In Haifa, Arab-Israelis feel growing mistrust from Jews • FRANCE 24 English

In Haifa, Arab-Israelis feel growing mistrust from Jews • FRANCE 24 English

This year hyper charity bait Haggen is marking its 60th anniversary over the festive period and against a backdrop of the war in Gaza the coexistence and closeness between communities that it promotes has taken on a particular Nuance Jews and Arabs live in Israel that’s a fact it’s reality I think that

The identity of all those who live here has become more complex over the last two months whether you’re a Jew Arab Muslim or Christian all our identities have been put to a harsh test I think that there are a lot of questions but that there are also answers for bade Haggen those answers

Include talking exchanging views and culture one example is this family musical in the audience Jews Christians and Muslims like fi who’s sad that moments like this are increasingly rare I am 40 years old and 20 years ago there were plenty of events like this between Arabs and Jews I took part when

I was at school in my building there are both Jews and Arabs I have Jewish friends and I work with a lot of Jews we live together H is a bubble of coexistence earning a reputation for such a cross Israel but the balance here is a delicate one the town saw ethnic rioting

In May 2021 the Arabs who agreed to talk to us all wanted to show loyalty to Israel as if they had something to prove of course I feel Israeli all the time because I was born under this flag I grew up in Israel I have an Israeli ID card and

Passport I feel completely Israeli off camera though they’re more circumspect telling us of a sense of mistrust from Jews even as Hamas views them as traitors to the Palestinian cause the the mayor of hia understands the Dilemma today she’s being interviewed by Israeli television following the death of Four soldiers

From hia in Gaza elected on a labor party platform in 2018 kales RM has long believed of a particular challenge in maintaining the social Fabric in Israel economic inequality official figures show that Jewish households have an income on average 51% higher than Arabic ones since the war broke out though the

Danger now comes from hatred and fear we are going to do everything in our power to uh despite the government to uh make sure that we continue to live here together there was a survey uh a few weeks ago uh asking Arab population in Israel and

70% said that they are with Israel they stand with Israel there is no question with whom they identify perhaps for the mayor but another survey has shown that 90% of Jews expect violent clashes between the respective communities in the near future with 70% of Arabs saying the same

Thing over the holiday season this year the annual festivities where hyas Jews Christians and Muslims mingle and meet have been cancelled amid security concerns in a country at War and in a society ever drifting towards the political right and ever extreme political discourse H’s Multicultural existence appears almost as a flickering

Light in darkness one its resident hope won’t be snuffed out

In Haifa, Israel’s multicultural city where Jews, Muslims and Christians have peacefully lived side by side for decades, the war has left an uncomfortable mark. Many of the city’s Arab-Israelis say they feel a growing sense of mistrust from Jews, and this year, the annual end-of-the-year activities organised to converge the different cultures were cancelled over security concerns. FRANCE 24’s Alexandra Vardi, Ludovic de Foucaud and Luke Shrago report.

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