Jewish and Arab Relations

Question 1

What is the status of Israeli-Arabs?

Answer 1

They are = to Jewish Israeli

Question 2

What documents do Israeli-Arabs have?

Answer 2

Blue Israeli Identity Card, Israeli Passport

Question 3

What is the political participation of Israeli-Arabs?

Answer 3

Governed by Israeli law, vote/run in municipal/national election

Question 4

Is the Israeli-Arabs movement restricted?

Answer 4

No restrictions on travel; can fly out of Ben Gurion airport, and can move freely through Israel and WB

Question 5

Who do the Israeli-Arabs pay taxes to?

Answer 5

Pay taxes to state, Israel administers social and civic services

Question 6

What is the status of residents from East Jerusalem?

Answer 6

Majority have residency status, growing minority has Israeli citizenship

Question 7

What documents do the residents of East Jerusalem have?

Answer 7

They have similar blue Israeli identity cards and a lassiez-passer issued by Jordan and UN

Question 8

What is the political participation of residents of East Jerusalem?

Answer 8

Governed by Israeli laws, can vote in the municipal election, cannot run for elections, majority of them choose not to vote

Question 9

Are resident of East Jerusalem restricted movement?

Answer 9

Can move freely throughout Israel and WB, most choose not to fly out of Ben Gurion airport, fly through Jordan or Ramon airport instead

Question 10

Who do the residents of East Jeureslem pay taxes to?

Answer 10

Pay taxes to the state, state administers services

Question 11

What status do the Palestinians in WB & Gaza have?

Answer 11

No status in Israel, citizens of PA

Question 12

What documents do Palestinians in the WB & Gaza have?

Answer 12

A green PA identity card, Palestinian passport or lassiez passer

Question 13

What is Palestianans political participation in the WB & Gaza?

Answer 13

Can vote/run in Palestinian elections, different areas are governed by different laws (WB=Israel, Gaza=Hamas)

Question 14

Is the movement of Palestinians in the WB restricted?

Answer 14

Need a permit to enter Israel, prohibited from flying out of Ben Gurion airport, must travel from Jordan land crossing or obtain a permit to fly out of Ramon airport

Question 15

Is the movement of Palestinians in the Gaza restricted?

Answer 15

Need a permit to enter Israel and WB, prohibited from flying out of Ben Gurion airport, must travel from Jordan land crossing or obtain a permit to fly out of Ramon airport

Question 16

Who do the Palestinians in Gaza & WB pay taxes to?

Answer 16

Israel collects and distributes taxes on behalf of PA, mosy social services administered by Hamas

Question 17

Separate Schools

Answer 17

Arabs go to Arabic schools and learn Hebrew as a second language

Question 18

Language Barriers

Answer 18

Geographic separation causes them not interact with each other languages, no need to learn Arabic for Jews and Hewbrew for Arabs

Question 19

Higher Education and Employment

Answer 19

One of the first opportunities Jews and Arabs have to interact, most don’t have the opportunity

Question 20

Shared Society

Answer 20

Over 100 organizations working towards aspects of a shared society

Question 21

How does the state view PAI?

Answer 21

View the as the national minority, Fear of disloyalty since some identify with Palestinians in WB, Gaza and active enemies of the state, challenges Israel’s identity

Question 22

What is the state’s perspective?

Answer 22

Jews are Indigenous to the land = the creation of settlements since Jews have maintained a continuous presence on the land since antiquity

Question 23

What is the PAI perspective?

Answer 23

PAI are Indigenous to the land = superior claims to settler immigrants

Question 24

How does PAI view the state?

Answer 24

Minorities within a minority, torn between civic and national identity, hard finding a balance between Palestinzation and Israelization