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The Arabs of Israel: between conflicting identifies and dual loyalties.

By Schvindlerman, Julian
Publication: Midstream
Date: Wednesday, May 1 2002

We live complicated lives. Our identities are complicated. We are Arabs of Israel. We are Palestinians. We are part of the Palestinian people. And yet, on the other hand, we carry Israeli identity cards. We do not deny this fact. We live between these two definitions." So said in an interview last year, Abed al-Razak Hassan, spokesperson for Israeli-Arab Member of Knesset (MK) Adbel Malik Dehamshe. (1)

His remarks give expression to the problematic status the Arab minority enjoys in Israel. The Jewish nature of the state inevitably creates identity problems for Israel's

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