Arabs in Israel

The current issue of Bayan is published almost one month before the elections for the 22nd Knesset, scheduled for September 17, 2019. This issue contains one essay by Dr. Morsi Abu Mokh who analyzes the factors that influence political participation among Israel's Arab citizens and their voting intentions in the Knesset elections.

Mohammad Darawshe's article analyzes the factors behind the historic low in the participation rate of Arab citizens, who stood at only 49.2% in the last elections.

Arik Rudnitzky summarizes the results of the 2019 Knesset elections and the voting patterns of the Arab public.

Itamar Radai analyzes the background for the break-up of the Joint List of Arab parties, and the effects of this breakup on voter turnout for the 21st Knesset elections among the Arab citizens of Israel.

Maha Karkabi Sabbah's article takes a look at intermarriage between Arab women and Jewish men in Israel.

Alexander Jacob Shapiro analyzes the circumstances surrounding the establishment of a joint Arab-Jewish municipal coalition in Lod following the recent municipal elections.

Yusri Khaizran sheds light on recent civil and political developments in Israel's Arab society, against the backdrop of the significant events that took place within the larger Arab world at the beginning of this decade.