Known as “Captain Ella,” Ella Waweya from Qalansawe had to conceal her service from her family when she joined the military.
Israeli Arabs
Israel horrified by the cold-blooded murder in Nazareth Tuesday of an Arab father and his two-year-old son.
When a big part of personal identity is tied to a religious multitude spanning the globe.
What do Israel’s Arabs think of the emerging coalition and its “extremist” right-wing members? What do they think of Bibi himself?
The raids follow Saturday night’s theft of around 70,000 bullets and 70 grenades from the Tznobar military base in the Golan.
Israeli Arab leaders claim they need international “protection” from the incoming right-wing government of Benjamin Netanyahu.
“The Jews have every right to live in their homeland because of the commandment of God to Moses!”
Meanwhile, allegedly “racist” Itamar Ben Gvir seeks to make inroads with Arab voters, saying he’ll restore law and order to their streets.
Arabs also often love the (Jewish) country in which they live.
Israel is held and holds itself to an exceptional standard, so it must make room even for “absurd” political players opposed to its existence.