globeandmail.com: Anti-Arab sentiment swells among youth in aftermath of Gaza war: "'Yisrael Beitenu's rise, with its racist agenda, is a very dangerous trend in Israeli society,' said Mohammad Darawshe, an Arab from the Israeli town of Nazereth who is co-director of the Abraham Fund, an organization that promotes co-operation among Israeli Arabs and Jews.
The anti-Arab trend is particularly strong among the young generation, Mr. Darawshe said. 'In a poll conducted in May, more than 60 per cent of Jewish high-school kids say they want to control the political participation of Arabs in Israel; they're not ready to live in the same apartment building as Arab citizens; they don't like to hear the sound of Arabic language; and so on,' he said. This racism 'has to be taken seriously and dealt with seriously,' Mr. Darawshe said, 'as must separatism in the Arab community.' A growing number of Israeli Arabs want to opt out of Israeli society, including boycotting elections, he said."
The anti-Arab trend is particularly strong among the young generation, Mr. Darawshe said. 'In a poll conducted in May, more than 60 per cent of Jewish high-school kids say they want to control the political participation of Arabs in Israel; they're not ready to live in the same apartment building as Arab citizens; they don't like to hear the sound of Arabic language; and so on,' he said. This racism 'has to be taken seriously and dealt with seriously,' Mr. Darawshe said, 'as must separatism in the Arab community.' A growing number of Israeli Arabs want to opt out of Israeli society, including boycotting elections, he said."
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