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The war in Lebanon amplified problems that Israeli society was already facing – lack of solidarity and isolation among significant portions of its citizens, particularly between Arabs and Jews, and between the centre and the periphery. The conference is to promote a dialogue among educators from the entire country and from all sectors on the possibilities and difficulties of addressing the schism and the rifts between Arabs and Jews, by consistently investing in civil education.

Schedule

11:30

Gathering & Refreshments

12:00

Keynote:

Prof. Yuli Tamir, Minister of Education.

12:45

Greetings:

Mr. David Vasserman, Head of the Northern Educational District.

Dr. Arik Karmon, President of the Israel Democracy Institute.

Dr. Lars Hänsel, Director of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.

Mr. Shimon Lankri, Mayor of Akko.

13:00

Prof. Mordechai Kremnitzer, The Israel Democracy Institute; Faculty of Law, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Building an Israeli "Civil Language" – Obstacles and Chances.

14:30

Mrs. Yehudit Zamir: A word on Behalf of the Combined Staff for the Implementation of the Kremnitzer and Shenaar Reports.

14:50

Panel: Obstacles and Chances in the building of an Israeli Civil Language

Chair:

Lawyer Arad Cohen, The Pedagogical secretariat.

Participants:

Prof. Maged Elhaj, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Haifa;

Dr. Moshe Cohen-Allia, The Academic College, Ramat-Gan;

Rabbi Yuval Sherlo, Head of the Talmudic College of Petac-Tikva;

Mrs. Noa Tzuk, Principal of the Arab-Jewish school "Galil".

17:00

Adjournment