Alexander Yakobson of Jerusalem 's Hebrew University has said " There is very little actual violence between Israeli Jews and Israeli Arabs . Given the length and the intensity of the conflict , that is both surprising and encouraging . " In the 1956 Kafr Qasim massacre , 48 unarmed Arab citizens , returning to their village , were gunned down by an Israel Border Police platoon ; a curfew had been imposed , but the villagers were not informed of it . Arab citizens have also been killed by Israeli security forces in the wake of violent demonstrations and riots , such as the March 1976 Land Day demonstrations , which left 6 dead , and the October 2000 events in which 12 Israeli Arabs and one Palestinian from Gaza were killed
Kafr Qasim massacre
Kafr Qasim massacre
Arab citizens of Israel