Vision to Reality: The Reut Blog

Attempts by the Israeli Arab leadership to establish an independent inquiry committee comprising international experts to investigate the events of October 2000 is another sign on the increasing internationalization of this issue.

Jack Khoury reports on attempts by Israeli Arab leadership for international judicial intervention against Israeli policemen.

Higher Arab Monitoring Committee Chairman Shawki Khatib stated that “We have no confidence in the Attorney General or the judicial system…this is why we decided to appeal to the international community.” Another Israeli Arab organization, Adalah, has started preparing portfolios on top Israel Police officers which will be sent to European organizations.

This follows similar reports last January and comes a few months after an Israeli Arab delegation visited South Africa to learn more about how to deal with the killing of citizens by the government.

These events point to an increasing trend that Israeli decision makers should be aware of. While Israel sees the issue of the political-legal status of Israeli-Arabs as a domestic matter, the issue is increasingly being transferred to the international arena where it is exposed to examination, criticism, and international involvement. Reut has written about this internationalization here.