The Abraham Initiatives strives to fulfill the promise of full and equal citizenship for Israel’s Jewish and Arab citizens, as embodied in Israel’s Declaration of Independence.
Flattening the curve in Arab society in Israel. Find out more about our work to minimize the risks posed by COVID-19 to Arab citizens.
Find out more about our work and the impact we’ve had on Israeli society over the course of three decades by reading our most recent annual report.
We honor the recipients of our 3rd Annual Champions of Shared Society Award. For these pioneers, equality is not only a vision, but a way of life for which they are uncompromising. Meet the recipients including former Deputy Minister of Justice Emi Palmor & Bnei Sakhnin soccer team.
Arab citizens constituted 65% of murders in Israel in 2019 – more than three times higher than their representation in Israel’s population. This is a statistic from the report on "Violence, Crime and Policing in Arab Society," revealing a grim picture of the crisis in Arab communities.
With Jewish & Arab youth in Israel almost exclusively living and studying in separate towns and school systems, Shared Learning is a rare opportunity to study together and build understanding, knowledge and friendship with the so-called "other".
With Arab communities in Israel facing a crisis of crime and violence, Safe Communities works to mediate between Arab community leadership and the institutions tasked with ensuring the safety of all Israeli citizens. Our program focuses on building trust between Arab leadership and the Israeli Police, and on finding solutions to the root causes of this issue.
With the 2018 municipal elections in Israel resulting in Jewish-Arab city council coalitions in every mixed city, we launched our Shared Cities Initiative to ensure the success of these nascent political partnerships and provide a model to the rest of the country.
