The Arabic language in Israel is spoken natively by over 20 percent of the Israeli population, predominantly by Arab citizens of Israel, but also by Jews...

a first language or proficiently as a second language. Its standard form, known as Modern Hebrew, is the main medium of life in Israel. Arabic is used...

viewed negatively in Israel as all Arabic was viewed as an "enemy language". Their distinct Arabic dialects in turn did not thrive in either country, and...

study and research of the Arabic language in Israel. The Academy of the Arabic Language, headquartered in Haifa, was established in December 2007. Among the...

of the State of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish People) states in No. 4 (B) that "The Arabic language has a special status in the state; Regulating...

language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The ISO assigns language codes to 32 varieties of Arabic, including its standard...

citizens of Israel. They maintain Arabic language and culture as integral parts of their identity, and Arabic is their primary language. In 2019, there...

function as a native language. In Israel and Turkey, Levantine is a minority language. The Palestinian dialect is the closest vernacular Arabic variety to MSA...

centuries, and in some usages also the variety of spoken Arabic that approximates this written standard. MSA is the language used in literature, academia...

branch. Israeli Druze are Arabic in language and culture, and their mother tongue is the Arabic Language. Some scholars maintain that Israel has tried...