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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Ethnic group Arab citizens of Israel عرب ٤٨ المواطنون الفلسطينيين في إسرائيل עֲרָבִים אֶזרָחֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל Map of Arab localities in Israel, 2015 Total population Green Line, 2023: 2,065,000 (21%) East Jerusalem and Golan ...
Adalah's goals are "achieving individual and collective rights of the Arab-Palestinian minority in Israel" and protecting "the human rights of Palestinians living under occupation, based on international humanitarian law and international human rights law". [4] The organization was founded in November 1996; it is non-partisan and not-for-profit.
Israel's voting method is simplified by the fact that voters vote for a political party and not specific candidates in a closed list system. On election day, and upon entry to a polling station, the voter is given an official envelope, and shown to a voting booth. Inside the booth is a tray of slips, one for each party.
Democrats are stepping up outreach to Muslim and Arab voters, who could be critical in states like Michigan but are concerned about U.S. support for Israel. Tim Walz makes direct appeal to ...
The 15-member council is due to vote at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT) Friday on a draft resolution that recommends to the 193-member U.N. General Assembly that "the State of Palestine be admitted to ...
On the same day, Israel's defense minister Yoav Gallant urged a pause in the judicial reform, stating that the growing social rift is a "clear, immediate and tangible threat to Israel's security." Gallant called for the halt before lawmakers were due to vote the following week on a central part of the government's proposals. [ 71 ]
The extended period of political deadlock that led up to the election was the result of four inconclusive elections (April 2019, September 2019, 2020, and 2021).In April and September 2019, neither incumbent Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, nor leader of the main opposition party Blue and White, Benny Gantz, was able to muster a 61-seat governing majority, leading to fresh elections.
However, the recent escalation in Israel and Palestine — an issue that’s angering many Arab and Muslim Americans and prompting a backlash against the Biden-Harris administration — compels me ...