The Legal Status of Israeli-Arabs/Palestinians in Israel

Cohen-Almagor, Raphael; Wattad, Mohammed S

Abstract

The authors argue for accommodating the interests of the Israeli-Arabs/Palestinians. Israel should strive to safeguard equal rights and liberties for all citizens notwithstanding religion, race, ethnicity, colour, gender, class or sexual orientation, and insisting that citizens have also duties to fulfil. Israel needs to strive for equality in housing, in municipal budgets, in allocation of resources; fight against racism, bigotry and discrimination, and introduce changes to accommodate interests of Israeli-Arabs/Palestinians so that citizens would " feel at home " in their own country. It is argued that delegates of the Arab/Palestinian minority should be represented, in accordance with their size in society, in the parliament and in the government. Symbols of the state should be accommodated to give expression to all citizens of Israel. Since Israel is defined as a Jewish and democratic state, there is a responsibility to embrace all Israeli citizens. In doing so, Israel does not negate the essence of its being Jewish. Furthermore, studies of all religions that exist in Israel should be made available.

Citation

Cohen-Almagor, R., & Wattad, M. S. (2019). The Legal Status of Israeli-Arabs/Palestinians in Israel. GNLU Law and Society Review, 1(1), 1-28

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 19, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Mar 12, 2019
• Publication Date: Mar 12, 2019
• Deposit Date: Mar 13, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 7, 2022
• Journal: GNLU Law and Society Review
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 1
• Article Number: 1
• Pages: 1-28
• Keywords: Israel, Arabs, Palestinians, discrimination, equality, citizenship, democracy
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/1375348