Religion, Settlements and Israel’s Relations with Palestinian Arabs

Autosomal recessive diseases among Palestinian Arabs.

As a consequence of the high consanguinity rate among the Palestinian Arabs, many recessive disorders are present with a relatively high frequency. In a survey of 2000 different Palestinian Arab families who visited our genetic clinic, in 601 an autosomal recessive disease was diagnosed or strongly suspected. The distribution of these disorders was not uniform and some disorders, such as Krabbe...

Perspectives on Elective Abortion Among Palestinian Women: Religion, Culture and Access in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

State educational policy and curriculum: The case of Palestinian Arabs in Israel

The state educational system in Israel reflects the declared character of the state as a ‘Jewish state’, and, consequently, the deep inter-group divisions in society, including a large Palestinian Arab minority. This study demonstrates how Israeli educational policy and curriculum are designed to support the Jewish nation-building project. As such, they silence the Palestinian Arab narrative wh...

Relations between Jews and Arabs in Israel Future Scenarios

How will the State of Israel look when it celebrates 75 years of existence? How will Israel look in 2023, when it marks 75 years since its establishment? Will it be enjoying peace and tranquility in a democratic and developed Middle East? Or will it remain a fortified, isolated, and besieged country, possibly even excommunicated from most of the international community? Will it be a society div...

Israeli-Palestinian Economic Relations: Past Experience and Future Prospects