On the ground, Mizrahi citizens in Israel are constantly fighting for their voice to be heard; one primary route towards this has actually been the heavy voting for Likud, who they feel more accurately represents their interests, whether that is true or not (Zeedan, 2024).

Still, many Mizrahi activists actively protest against the restrictions on Arab culture seen in the video earlier in the podcast. Topics like the downgrading of Arabic to ‘special status’ have drawn reactions from Mizrahi groups who value their Arab heritage.

This largely depends on the judicial reforms of 2023. If passed, I cannot see a situation in which the future is better for anyone who is Arab, Jewish, or not; the trend of Netanyahu’s interests has always been the protection of himself and those around him, not working for his constituents or the broader people of Israel. Israel’s ruling parties have consistently shown that Mizrahi Jews are not at the forefront of their concern, whether they are indebted to them for their place in office or not; Netanyahu and his supports will continue to work against Arab interests in Israel, which is against much of the historical heritage of Mizrahi Jews.

Israel is incredibly complex because there are so many additional vectors of identity that aren’t necessarily thought about in other places. In Israel, not only is skin color a determining factor of societal inequality and government treatment, but the specific country of origin, as well as the type of religion, the devoutness to which one follows the religion, etc. Israel has so many hierarchies due to its highly unique demographic makeup and how the country was founded that I can’t say it’s comparable to any other country I’ve learned about.

https://opentext.ku.edu/israelsdivides/chapter/inequality-mizrahi-jews/

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5920458&forum_id=2#50243813)