Civil rights group: Israel has reached new heights of racism
'Racism against Israel's Arab citizens has dramatically increased in the past year, including a 26 percent rise in anti-Arab incidents, according to the Association for Civil Rights in Israel's annual report.
Author Sami Michael, the association's president, said upon the release of the report that racism was so rife it was damaging civil liberty in Israel.
"Israeli society is reaching new heights of racism that damages freedom of expression and privacy," Michael said.'
