I wonder why? Is it because many hate the state, the riots, the support of terror groups, helping terrorists,taking over our religious site and the list can go on. But these poor suffering arabs live in their big villas and pay little or no municipal taxes. While we Jews mostly live in cramped apartments and are taxed to the hilt. What we need is an English channel staffed with pro Zionists that will broadcast 24/7 to the whole world. And another one in Spanish for central and south America. It is time that Israel recognized the sacrifices made by those that served in the I.D.F. and reward them all year long.

move back to NY

Well, why not? She's got nothing better to do...

Discrimination against us started in 1948, when israeli-arabs were not politically active and voted only for zionist parties. Even Israeli-arabs who serve in the IDF are still discriminated against and treated as 2nd class. It's true, currently after 63 yrs of discrimination there are radicals among us, however they are the minority.. even shabak would attest to this. Moreover we do pay taxes just like the jews..

It is important that this station will be led by independent isaeli-arabs with no political affiliation. It is also important that it addresses local issues important to Israeli-arabs, like education, economic development and equality, job creations, etc...

I've long been waiting for those Arab Israelis who favor to live in the democratic state of Israel, enjoying all human and citizen rights, even if not perfectly, to rise their voice for a common future. Rami I can hear this spirit from your comments, i wish you and your friends success in persuading your jewish and Arab fellows in a common future of cooperation and mutual respect. Separation cannot be the lasting solution, as required as it may be now. Jews and indigene Arabs should live in One State from the River to the Sea, Israel-Filastin, with equal rights and representation. Both people should accept the historic truth and rights to the land and work hand in hand for a common future ad development. Its possible in America, where Jewish and Arab students and professsors study and teach at the same institutions. Its also possible in the historic homeland of the people of Israel, which became also a permanent residence for some of the descendants of Ismael afterwards and to this day.

If - and only if - this station carries no incitement against the Jews (like the incitement to Jew-hating broadcast by the PA media). An Arabic language station in Israel is just like a Spanish language station in the US. I was actually surprised that there wasn't already one up and running.

There is never an excuse for discrimination, and there is never an excuse for terrorism. As an outsider, I can see both sides of this issue. The Jewish Israeli may see a person who annually calls her existence (free Jewish citizen of a free Jewish nation) a disaster, a person whose great-grandparents may have been rooting for the 7 Muslim Arab states that tried to destroy Israel in 1948 (and perhaps intervening generations hoping that the war in 1967 or 1973 would be the one that finally got rid of the Jews). There could be apprehension - is this one wearing an explosive belt. There could be anger - other people "like" this person blew themselves up to try to kill Jews. For the Arab Israeli, there may be those who participate in the blessing that is Israel, giving of her time, talent and treasure for her country, who feel slighted by the unkind words or looks of her Jewish neighbors, herself a victim of anger directed, not at her, but at violent Arabs against whom she dare not speak for fear of retaliation as a "collaborator". It could be that the rebirth of Israel in fulfillment of millennia-old prophecies and the victory of Israel against all attempts to destroy her might provoke theological problems or simple resentment. If the above two people, Jew and Arab, got to know each other, they might find they share common interests, and they might find reasons to be friends. They just need to get past the barriers of fear and anger on both sides.