In attendance were heads of local municipal authorities, community leaders, media personalities, journalists, and thought leaders from the Arab community in Israel.
The findings represent a major shift in the positions of Arab Israelis, said Dr. Arik Rudnitzky, who heads the Konrad Adenauer Program for Jewish-Arab Cooperation at Tel Aviv University.
Warraqi said many Muslims were also killed in the assault, recalling how he took care of two Arab women wearing hijab, shot by the attackers, and three Arab bus drivers got shot in the head.
Israel must allow and even encourage the arming of citizens, but must also make a better law enforcement policy to crack down on illegal weapons.
Anti-Arab rhetoric in Israel is surging after October 7. The media can – and must – help quell it.
The Max Rayne Hand in Hand Jerusalem School won the Overcoming Adversity prize for its integration of Jewish and Arab students.
It is incumbent upon us to remember that contribution and to strengthen that cooperation in ordinary times as well as in emergencies.
The address came a day and a half after police had to escort a group of Arab students out of a university dorm in Netanya while outside hundreds of Jews chanted "Death to Arabs."
Interior Minister Moshe Arbel announced to Smotrich that he would immediately transfer NIS 200 million to Arab local authorities.
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