Israel's Arab minority feels closer to country in war, poll finds
Israel's Arab minority feels closer to country in war, poll finds
The Gaza war has dramatically increased the sense of solidarity with Israel among its 21% Arab minority, who often identify as Palestinian and have long complained of discrimination by the state, a poll published on Friday found.
Asked if they feel part of the country, 70% of Arab citizens polled said "yes", up from 48% in June, the Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) said, describing it as the highest finding for the sector since it began such surveys 20 years ago.
I wonder what happened to change their minds (or what happened to the missing 38%)
Police have carried out arrests among Arab citizens accused of social media posts inciting pro-Palestinian violence, and on Thursday arrested five leaders of the Arab community who had planned to organise an anti-war protest.
Seems legit.
Ah yes, that's very typical for democracies. I think as a next step Israel should add democratic to their name to remind people how democratic they are.
That's a good idea!
-Message approved by the military junta of the democratic people's republic of korea.
If I was an Israeli Arab who didn’t feel like part of the country and someone called to poll me about it, I’d lie my ass off. That seems like an impossible thing to poll during wartime.
Given lehi and irguns (the two main terrorist organizations that provide nearly all of Israels leadership structure) actions historically I wouldn't say a fuckin thing at all for fear of having to be literally scraped off of a building.
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
JERUSALEM, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The Gaza war has dramatically increased the sense of solidarity with Israel among its 21% Arab minority, who often identify as Palestinian and have long complained of discrimination by the state, a poll published on Friday found.
Asked if they feel part of the country, 70% of Arab citizens polled said "yes", up from 48% in June, the Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) said, describing it as the highest finding for the sector since it began such surveys 20 years ago.
However, just 27% of Arab respondents said they felt optimistic about Israel's future, compared to 72% of Jews.
Israel went to war in Gaza following an Oct 7 cross-border onslaught by Hamas gunmen in which some 1,400 of its civilians and soldiers were killed, among them Arab citizens.
Israel's far-right minister for police has warned that internal Arab unrest could be sparked as it was during a previous Gaza war in 2021.
Police have carried out arrests among Arab citizens accused of social media posts inciting pro-Palestinian violence, and on Thursday arrested five leaders of the Arab community who had planned to organise an anti-war protest.
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