INNOVATION AND ACTIVISM

Muhammad Kabiya

Activist

Muhammad Kabiya is an Israeli Bedouin who served in the IDF on a search and rescue team in the Israeli Air Force. Raised in the village of Kabiya, which was named after his family, Mohammad comes from a long line of Bedouin who have supported Israel. After finishing his service in the IDF, Mohammad continued his work on behalf of Israel, becoming an IDF consultant and pro-Israel activist. After a speaking tour of US campuses in 2017, Kabiya told Israeli TV, "I confronted Jewish students who claimed that Zionism is racism – I told them that they should be embarrassed." He continued, "My family sacrificed three soldiers in Israel’s battles. I’m defending the image of the state that they are trying to destroy.” (Photo: Courtesy.)