Death to Arabs

Death to Arabs[a] is an anti-Arab slogan which is often used during protests and civil disturbances across Israel, the West Bank, and to a lesser extent, the Gaza Strip.

It is frequently chanted at marches in Jerusalem (e.g., the Dance of Flags) and at football matches, and has also appeared in graffitis; it is a recurrent aspect of Israeli settler violence in the West Bank.

[14] Beitar Jerusalem, a football club known for anti-Arab fans, routinely has supporters shout "death to Arabs".

[15] Following the normalisation of relations between Israel and the UAE in 2020, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, an Emirati businessman, announced plans to purchase a 50 percent stake in the club.

[15] However, the deal did not proceed, and collapsed in 2022 following claims of financial misconduct and Hogeg being accused of sex crimes.

[14] According to Haaretz writer Or Kashti, increasing use of the slogan by youth indicates the success more than the failure of the Israeli education system.

[23] According to Ian S. Lustick, the phrase and other similar ones "mimic Nazi slogans and German behavior in minds attuned to Holocaustia".

[25][26] Nooran Alhamdan of the Middle East Institute points to a double standard: "Palestinians are constantly forced to clarify what they mean by 'from the river to the sea,' & even when clarified have their intentions assumed, meanwhile a significant portion of Israeli society finds nothing wrong with 'death to Arabs' & we're told 'they don't really mean that'".