenship Law, February 2007
ACRI Protests Racist Statements by Ramle Mayor against Arab Citizens, December 2006
