PALESTINIAN CITIZENS OF ISRAEL

Palestinian prisoner Karim Younis released after 40 years in jail
On Thursday morning, Jan. 6, the longest-serving Palestinian Arab prisoner, Karim Younis, was released at the age of 66 after 40 years in Israeli prison. The Israeli authorities sought to

Mossawa Center leads “Solidarity” delegation to the US
The Mossawa Center – the Advocacy Center for Arab citizens of Israel led a delegation of activists to the US in late December of 2022, in order to address the

Arab localities not included in this year’s subsidized housing program
Arab localities were not included in the raffle for subsidized housing this year, a project by the Ministry of Construction and Housing and the Israel Land Authority aimed at alleviating

In an attempt to suppress Palestinian culture, Israeli police tried to stop performance at Christmas Market
Is this the beginning of the era of silencing free speech? At the Christmas Market celebrations in the Palestinian village of Kfar Yasif on Saturday, Israeli police officers attempted to

Revenge for kidnapping of Tiran Faro’s body: Druze soldiers throw explosive decide at Palestinian home in Bethlehem
Three Druze IDF soldiers were arrested and taken for questioning on suspicion of throwing an explosive device at a Palestinian home in Bethlehem the night after the kidnapping of Druze

Hospital fires Palestinian doctor for handing out sweets to injured Palestinian boy
In a flagrantly racist incident, reflecting the atmosphere of incitement increasingly gripping public opinion in Israel, the administration of the Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem fired Dr. Ahmad Mahajna of Umm al-Fahem

Druze youth Tiran Ferro laid to rest after body handed over to family
Thousands attended the funeral of 17-year-old Druze Tiran Ferro on Thursday, Nov. 24, who was laid to rest in the village of Daliyat al-Karmel. Ferro’s body was kidnapped on Wednesday,

Israeli Supreme Court rejects appeal by “Jenin Jenin” filmmaker Mohammed Bakri
On Thursday, November 24, the Israeli Supreme Court rejected the appeal of Mohammed Bakri, the producer and director of the film “Jenin Jenin,” against the decision of the Lod District

A third of Arabs experienced discrimination based on nationality in the workplace, according to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission report
Referrals regarding discrimination on the basis of country of origin, namely immigrants from the former USSR and Ethiopia, increased threefold since 2017. The National Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity

Experience the Arab community in Haifa: a tour for Russian-speaking journalists and bloggers
At the initiative of the Mossawa Center and Our Voice, a tour was organized for a group of Russian-speaking journalists and bloggers in Haifa, with the aim of getting to