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Why wouldn't you do the least bit of fact-checking before making such an incorrect assertion?

> Over two-thirds of Israeli teens believe Arabs to be less intelligent, uncultured and violent. Over a third of Israeli teens fear Arabs all together

> 50% of Israelis taking part said they would not live in the same building as Arabs, will not befriend, or let their children befriend Arabs and would not let Arabs into their homes

> Another 2007 report, by the Center Against Racism, also found hostility against Arabs was on the rise. Among its findings, it reported that 75% of Israeli Jews do not approve of Arabs and Jews sharing apartment buildings; that over half of Jews would not want to have an Arab boss and that marrying an Arab amounts to "national treason"; and that 55% of the sample thought Arabs should be kept separate from Jews in entertainment sites. Half wanted the Israeli government to encourage Israeli Arabs to emigrate. About 40% believed Arab citizens should have their voting rights removed

Etc, etc. Many more examples can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism_in_Israel



There are plenty of arab Israelis not being attacked. They would probably attack people murdering them and taking hostages of any race.


They're just being denied access to public services, redlined out of neighborhoods, or exiled to the ever-shrinking West Bank.

Not being bombed, sure. Not being attacked, no. Socially, politically, they are.


> or exiled to the ever-shrinking West Bank.

You're mixing two completely different things here.

Arab-Israelis (meaning Israeli citizens who are Arabs, which represents about 20% of the Israeli population) are not "exiled" to the WB, they don't live in the WB, they live in Israel, and are full citizens - no one can exile them anywhere.

There is some discrimination, sure, but in almost every respect they are equal citizens of Israel.




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