A country claiming to be democratic must be committed to the basic rights of all its citizens, including their right to good health. As long as Israel blocks female Arab candidates from being admitted to medical studies, it endangers the health of thousands and wastes huge sums of moneyRiad Aghbariyeh11:32 PM • June 13 2026 IDTThe barriers facing Bedouin students seeking higher education affect not only them but the entire local population. Imagine a young Bedouin woman who grew up in an unrecognized village with no legal status, with an irregular supply of water and electricity and very scant internet access. She'll be asked in interviews about experiences she has had no chance of acquiring. Her life experience consists of five goats and five little brothers, and even if she is accepted to medical school, she has no infrastructure to support her studies.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel healthIsrael educationDruzeIsraeli politicsBedouinHealth & BodyArab IsraelisWomen's rightsHuman rightsNegevCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealHormuzUNRWAIsrael ElectionsPark Slope Food Co-opWorld CupHaQuizHaaretz PodcastWhen the 'Soft' Bibi-ists Get FedupAs the U.K. Sanctions Settler Farms, Israel Expands ThemIsrael Needs National Plan That Would Enable Bedouin Women to Study MedicineFork Found in Kitchen: Israelis Have Discovered the OccupationIsrael Doubts U.S. Ability to Force Iran to Remove Uranium Store, Sources SayRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMISix-year-old Boy Punctures a Magritte Iconic Masterpiece at Israel MuseumTrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election CampaignOne Killed, Five Wounded in Terror Shooting Rampage in Central IsraelNetanyahu May Find His Way Back From Trump's Humiliation, but Back to What?What's the Difference Between Jewish and Palestinian Terror?Netanyahu's Middle East Doctrine Has Collapsed – and It's Costing Him Washington