Extensive Israeli government investments in the country’s Arab minority are in peril. Any cutback, or outright revocation, of established national plans to narrow longstanding gaps between the country’s Jewish and Arab citizens, with the latter comprising 21% of the population, could set back significant achievements over the past decade.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s recent initial decision to stop the disbursement of NIS 200 million to Arab municipalities was one of the…




