Netanyahu Advisor Discusses Arab Citizens' Growing Integration in Israel
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
An advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister's Office, Dmitry Gendelman, stated that Arab citizens are increasingly integrating economically and socially into Israel, pursuing higher education and professional roles in medicine and high-tech. He cited 2025 data showing Arabs as 40% of newly licensed doctors and noted their growing presence in healthcare, making up 25% of practicing physicians in 2023. Gendelman also called for a "deradicalization" in the public activities of Arab representatives, though he provided no specifics.
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- Israeli Arab citizens are gradually integrating into the country's economic and social life, according to a Netanyahu advisor.
- Arab professionals are increasingly present in medicine, education, and high-tech sectors in Israel.
- In 2025, Arabs represented 40% of newly licensed physicians in Israel, an advisor stated.
- The advisor called for a "deradicalization" process among representatives of the Arab population.
- Arabs comprised 25% of practicing physicians in Israel in 2023, up from 8% in 2010.
Dmitry Gendelman, an advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister's Office, stated in an interview that Arab citizens of Israel are gradually integrating into the country's economic and social life. He noted an increasing interest in higher education and a growing presence of Arab professionals in fields such as medicine, education, and high-tech, a process he termed the "Israelization of Israeli Arabs." Gendelman highlighted that Arab citizens are actively pursuing professional development and improved living standards. As an example, he cited 2025 data indicating that Arabs constituted 40% of newly licensed physicians in Israel. He also observed a significant number of Arab students in Israeli universities and expanding employment across various economic sectors, personally noticing more Arabic-speaking employees in a high-tech company near his office.
Gendelman believes that economic integration should be accompanied by changes in the socio-political sphere, suggesting a need for a "deradicalization process" in the public activities of those who claim to represent the Arab population. However, he did not specify concrete measures or identify individuals he considers radicals.
Recent years have seen a notable increase in the participation of Arab citizens in Israel's healthcare system. A study in the Israel Journal of Health Policy Research showed that in 2023, Arabs represented approximately 25% of practicing physicians in Israel, up from 8% in 2010. Their share among nurses was 27%, and among pharmacists, it reached 49%. These figures reflect the composition of the working medical professionals, not the proportion of Arabs receiving new medical licenses.