COMMON FACTS & MYTHS #3 MYTH: Israel is an apartheid/racist state. FACT: All ethnicities, including Arabs, are treated equally in Israel.Freedom of religion is also guaranteed and strictly enforced, and so is protection of holy sites of all religions.Israel also guarantees freedom of assembly, movement, and voting to all citizens, including Arabs.There are a dozen Arabs in the Knesset (Parliament) and an Arab judge of the Supreme Court.Arabs are very well represented in Israeli universities, both among students and staff.The dispossession and ethnic cleansing of nearly one million Jewish refugees was done under the color of law and today there are very few Jews remaining in most Arab countries. Return to Myths vs, Facts Home