In this issue: Bayan focuses on the tumultuous events of the past month in Israel, following the crisis in Israeli-Palestinian relations revolving around the al-Aqsa mosque, and their effects on the Arab public in Israel.
The three articles in this issue were all written before the Israeli government’s recent decision to outlaw the Northern Faction of the Islamic Movement. Eran Tzidkiyahu’s article discusses the Islamic Movement’s actions concerning al-Aqsa, Arik Rudnitzky reviews the status of Arab leadership in Israel among the younger generation of the Arab public, and Itamar Radai analyzes the recent elections to the Supreme Follow-Up committee and their significance.