Civil and Human Rights Looking Deeper into the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Israel is portrayed as a democracy that shares American values. Is this true? Do all its citizens enjoy the same civil rights before the law? What about the human rights of those under occupation?
Monday, November 26, 2007
Arabs make up a fifth of the Israeli population, but they are almost never seen on locally produced television.
Airtime for Israel's Arabs | By Ken Ellingwood | Los Angeles Times Staff Writer | November 23, 2007They make up one-fifth of the population, but are rarely seen on TV. A programmer adds shows and alters popular ones in a push to change that.
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The half-hour program, called "Haki Kibar," or "Grown-Up Talk," is part of a new effort by the country's dominant commercial broadcaster, Channel 2, to put more Arab citizens on the small screen. ...
