Nof Hagalil, Israel | Oct. 23, 2026, 4:21 p.m. ET | 11 min read

I t’s 8:30 a.m. and Mohammad Magadli and Sanaa Hammoud are sitting across an oval desk in a glass-enclosed soundproof studio. They have been on the air since dawn, reporting the news at the popular Arabic language station Nas Radio.

On this morning’s program: The United States and Iran are negotiating over the Strait of Hormuz. The first day of school in Israel is coming up. And just this morning, Israeli authorities demolished buildings in nearby Arab towns.

Below the studio, through floor-to-ceiling windows, is the view of Nazareth, a city in the hills of the Galilee. It’s the largest Arab city in Israel, a collage of tightly packed limestone-clad apartment buildings, minarets, mosques, and church spires.…