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Source: https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-707755
Israeli Arab Journalist Calls for Jews and Arabs to Live Together in Peace
(Jerusalem Post) Carmit Sapir Weitz - Nazareth-born Israeli Arab journalist Nazir Majali has written a new book, The Responsibility of the Minority, that calls for Jews and Arabs to live together in peace. Majali, 70, was editor-in-chief of the Israeli Arabic-language al-Ittihad daily and taught at Ben-Gurion University. He said, "Just by looking at how many Israeli Arabs work in Israel's hospitals and study in Israeli universities, we can see that it's possible to live and work alongside each other with mutual respect. I'm striving to create a master plan for Jews and Arabs to work side by side, and so I'm beginning with my side - the Arab side." Majali writes: "Why aren't Israel's Arabs interested in being part of a Palestinian state? The truth is, living as citizens of the State of Israel, we are much safer and have better lives than we would in other Arab countries." "I don't want to be the victim who just cries and talks about the Nakba. It's time we took responsibility for our own lives. It's in our best interest for Israel to be strong....The Arab minority must take up the mantle and promote change that will show the world that Jews and Arabs can live together in peace."