Tag: Arabs
‘Arabs, not Jews, founded and built Jerusalem’
A Jordanian institute presented a new spin on regional history over the weekend, claiming that it was the Arabs—not the Jews—who founded Jerusalem in biblical times.
According to Saudi daily Arab News, a position paper by the...
Israeli employment at record high while pay gaps remain, study shows
The employment rate of Israelis aged 25 to 64 stands at a record 78.3 percent, while major wage gaps between population groups continue to exist, according to a report published on Wednesday by Israel’s...
New HBO series is ringing alarm bells for its depiction of Israeli society
Media watchdog organization CAMERA is raising questions about an upcoming HBO series, “Our Boys,” about the brutal murder of a Palestinian teenager Muhammad Abu Khdeir by a Jewish gang in 2014.
https://youtu.be/a4AVfDnwCIE
“When HBO released the...
Young Arabs want less religion in the Middle East
Results of a recent annual survey of Arab youth suggest that Arab autocracies have yet to deliver expected public services and goods or explain autocratic efforts to promote nationalism. The survey indicates that jobs and social...
Amid Independence Day celebrations, how Israel’s minorities view their status in the Jewish state
With Israel’s Independence Day, the battle of the narratives over Israel’s creation begins anew with mainstream Muslim Israeli Arabs remaining highly critical of the state, despite living standards that dwarf those in Arab states...
Arab students at Hebrew University call for ‘intifada’
Arab students at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University called for “intifada” against Israel during a protest held on Monday at the university’s Mount Scopus campus in response to riots in Gaza.
“From Gaza a decision was made:...
Israel reacts to declaration that Jerusalem does not belong to Jews, Arabs
The Israeli embassy in Cairo, Egypt, has expressed gratitude at an Egyptian writer’s controversial remarks about the status of Jerusalem.
The embassy was reacting to an interview that was broadcast on Sunday, in which Youssef...