Adv. Lital Piller

As Israeli citizens are facing severe threats to their safety during following an escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran, it is, once again, clear that Arab localities lack proper protective infrastructure against missile attacks.

By shifting power from professional bodies to political appointees the new law restructuring the Judicial Selection Committee is likely to reduce Arab representation and exacerbate their exclusion.

The recent municipal elections produced particularly interesting results in Arab local authorities. Below, we examine several aspects of these results relating to the representation of Arab women.