The fact that Arab doctors in Israel are leading the line in the fight against coronavirus should be seen as a sign of success, not used by the BBC, Vox and the Financial Times as an excuse to suggest that Israeli Arabs are “second-class citizens” or “segregated.” Whereas other minorities in the Middle East are barred from a range of professions, the Arabs of Israel are able to rise to the very top of society. Shouldn’t the media be celebrating this?
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