In the Naqab desert, known in Hebrew as the Negev, there are 35 villages that are officially “unrecognized” by the state. These policies have existed for decades, but Mr. Netanyahu has turned them into a political bludgeon. But Mr. Netanyahu is ignoring it, just as he ignores our proposal to recognize the Arab villages of the Naqab. Mr. Netanyahu knows that his opponents on the left will not regain power without cooperating with Arab parties. The very existence of unrecognized villages is perhaps the most blatant example of the government’s cruelty toward its Arab citizens.

Source: New York Times February 11, 2017 21:29 UTC