Palestinians in Israel

As'ad Ghanem is Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Haifa, Israel. His theoretical work has explored the legal, institutional and political conditions in ethnic states and conflict studies. He has published eight books and numerous articles about ethnic politics in divided societies, including about ethnic divisions and Arab-Jewish relations in Israel. He has been the initiator and designer of several policy schemes and empowerment programs for Arabs in Israel. Mohanad Mustafa is a senior lecturer at Beit Berl College and lecturer of the Middle East Politics program at the University of Haifa, Israel. He specializes in political Islam, Arab regimes, democratization and politics in Palestine and Israel. He has published various articles in referred journals about these issues, and is the general director of Mada Al-Carmel – Arab center for Applied Social Research.

Introduction: historical background and analytical framework; 1. The political aspirations and demands of the Palestinian minority in Israel after Oslo: challenging the 'hegemonic ethnocracy'; 2. Political leadership among the Palestinians in Israel; 3. The empowerment of civil society: Palestinian non-governmental organizations in Israel; 4. Politicization of Islamic activism in Israel; 5. The 'future vision': the consolidation of collective identity politics; 6. ‎The 'joint list' of Arab parties in the 2015 Knesset elections: the national consensus from concept to practice‎; Conclusion: the future of the Palestinians in Israel.