UJC's 2008 General Assembly took place in Israel on November 16-19, 2008.
The Inter-Agency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues was involved with the following activities at the GA:
I. NOVEMBER 17 - 10:15 - 11:30AM
Panel Title: "Building a Shared Israeli Society - Challenges and Responses from Jewish and Arab Citizens of the State of Israel"
Chaired by: Steve Schwager and Brian Lurie, Co-Chairs, Inter-Agency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues
Panel/Experts: Session participants will view a short clip from from the popular Israeli satiric sitcom, "Arab Labor" related to the topics listed below. The experts noted below will then delve into the issues with a factual approach.
Amal Elsana Alhjooj / The Arab-Jewish Center for Equality, Empowerment and Cooperation (AJEEC)/ Leadership development & Women's empowerment
Mr. Mike Prashker / founder and director of MERCHAVIM, The Institute for the Advancement of Shared Citizenship in Israel / Education
Professor Yossi Tamir / director, JDC's Tevet Employment initiative / Employment/Economic development
Nadia Hilo, Member of Knesset/ Challenges and Opportunities of building a Shared Society
II. NOVEMBER 18 - TRACK #1
"The Challenges of the Negev Bedouin"
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III. NOVEMBER 18 - TRACK #27
"Breaking the Barriers through Coexistence and Cooperation: A visit to the backyard of Israeli citizenship in the Wadi Ara"
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IV. NOVEMBER 20
The World Council of Jewish Communal Service (WCJCS) featured the work of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues.
Plenary II - 9:00 - 10:30am
- "Coalition Building: A New Method for Addressing Needs" by Jeffrey Solomon, President, Andrea and Charles Bronfman Foundation and Task Force Executive Committee member
- "Case study on the Inter-Agency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues" by Brian Lurie, Co-chair, Task Force
V. Task Force Member organizations hosted various activities during and after the GA.
- Conference on Jewish Philanthropy and the Third Sector at Hebrew University - November 16
For more information, click here. - New Israel Fund Mixed Cities Site Visit - November 20
For more information, click here. - The Center for Jewish Arab Economic Development's National Business Conferences - November 26 & 30
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