Over the last few years, our periodic Political Monitoring Reports have addressed the most prominent manifestations of racism towards Palestinians in Israeli legislation, as well as among religious leaders, politicians, and decision makers. We have also addressed the racism common among the Israeli public and the reflections of these policies and attitudes in Israeli public opinion, as demonstrated in the Democracy Index surveys of the last three years and other surveys. In having issued 16 periodical Political Monitoring Reports, we have hoped to exhibit the continuous but ever-‐evolving attitude of the state and its institutions towards its Arab citizens. The state continues to treat its Arab citizens as enemies, legitimizing and legalizing discrimination through laws that specifically target the Arab population in general and Arab individuals in particular. These laws prioritize and privilege Jewish society, including Jews in the Diaspora. At the same time, racism and suppression are practiced and honed through general policies and bureaucracy, often taking the form of unofficial or unwritten declarations, in addition to the harsh policies that target Arab citizens of Israel…
Other topics discussed include:
- Appointment of Justices Depends on Military Service
- A Bill to Silence the Muezzin
- Finding and Boycotting Businesses that Employ Arabs
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