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Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation & The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies

THE KONRAD ADENAUER PROGRAM FOR JEWISH-ARAB COOPERATION

a symposium on:

The Arab Minority in Israel and the

17th Knesset Elections: Beginning of a New Era?

The symposium will take place on Wednesday, June 14,2006,

at the Malka Brender “Hall of Justice”,

Trubowitz Building of Law, Tel Aviv University

Hebrew-English simultaneous translation will be available

The Program

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14:00–15:00 First Session

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Chairperson: Dr. Lars Hänsel (Konrad Adenauer Foundation Representative in Israel)

Opening remakes: Prof. Shimon Shamir (Tel Aviv University)

Introductory lecture: Dr. Elie Rekhess (Tel Aviv University)

The 17th Knesset Elections in the Arab Sector – An Overview

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15:00–15:30 Coffee Break

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15:30–17:30 Second Session

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Chairperson: Dr. Elie Rekhess (Tel Aviv University)

Lecturers: Dr. Amal Jamal (Tel Aviv University)

Dilemmas of Arab Leadership in the Elections

Prof. Aziz Haidar (The Truman Institute and the Van-Leer Institure, Jerusalem)

Elections Boycott in the Arab Sector: A Perspective of a Decade (1996-2006)

Dr. Khalil Rinnawi (Academic Studies Division, The College of Management)

The Arabs in Israel: The Choice of Media in the Elections

Prof. Yoav Peled (Tel Aviv University)

Disqualification of Parties – the Public-Political Dimension