Bayan - The Arabs in Israel

BAYAN - The Arabs in Israel

Bayan is a quarterly publication of the Konrad Adenauer Program for Jewish-Arab Cooperation at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies. The goal of Bayan is to provide a platform for original research on current-event issues at the center of the national-political, social, and religious agenda of the Arab public in Israel, and on issues that touch upon Jewish-Arab relations. Bayan is edited by Mr. Arik Rudnitzky and is published simultaneously in Hebrew and English.

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Yusri_Khaizran

Arab Society in Israel following October 7: Integration without Identification

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The current issue of "Bayan: Quarterly Review of Arab Society in Israel" contains an article by Dr. Yusri Khaizran which examines the reaction of the Arab public to the events of the war that broke out on October 7, 2023, against the backdrop of the emergence of civil discourse as an alternative to the national discourse in Arab society over the past decade.
Omri Eilat

The Druze Protest in the Summer of 2023

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The current issue of Bayan contains an essay by Dr. Omri Eilat, which deals with the characteristics of the protest in the Druze communities in the north of the country that erupted following the Israeli government’s intention to establish a turbine farm in the Golan at the beginning of this summer. The essay analyzes the origins of the protest and its possible effects on the relationship between the Druze community and state authorities.
Maysoun Ershead Shehadeh

Without a state, within the State: Arab citizens in Israel and the judicial protests

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The current issue of Bayan is being published amidst an emotional public and political controversy over the reform of the judicial system in the State of Israel, and deals with the Arab public’s position on the judicial reform. The article by Dr. Maysoun Ershead Shehadeh deals with the participation of Arab citizens in the public protest against the judicial reform.
Arik Rudnitzky

Summary of the 25th Knesset election results in Arab society

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The current issue of Bayan is being published about one month after the 25th Knesset elections which were held on November 1st, 2022. In his article, Dr. Arik Rudnitzky summarizes the election results in the Arab sector, and their future implications for Arab politics in Israel.
Eran Tzidkiyahu

Understanding political violence in Jerusalem

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The current issue of Bayan is being published a few months after the tension in Jerusalem surrounding the Holy Esplanade / al-Aqsa Mosque. In his article, Dr. Eran Tzidkiyahu examines the roots of the religious and national tension on the Holy Esplanade in Jerusalem from a historical perspective and surveys the waves of violence between Jews and Palestinians during the last hundred years.
Rany Hasan

First year of the coalition: The situation of the Arab parties and the balance of power between them

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The current issue of Bayan is being published more than a year after the Knesset elections. For the first time in Arab politics in Israel, one party (United Arab List, Ra'am) joined the government coalition while another party (Joint Arab List) stays in the opposition. In his article, Rany Hasan examines the dynamics and relations between the two parties in recent years, and the balance of power between them, one year after the elections.
Michael Milshtein

“The New Way”: The Key to Understanding Ra’am’s Strategy

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The current issue of Bayan includes two articles that discuss the ideological and political characteristics of the Ra’am party, which is the political arm of the Islamic Movement, headed by Mansour Abbas. Dr. Michael Milshtein's article analyses Ra’am’s political strategy, which is referred to as “The New Way”.