Program
9:30 Registration and welcoming remarks:
- Dr. Lars Hänsel, Representative of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Israel
- Head of the Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research
- Representative of the Gevim Group
10:00 – 11:30 First Session
Nationalism and Multiculturalism in Mixed Cities
Chairperson: Dr. Ephraim Lavie, Tel Aviv University
- Mixed cities in Israel – An overview Mr. Arik Rodnitzky, Tel Aviv University
- Multiculturalism in the sphere of everyday life in Israel’s mixed cities Dr. Ravit Goldhaber, Ben Gurion University of the Negev
- Isolationism or coexistence – National implications of regional events Prof. Rassem Khamaisi, University of Haifa
- Patterns of separation and integration of Jews and Arabs in Israel’s mixed cities Prof. Itzhak Schnell, Tel Aviv University
11:30–13:00 Second Session
Institutional approaches to address multicultural and nationalist complexity
Chairperson: Dr. David Shimoni, Mediator and senior team member of the Gevim Group
- Mr. Baruch Sugarman, Director of Community Service, Ministry of Welfare and Social Services
- Mr. Yaakov Goaz (Gez) – Head of Metzila (Community and Crime Prevention), Ministry of Internal Security
- Mr. Ali Elkarnawi – Supervisor of the Bedouin Dispersion, Ministry of Education
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:30 Third Session
Existing patterns of coexistence in mixed cities
Facilitator: Ms. Faten Elzinaty – Community Dialogue Coordinator and Mediator, Gevim Group
- Mr. Aharon Atias – General Director, Lod Torah Garin
- Mr. Mohammad Abu Aliwa – Deputy Qadi of Lod and Director of Hama’ayan (“The Spring”) College, Lod
- Ms. Orit Yulezry – Former Director of the Community Mediation and Dialogue Center, Lod
- Ms. Maha Al-Nakib – Secretary of Democratic Front for Peace and Equality, Lod office
15:30 – 16:00 Summary and Prospects for the Mixed Cities Project
Facilitator: Mr. Omri Gefen – Chairman of Gevim Group
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