{
  "id": 18133106,
  "title": "Shoresh analysis: Israel risks wasting Arab citizens' potential by excluding parties from gov't",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/shoresh-analysis-israel-risks-wasting-arab-citizens-potential-by",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T14:50:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-913836"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Shoresh, an institution for socioeconomic research, has warned that Israel risks squandering the growing economic potential of its Arab citizens by excluding them from government. The analysis, released in the wake of coalition negotiations following the October 27 election, highlights the political debate over Arab parties' participation in government while ignoring the changes taking place within Arab society. The election saw Ra'am and the Joint List secure 19 Knesset seats, alongside 48 for Gadi Eisenkot's bloc and 53 for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's outgoing coalition. Opposition leaders have refused to partner with Arab parties, with Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman backing Eisenkot for prime minister while refusing a minority government dependent on Arab party support. The disagreement extends beyond who can form a government to the conditions under which Arab parties will be accepted as partners, as Eisenkot has set conditions concerning Israel's Jewish and democratic character and the elimination of Hamas's military and governing capabilities. Ben-David's economic argument underscores the potential waste of this opportunity created by Arab families' growing investment in their children's futures. The data shows a significant increase in educational attainment among Arab citizens, with the share of Muslim women aged 35-54 holding an academic degree rising from 4.7% in 2004 to 22.9% in 2024, and Christian Arab women increasing from 16.3% to 50.3%.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}