In Israel, members of Arab minority embrace Palestinian identity


  • World
  • Friday, 10 May 2019

A woman walks past a mural painted in the colours of the Palestinian flag in Nazareth, an Arab city in northern Israel May 9, 2019. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

KHUBBAYZA, Israel (Reuters) - Loudspeakers blared nationalist Arabic music across hillsides in northern Israel on Thursday as children ran across a field waving Palestinian flags.

The scene was a rally for members of Israel's 21 percent Arab minority. The Israeli term for them is Israeli-Arabs, but many now reject that label, identifying instead as “Palestinian with Israeli citizenship,” or simply “Palestinian".

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