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MK Mansour Abbas (left) in the Knesset, July 15, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); MK Yoav Segalovitz (right) speaks at a Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting, June 16, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 13, 2026, 3:25 pm
Ra’am’s Abbas, former Yesh Atid MK Segalovitz confirm ongoing talks on Knesset run
Negotiations come as Islamist party seeks to shed its religious image; far-right Otzma Yehudit party claims Abbas using the move to turn Negev and Galilee into ‘Islamic territory’
By Sam Sokol
Candidates for Makom Lekulanu, the new Arab-Jewish party stemming from the Standing Together movement, announced on June 16, 2026. Chair Rula Daood is third from left. (Inas Osrof Abu Seif/Makom Lekukanu)
June 16, 2026, 9:51 pm
Standing Together leaders launch new Arab-Jewish party: ‘A Place for Us All’
Party to be ‘truly equal,’ led by Rula Daood, Alon-Lee Green, co-directors of grassroots left-wing shared society, anti-war organization; party formally independent from movement
By Ariela Karmel
Tom Cohen conducts the youth program of The Jerusalem Orchestra East & West in Tel Aviv, May 2026. (Yaakov Buta via JTA)
May 29, 2026, 11:02 am
In Jerusalem, an Arab-Jewish youth orchestra builds a new ‘East-West’ sound together
After years of war, conductor Tom Cohen says Jerusalem Orchestra East & West offers young musicians from across communities rare source of joy, discipline and hope
By Deborah Danan
Somaya Bashir speaks during an anti-government protest at Habima Square, Tel Aviv in January, 2026. (Courtesy/ Caroline Dervil)
February 9, 2026, 8:46 pm
Activist Somaya Bashir to run for Democrats’ slate, calls for Arab-Jewish partnership
Bashir aims to become left-wing party’s first Arab candidate, seeks meaningful political influence to tackle violence and inequality, says she didn’t consider joining Arab parties
By Ariela Karmel
Thousands of people attend a protest against violence in the Arab community in Tel Aviv on January 31, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 1, 2026, 6:25 am
Arab, Jewish protesters turn out in record numbers for Tel Aviv anti-crime demonstration
Head of Arab group lambasts police, gov’t in rare Hebrew speech to raise issues of violence and perceived neglect before Jewish audience; Odeh: Protest may be ‘turning point’ in Jewish-Arab ties
By Charlie Summers
New York Bagel Bakery in Philadelphia has served kosher-keeping customers for decades. Its longtime owner was recently accused of antisemitism, a charge he denies. (Screenshot from Google Maps via JTA)
March 21, 2025, 12:42 am
Longtime Palestinian owner of Philly kosher bagel store schmeared over Oct. 7 posts
After 27 years serving the community, Nick Sammoudi is the subject of an online petition as customers ask for his certification to be revoked amid claims he’s leading a double life
By Ben Sales
A member of the Jahalin tribe receives food aid from Israeli activists in early 2024, in the Judean Desert. (Courtesy of Rabbis for Human Rights)
March 21, 2024, 1:55 am
Praying for peace, optimistic Israeli activists deliver Ramadan food aid to West Bank
Volunteers with organizations such as Rabbis for Human Rights brave the ire of fellow Jews as they reach out to help Palestinians in need amid the ongoing war in Gaza
By Eliyahu Freedman
File: Activists work together at a joint Arab-Jewish operations center in Rahat to assist Israelis affected by the war, October 2023 (Social media)
November 11, 2023, 8:59 pm
Amid war, poll finds Arab Israelis’ sense of kinship with state at a 20-year high
70% of Arabs, 94% of Jews say they feel a part of the country and its problems; but views on future diverge, with 72% of Jews and only 27% of Arabs optimistic
By ToI Staff
Jewish protesters try to break into dorms at the Netanya Academic College, after two Arab students allegedly threw eggs at worshipers earlier in the day, October 28, 2023. (Twitter video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 29, 2023, 11:11 am
Police break up angry protest outside Netanya dorm housing Arab students
Jewish residents claim students threw eggs at worshipers after nearby Shabbat service, played loud Arabic music; police disperse protesters outside dorm, no one hurt
By Michael Horovitz
Ra'am party leader Mansour Abbas arrives at a conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, June 12, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
June 15, 2022, 10:22 am
Abbas to Kahana: Accepting coexistence out of necessity isn’t genuine tolerance
MK had said he would choose to ship Arabs to Switzerland if it were possible, but knows it’s not; Ra’am chief responds: ‘We must choose to live together’
By Michael Bachner
Israeli secular protesters shout slogans in Jerusalem on August 12, 2017, during a demonstration of ultra-Orthodox Jews against businesses that operate on Saturdays in the city. The slogan, which rhymes in Hebrew, says, 'We're not against the Sabbath, we're against religious pressure.' (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 )
May 2, 2022, 5:00 pm
Poll: In Israel, right-wing Jews now less likely to see shared future with Arabs
New survey from Jewish People Policy Institute shows deepening entrenchment of attitudes among different segments of Israeli society, likely due to recent political shifts
By Judah Ari Gross
Samekh Zakout, left and Uriya Rosenman of Dugri, the straight-talking rap pair who aim to find a different narrative for young Arabs and Jews in Israel (Courtesy Dugri)
November 26, 2021, 2:16 pm
Podcast: This Arab and Jew talk straight, in raps and in person
Rapper Samekh Zakout and educator Uriya Rosenman talk about the impetus for their Dugri rap project
By ToI Staff
A Blend.ar participant volunteering at a restaurant in Abu Ghosh, October 2021. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
November 6, 2021, 8:43 am
Immersive Arabic program invites Israelis to blend into life in Abu Ghosh
Chen Kupperman’s innovative courses at Blend.ar teach more than just language — they bring participants to live, work, eat and socialize with Israeli Arabs around the clock
By Aviva Bar-Am
File: Israel's Moanes Dabour, left, fights for the ball with Scotland's Liam Cooper during the Euro 2020 playoff semifinal soccer match between Scotland and Israel, at the Hampden stadium in Glasgow, Scotland, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
September 6, 2021, 5:04 am
Arab soccer star’s brother on Al-Aqsa fracas: ‘He didn’t mean to hurt anyone’
National team’s Moanes Dabour was booed by fans Saturday, when he scored in win over Austria, in wake of a post he wrote on Jerusalem tensions during May’s unrest in the capital
By ToI Staff
A swirling vine painted on the walls of an apartment building entrance are part of traveling museum Zumu in Lod, August 24-28, 2021. (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
August 26, 2021, 1:21 pm
After spring of strife, Lod opens its doors to artists of traveling museum Zumu
Curator Melina Gitzin Adiram saw her planned exhibit derailed by ethnic violence; she changed focus and now hopes to heal some rifts through art emplaced in residential spaces
By Jessica Steinberg
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