Today's Arab Israelis, Tomorrow's Israel

Research Summary

q       Seven years of Israeli withdrawals from consecutive national security redlines have not brought peace. Therefore, unilateral and quick separation of Jews and Arabs, of Israel from West bank and Gaza strip has been increasingly stressed as a solution to bring peace in the region.

q       With geographic separation seeming an impending necessity, the review highlights the complex, challenging and real problems involved in this issue.

q       The article points to the fact that Palestine struggle has penetrated within 1967 green line and violent sentiments have crossed even 1948 boundaries.

q       Most importantly, due to issues relating to Jerusalem, Arafat and Barak could not come to terms on a common platform.

q       With the Arab population of Israel is rapidly increasing in number, majority of Israeli Arabs express their support to Palestinians with a small minority supporting their own country.

q       The article presents several facts and events to prove that Israeli Arabs are opposing Israel as a Jewish state and are identifying themselves with Palestinian Arab nationalism.

q       Under these circumstances, where would the line of separation run is the pressing question. The article gives a possible solution to this issue with enough insight and highlights.

q       Would separation mean a population transfer of Jews and Arabs across borders? Or does it imply contraction of Israel to its Jewish heartland? – are the main impending questions need to be answered.

q       Effectively throwing light on the crucial factors involved in the separation the review assumes great importance under the said topic with its in depth analytical approach.

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