Israeli Arabs
Eurovision Village partying upsets nearby mosque worshippers in Ramadan
Middle East
May 15, 2019
Eurovision Village partying upsets nearby mosque worshippers in Ramadan
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – The Eurovision Song Contest has found few fans in a famous mosque in the Israeli host…
Former TV news anchor set to become first Druze woman in Israel’s parliament
Middle East
March 9, 2019
Former TV news anchor set to become first Druze woman in Israel’s parliament
DALIYAT AL-KARMEL, Israel (Reuters) – With Israel’s election just over a month away, a Druze former television news anchor is…
Israeli Arabs to embrace Netanyahu’s slogan in election
Middle East
January 22, 2019
Israeli Arabs to embrace Netanyahu’s slogan in election
HAIFA (Reuters) – Lawmakers representing Israeli Arabs plan to commandeer Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim in the last election that…
Israel’s ‘loyal’ Druze Arabs push for changes after Jewish state law
Middle East
August 4, 2018
Israel’s ‘loyal’ Druze Arabs push for changes after Jewish state law
Israel’s new “nation-state” law has provoked anger among members of its most integrated minority, the Druze, prompting Prime Minister…
Israel moves to mute mosques’ call to prayer over loudspeakers
Middle East
March 14, 2017
Israel moves to mute mosques’ call to prayer over loudspeakers
A law to muffle mosques' amplified calls to prayer in Israel and occupied East Jerusalem won preliminary approval on Wednesday…
Israel’s Arabs divided by film’s portrayal of changing world
Cinema/TV
February 1, 2017
Israel’s Arabs divided by film’s portrayal of changing world
In Israel's Arab community, life is imitating art.A new award-winning film about Arab women battling their conservative society has touched…
Israel appoints first ever Muslim police assistant commissioner
Middle East
April 14, 2016
Israel appoints first ever Muslim police assistant commissioner
The Israeli police force has announced for the first time in its history the promotion of an Israeli Muslim policeman…
Head of Islamic Movement in Israel to meet with officials in Cairo
Egypt
March 27, 2012
Head of Islamic Movement in Israel to meet with officials in Cairo
The head of the Islamic Movement in Israel arrived in Cairo Tuesday morning to meet with Egyptian officials and members…
Govt official: Israeli tourist flow into Sinai unaffected by border unrest
Egypt
August 21, 2011
Govt official: Israeli tourist flow into Sinai unaffected by border unrest
The number of Israeli tourists heading to Egypt has not been affected by the recent turmoil on the border between…