Jack Khoury: “May events of 2021 created a deterrence mechanism for both Jews and Arabs”

The last few months in Israel have seen a confluence of events adding tensions to Jewish-Arab relations in the leadup to the already sensitive time of Ramadan and Passover. Since late March, terror attacks, instability surrounding Israel's governing coalition, and escalations in East Jerusalem have heightened the sense of uncertainty and concerns about renewed intercommunal violence, especially with the approaching anniversary of the May 2021 events.

For more detailed analysis, please read IATF’s latest briefing paper: https://www.iataskforce.org/sites/default/files/resource/resource-2086.pdf

Jack Khoury, one of Israel’s leading journalists and a commentator on Arab affairs, was interviewed by IATF Executiv ...