14 March 2012

Back to Basics: Israel's Arab Minority and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

This report examines the situation of Palestinian citizens of Israel. Since 2000, the collapse of the peace process and ensuing uprising have led the Arab minority, alienated at home, to look outside for support and political leverage. It has emphasised its Palestinian identity and increasingly dissociated itself from Israeli politics. For its part, Israel’s Jewish majority has grown more suspicious of a community it views as a potential fifth column, a demographic threat and a segment of society hostile to its very existence.

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