ABSTRACT
Both the government and the voluntary agencies act according to political and economic interests and agendas. These interests sometimes are common for Jews and Arabs, but more often have a special reflection upon the Arab population in Israel. With regard to the Arabs, national policies and politics which determine all other institutional approaches have been discriminatory in their principal guideline—the very legitimacy attributed to delays in development of Arab communities by the responsible bureaucracies on the basis of Jewish primacy. Arabs have not only been excluded from employment in the military and defense sectors, but have also not been equally employed in the public health services as in the public sector in general. As Arab leadership makes public stands adequate to representing the needs of the Arab population in Israel, this population's increasing political and financial weight can be expected to be applied toward achieving equality within the health services system.
