The one-sided narrative of Arab racism is always focused on extensively... Not trying to absolve Arabs of our responsibility to improve, but just to be fair:
Jewish Tolerance of Arab Citizens in Israel

Recent poll illustrates how tolerant Jewish Israelis are of their Arab compatriots (and this is from a position of power - see below for terrorism acts and feelings of superiority prior to creation of state of Israel):

  • Over half of the Jewish population in Israel believes the marriage of a Jewish woman to an Arab man is equal to national treason, according to a recent survey by the Geocartography Institute.
  • 75 percent of participants did not approve of apartment buildings being shared between Arabs and Jews. 
  • Sixty percent of participants said they would not allow an Arab to visit their home.
  • The poll further revealed that 63 percent of Jewish Israelis agree with the statement, "Arabs are a security and demographic threat to the state."
  • Forty percent of Jews believe "the state needs to support the emigration of Arab citizens"
  • Thirty-four percent also agreed with the statement that "Arab culture is inferior to Israeli culture
  • Half of Israeli Jews express fear or discomfort when hearing people speaking Arabic. Eighteen percent of Jews said they feel hate when hearing Arabic speakers.
  •  40 percent of participants agreed that “Arabs should have their right to vote for Knesset revoked"
  • Over half of the participants said they would not want to work under the direct management of an Arab
  • 55 percent said “Arabs and Jews should be separated at entertainment sites”.
  • Sixty four percent of Israeli teens aged 15 to 18 say that Arab Israelis do not enjoy full equal rights in Israel, and from that group, 59 percent believe that they should not have full equal rights
  • The survey also revealed that 96 percent of the respondents want Israel to be a Jewish and democratic state, but 27 percent believe that those who object should be tried in court, and 41 percent support stripping them of their citizenship.
  • In answer to a question if they would be willing to learn in a classroom with one or more students with special needs, 32 percent answered in the negative. When the question was asked regarding Arab students, 50 percent of respondents answered in the negative. In addition, 23 percent said that they wouldn't want gays or lesbians in their class.

Source: ‘Marriage to an Arab is national treason’ - Israel News, Ynetnews http://bit.ly/A4WUmx 
Conviction rate for Palestinians in Israel’s military courts: 99.74%

Unlike Jews, Palestinians under Israeli control in the West Bank are tried in military courts, where the rights of defendants rights are minimal, and the prosecution enjoys a low burden of proof and – most importantly – wears the same uniforms as the judges – IDF uniforms. In a military court, the testimony of a soldier who arrested a Palestinian can be enough to send a minor to prison. The results are staggering: Palestinians have no chance to walk free from an Israeli trial.

A new internal IDF document revealed today by Haaretz shows that in 2010, 99.74 percent of the trials of Palestinians  in Israeli military courts ended in convictions. That’s 25 acquittals, out of 9,542 cases.
According to the report, 9,542 cases were wrapped up in 2010, of which 2,016 involved hostile terror activity, 763 disorderly conduct and the rest Palestinians staying illegally in Israel, traffic offenses and criminal activity. 

It seems that the system is getting better: In 2006, a report by Human Rights NGO Yesh Din showed that 99.71 percent of Palestinian defendants in Israeli military courts were convicted. That’s 26 acquittals out of 8,854.

Between 2005-2010, 835 Palestinian minors were accused of stone-throwing in Israeli military courts. One was acquitted.

Military justice is to justice as military music is to music, the saying goes. The system that Israel employs to arrest, prosecute and punish Palestinians over the last almost half century is the best proof of that.

Source: Haaretz, +972 Magazine
  • "[The Arabs] inherent willingness to get along with the Jews is the primary article of the Zionists' faith."
  • Whatever the degree of their superiority complex, however, the Jews are certainly confident of their ability to bring the Arabs to terms - by persuasion if possible, by might if necessary. The program of the largest terrorist group, the Irgun Zvai Leumi, is to evacuate the British forces from Palestine and declare a Zionist state west of the Jordan, and "we will take care of the Arabs." 

Hundreds of Beitar Jerusalem fans beat up Arab workers in mall; no arrests

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Hundreds of Beitar Jerusalem supporters assaulted Arab cleaning personnel at the capital's Malha shopping center on Monday, in what was said to be one of Jerusalem's biggest-ever ethnic clashes. "It was a mass lynching attempt," said Mohammed Yusuf, a team leader for Or-Orly cleaning services.

Despite CCTV footage of the events, no one was arrested. Jerusalem police said that is because no complaint was filed. Witnesses said that after a soccer game in the nearby Teddy Stadium, hundreds of mostly teenage supporters flooded into the shopping center, hurling racial abuse at Arab workers and customers and chanting anti-Arab slogans, and filled the food hall on the second floor.
"I've never seen so many people," said A, a shopkeeper. "They stood on chairs and tables and what have you. They made a terrible noise, screamed 'death to the Arabs,' waved their scarves and sang songs at the top of their voices."

Shortly afterward, several supporters started harassing three Arab women, who sat in the food hall with their children. They verbally abused and spat on them.

Some Arab men, who work as cleaners at the shopping center and observed the brawl, came to their rescue. "How can you stand aside and do nothing?" said Akram, a resident of the Old City's Muslim Quarter who was one of the cleaners who got involved. CCTV footage shows that they started chasing the rioting youths, wielding broomsticks.

It seemed the workers managed to chase the abusers away, but a few minutes later supporters returned and assaulted them. "They caught some of them and beat the hell out of them," said Yair, owner of a bakery located in the food hall. "They hurled people into shops, and smashed them against shop windows. I don't understand how none shattered into pieces. One cleaner was attacked by some 20 people, poor guy, and then they had a go at his brother who works in a nearby pizza shop and came to his rescue."

The attackers also asked Jewish shop owners for knives and sticks to serve as weapons but none consented, witnesses said. Avi Biton, Malha's security director, sent a force of security guards in an attempt to restore order, but they were outnumbered. He called the police who arrived in large numbers about 40 minutes after the brawl started. At about 10.30 P.M., they evacuated the mall and the management shut its doors.

"I've been here for many years and I've never seen such a thing," said Gideon Avrahami, Malha's executive director. "It was a disgraceful, shocking, racist incident; simply terrible."

Biton said that his department would step up security measures when Beitar matches take place. "This event was unusual for Beitar fans," he said. "We've learned our lesson and from now on we'll make more serious preparations ahead of Beitar games."

Beitar fans are known for their staunchly anti-Arab positions and have been previously involved in attacks on Arabs.

On Tuesday, a day after the incident, Avrahami gathered the mall workers and apologized to them. "He promised it would never happen again," said Akram.

Beitar Jerusalem's management said in a statement that the club "firmly condemns violence and leaves it to the treatment of the authorities."

Source: http://ow.ly/9QLO0

Israeli Arabs more likely to be convicted for crimes than their Jewish counterparts, study shows

Arab Israelis who have been charged with certain types of crime are more likely than their Jewish counterparts to be convicted, and once convicted they are more likely to be sent to prison, and for a longer time. These disparities were found in a recent statistical study commissioned by Israel’s Courts Administration and the Israel Bar Association.

The study found that 48.3 percent of Arabs who were convicted of violence, property crimes or drug or weapons offenses received custodial sentences, compared to 33.6 percent for Jews. The average prison sentence was nine and a half months for Jews and 14 months for Arabs.
In their summary the researchers wrote that the principal finding was that Israel’s justice system tends to deal more harshly with Arab defendants when it comes to conviction rates, sentencing rates and the length of the sentences.

The study sought to examine the link between ethnicity and harsher sentencing for violent crimes, including assault and battery, as well as drug and weapons offenses and property crimes. It was conducted by professors Giora Rahav, Ephraim Yaar and Yoram Rabin.

A summary of the research findings was submitted to the courts, but the study has not been published.

The study is unique in that it is the first of its kind to be commissioned and funded in part by the courts administration, and in that it sought to examine claims by attorneys that Israeli judges deal more harshly with Arab criminals than with Jews.

The study involved 1,500 criminal cases in the categories noted above, in six magistrate’s courts and three district courts between 1996 and 2005. Arabs fared worse in eight of the nine courts, in terms of the frequency and size of fines levied on Arabs after conviction as well as sentencing rates and the length of the sentences.

The most dramatic finding concerned the disparity in custodial sentences for all of the cases that were reviewed. The difference was even more striking when the figures for violent crimes were examined separately. While 63.5 percent of Arabs convicted of violent crimes were sentenced to prison, only 43.7 percent of Jewish offenders were.

The disparities were smaller for probation sentences, at 71.2 percent for Jews and 78.7 percent for Arabs.

In a third of the cases there was no disparity in the number of fines levied and the amounts, which came to NIS 4,500 on average.

The researchers noted that factors other than ethnicity could account for the disparities, without pointing to judicial prejudice. These could include mitigating or aggravating circumstances, prior criminal record and the convict’s gender.

The courts administration said in a response: “This is not the final report and the report has not yet been discussed. The issue will be considered when the final report and its conclusions are presented to the courts administration.”

Attorney Barak Lazer of the courts administration stressed that the report was preliminary only. He said the study dispelled some concerns that had been raised about the treatment of defendants, and that any recommendations for action will be made only after the final report is submitted.

Source: http://ow.ly/9QLUm
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