(RealClearWorld) Robert Cherry - In the past decade, the Israeli government has initiated efforts that have dramatically improved the occupational and educational attainment of its Arab citizens. Today, Israeli Arabs comprise 21% of the Israeli population and 23% of Israeli doctors. Arabs now comprise 16% of first-year students in higher education, compared to 8% a decade earlier. Arabs now comprise 28% of students at the Technion. Between 2005 and 2011, inflation-adjusted Arab net family income increased by 7.4%. As a result, the share of Arab families that were "very satisfied" with their economic conditions rose from 40% in 2004-2005 to 60% in 2010-2011. Three-quarters of Israeli Arabs consider "Israeli" a part of their identity. The writer is a professor of economics at Brooklyn College and CUNY Graduate Center.
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