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‘Gender violence pushed Jewish, Palestinian women into a corner — together’
Women across Israel were set to strike to protest the government’s inaction toward gender violence. Samah Salaime, a prominent feminist activist, speaks about building solidarity between Jewish and Palestinian women and why this moment feels so urgent. Tens of thousands of women in Israel were expected to participate in a general strike and demonstrations across the country on Tuesday, protesting the government’s…
By
Edo Konrad
December 4, 2018
Arab women made history in Israel’s local elections. Here’s how they did it
A record-breaking 26 Palestinian women were elected to office in Israel’s local elections. Despite the unprecedented numbers, there is still a long way to go. Arab women made history in the last round of local elections in Israel held in late October. A total of 26 Arab women were elected across the country, including the first Druze and first Bedouin woman,…
By
Samah Salaime
November 26, 2018
The quiet feminist revolution in Arab society in Israel
Despite the hardships, Arab women are making gains in the Israeli legal establishment, local politics, academia, and even in the Islamic Movement. I watched as Hollywood stars collectively came out of the feminist closet during the Academy Awards this week. They spoke with pride about the recent #MeToo campaign, and demanded more respect and more…
By
Samah Salaime
March 8, 2018
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Arab women are breaking the silence over sexual violence
Following a wave of violence against Arab women in Israel comes a revolutionary initiative that allows women and teenagers a safe space to share experiences of sexual violence. By Inna Michaeli A new initiative is providing Arab women and girls a safe space to share experiences of sexual assault and harassment. The website, Tusukteesh (Arabic…
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December 13, 2015
The lives of Arab women are simply worth less in this country
The lives of two more women, a mother and a daughter, were taken in a shooting last week. What must Arab women do to rid our streets of criminals? I know, dear readers, that you must be having a hard time disconnecting from what is happening in France and Mali and across the world, or…
By
Samah Salaime
November 22, 2015
Hundreds protest murder of Arab woman in central Israel
Hundreds protested in the Arab city of Tira after a 39-year-old woman was murdered by her ex-husband. Arab MKs: The police must take responsibility for ignoring threats against her life. By Yael Marom Hundreds of Arab citizens of Israel, including members of Knesset, local leaders and activists demonstrated last Saturday in the northern Arab city…
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+972 Magazine
November 11, 2015
+972 writer Samah Salaime given award for work on gender equality
Samah Salaime, of +972 and its Hebrew sister site Local Call, is honored for her activism advancing women’s rights in Israel by Radio a-Shams. +972 Magazine and Local Call blogger Samah Salaime received an award last week from Radio A-Shams in Nazareth for her work promoting the status of Arab women and gender equality in…
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+972 Magazine
August 6, 2015
Who wants to talk about the murder of Bedouin women?
The Israeli media has time to talk about Iran, the security budget, and Beit El. That means that when Arab women are murdered, there are always more important issues to cover. Six Arab women have been murdered in Israel since the beginning of the year — four of them in the last month alone. I…
By
Samah Salaime
August 1, 2015
Haneen Zoabi’s war on religious fanatics
Palestinian MK Haneen Zoabi bravely came out against violence directed at women and the way firearms are being used to terrorize the residents of Arab towns. But the demand for ‘social oversight’ over the mosques takes the matter one step too far. (Translated from Hebrew by Sol Salbe) A painful and very important discussion is…
By
Samah Salaime
May 23, 2015
New name for an old crime: Police get creative with ‘honor killings’
Israeli police, it seems, have finally learned not to use the infuriating term ‘honor killings’ to describe the murder of Arab women. Unfortunately, their replacement is far worse. The good news is that the police arrested suspects in the murder of Bisan Abu Ghanem, and that authorities have apparently learned not to stop calling such…
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Samah Salaime
January 2, 2015
Who will put an end to the murder of Arab women in Israel?
Ten women from the same family have been murdered since 2000. In failing to protect them, we have failed in coming to terms with the fact that women are independent, free human beings who have exclusive ownership over their bodies. (Translated from Hebrew by Sol Salbe) The first documented murder of a woman in Palestine…
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Samah Salaime
November 4, 2014
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