Figure 1. Taken in Haifa on October 06, 2012, the cover image is a graffiti in the predominantly Arab district of Wadi Nisnas and says “Haifa is the heart of Palestine” in Arabic. Painted in a city praised in official channels as exemplifying Israeli democracy and peaceful coexistence between Arabs and Jews, the graffiti illustrates the alienation of the Arab citizenry from Israeli society and the strong connection to their Palestinian identity. Interestingly, by the next evening, on October 07, the graffiti was already painted over. This too accounts for Arab marginalization in Israel and reveals the mechanisms of control and surveillance of Arab political and social expression in the country. Photo by Shourideh C. Molavi.