Member Opportunity: INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE ON ISRAELI ARAB ISSUES EDUCATIONAL BRIEFINGS

JFN Newsletter
July 2007

JFN is a member of The Inter-Agency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues. The Task Force is a diverse, broad-based coalition composed of approximately 70 North American Jewish organizations, foundations, federations and private philanthropists, who are committed to the welfare of Israel and support the Jewish state’s right to a secure and peaceful existence. We extend to you the invitation to take part in their new six-month initiative a series of educational briefings via conference call with prominent Israeli, Jewish and Arab, experts on critical issues and timely events. You will have the opportunity to hear first-hand reports on the topics listed below; to keep abreast of emerging trends in Israel and to ask candid questions.

Monday, August 13 / 12:00 - 12:40pm Eastern Standard Time
Speaker: Dr. Jack Habib - Director, Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute
Topic: The Israeli Arab Population: Factors that Influence Adequacy and Equality in Service Provision

Monday, September 10 / 12:00 - 12:40pm Eastern Standard Time
Speaker: Dr. Elie Rekhess -Director, Konrad Adenauer Program on Jewish-Arab Cooperation in Israel
Topic: Israeli Arabs: The Sharpening Dilemma of National Identity

Monday, October 8 / 12:00 - 12:40pm Eastern Standard Time
Speaker: Nabila Espanioly -Director, Al-Tufula Center
Topic: The Status, Challenges and Effects of Early Childhood Education in Israeli Arab Communities

Monday, November 12 / 12:00 - 12:40pm Eastern Standard Time
Speaker: Aida Touma Suliman -Co-Founder & General Director, Women Against Violence (WAV)
Topic: The Status of Arab Women in Israel

Monday, December 10 / 12:00 - 12:40pm Eastern Standard Time Speaker: Amal Elsana Alh'jooj - Director, AJEEC – Arab Jewish Center for Equality, Empowerment & Cooperation Topic: Growing Trends of Volunteerism and Empowerment of Women in the Bedouin Community