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At the very heart of Israel, tensions have existed since the start of the conflict and the deadly Hamas attack. In Jaffa, the population is made up of 30% Israeli Arabs, who must live alongside Jews.
Jaffa (Israel) is a prosperous and mixed city. Israeli Arabs and Israeli Jews live there together. Even in these troubled times, they relax next to each other. Since the bloody Hamas attacks, Israeli Arabs often choose discretion because they are faced with a dilemma. “Obviously, I don’t agree with what Hamas did. It’s inhumane. On the other hand, there are people in Gaza living in an open-air prison.”testifies a man.
Despite the tensions, life goes on
An Israeli Arab activist is threatened with death by Hamas because he advocates rapprochement between Jews and Palestinians. “They made videos about how I am a traitor and a collaborator of the Jews. They say that I kill babies. They say a lot of crazy things”, confides Yoseph Haddad. Despite the tensions, in a market in Ramia, the two communities continue to live together. Veils and yarmulkes cross. “Since what happened, everyone has closed themselves a little more towards their community”, recognizes a woman. 1.8 million Arabs have Israeli nationality.