Shoresh analysis: Israel risks wasting Arab citizens' potential by excluding parties from gov't
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Ben-David argues that the political debate over Arab parties’ participation in government overlooks changes already taking place within Arab society.
Israel risks squandering the growing economic potential of its Arab citizens by treating their elected representatives as illegitimate partners in government, Prof. Dan Ben-David, president of the Shoresh Institution for Socioeconomic Research, argued in an analysis released Wednesday against the backdrop of coalition negotiations.
Drawing on figures showing rising educational attainment and greater household investment in education, Ben-David argues that the political debate over Arab parties’ participation in government overlooks changes already taking place within Arab society.
The October 27 election gave Ra’am and the Joint List a combined 19 Knesset seats, alongside 48 for Gadi Eisenkot’s bloc and 53 for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s outgoing coalition. The result has made the question of cooperation with Arab parties central to efforts to form an alternative government.
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