Hillel Frisch is an associate professor in the Departments of Political Studies and Middle East Studies in Bar-Ilan University and Senior Research Associate at the BESA Center for Strategic Studies. His latest books are The Palestinian Military between Militias and Armies and Islamic Radicalism and International Security: Challenges and Response, co-edited with Efraim Inbar. He has published extensively in leading journals in political science and Middle East studies. His most recent articles include a commentary in International Security on whether terrorist organizations are rational and articles on Islamic radicalism and Arab nationalism, the persistence of monarchies and the demise of the PLO, which appeared in Critical Review, the Review of International Studies and Political Science Quarterly, respectively.

• 1. Israel and its Arab citizens: perspectives and argument; 2. Israel's security profile and state-minority relations: an historical overview; 3. State policies towards Israel's Palestinians; 4. The domestic politics of Israel's Arab citizens; 5. Extra-parliamentary organizations, patterns of protest and terrorism; 6. Israeli Arab identity: commemorating the nabka; 7. The PLO, the PA, and Israel's Arab citizens; 8. Identifying with the enemy: Israel's Arab citizens and the Arab world; 9. Israeli Arab political demands and Israeli security; 10. Conclusion.

“The status of Israel's Arabs has become an increasingly contentious political issue in Israel, and Frisch offers an informed, insightful, and fresh look at how Israel's security situation shapes policies and public attitudes toward this important minority community. Israel's Security and its Arab Citizens weaves together perspectives from international relations and domestic politics, offering lessons on what is unique regarding Israel's circumstances and what is generalizable to other divided societies in a dangerous threat environment.” – Daniel Byman, Georgetown University; Senior Fellow, Saban Center, The Brookings Institution; author of A High Price: The Triumphs and Failures of Israeli Counterterrorism