Mohammad Barakeh

Members of the High Follow-Up Committee for Arab Citizens of Israel and Arab parliament members hold a press conference at a protest tent in front of the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem regarding violence in their community, November 3, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

‘The government’s goal is to leave Palestinians in Israel without leadership’

Despite criticisms of the body, Palestinian citizens view efforts to outlaw the High Follow-Up Committee as a dangerous attack on their political rights.

By Baker Zoubi August 10, 2023

Twitter screenshot of a video of the explosion in the port of Beirut on August 4, 2020.

Palestinians in Israel organize medical aid, raise funds for Beirut

After a massive blast rocks the Lebanese capital, Palestinian leaders in Israel begin raising funds and arranging to send a delegation of medical experts.

By Suha Arraf August 5, 2020

Balad head MK Jamal Zahalka (left) and Ta'al head MK Ahmad Tibi, February 11, 2014. (Photo by Activestills.org)

The domino effect of persecuting Arab politicians

The government’s latest attempts to oust Balad from the Knesset are part of an intensifying campaign against Arab political movements, regardless of their different stripes. Three months ago, when the Israeli government outlawed the northern branch of the Islamic Movement, Palestinian citizens of Israel feared that they were witnessing the beginning of an intensified campaign…

By Amjad Iraqi February 14, 2016

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Raam-Taal MK Ahmad Tibi (L) and Balad MK Jamal Zahalka (Photo by Activestills.org)

Why won’t the Arab parties just unite already?

Raising the Knesset threshold was a game-changer, and now the Arab parties must find a way to unite in order to stay relevant. Will they put aside their egos and political differences for the sake of Israel’s Palestinian minority? A war of attrition has been declared on the Palestinian minority in Israel, in the wake…

By Samah Salaime January 8, 2015

IPS undercover agent arresting demonstrator in Bil'in, April 2005 (Oren Ziv / Activestills)

Commander admits: Undercover Israeli officers threw stones at soldiers in Bil’in

Seven years after the incident took place, an officer in the elite ‘Metzada’ unit of the Israel Prison Service admits that his subordinates threw stones at soldiers in Bil’in – as part of their mission. At the time, almost nobody believed what the activists had said. The village of Bil’in was organizing one of its first…

By Haggai Matar May 6, 2012

Protesters at Tel Aviv #J14 rally, August 27 2011 (photo: Oren Ziv / activestills.org)

PHOTOS: Low turnout for J14 weekend demonstrations

Demonstrations across the country manage to bring together only 20,000 people. Protest in Jaffa is fiery and emotional Just one week before the “million man march” that the J14 movement plans on holding next Saturday, the nation-wide protests last night showed a sharp drop in numbers – and in spirit. Just over 20,000 people attended…

By Ami Kaufman August 28, 2011

Tel Aviv sees largest leftwing demonstration in years

Thousands march to protest Knesset’s decision to probe human rights organizations Tel Aviv – More than 10,000 people marched this evening in protest of recent anti-democratic and racist initiatives by the Israeli government. The march, which started in front of the Likud HQ in King George Street and ended at the Tel Aviv Museum Square,…

By Noam Sheizaf January 15, 2011