We must agree how to disagree!

Israel summer 2006 – The Second Lebanon War
Jewish - Arab relations in Israel in deep crisis
Israel winter 2009 – War in Gaza
Jewish - Arab relations in Israel in deep crisis
How shall we come out of it? Is there a chance for “shared life”?
What is acceptable and what isn’t in times of war? What are the limits of protest?
And why bring it up now – when things are boiling over?
Because this time, it seems, that the crisis is deeper. And if we don’t talk - it can only get
worse We must agree how to disagree!
Please enter in your diary our invitation to an encounter and open discussion of
these crucial and painful issues
On the agenda:
• A glance at Arab society in Israel in times of war – an inside glance
• War, oncoming elections, Jews and Arabs – what next? – A political discussion
• And what if women were at the helm of power?
• A spotlight on Turkey – Moslems and Jews
• A spotlight on Hamas, PLO, and Arab-Jewish relations in Israel
• War, Arab –Jewish relations from the Jabotinsy school of thought
Participants:
*MK Rabbi Michael Melchior, Green Movement - Meimad * MK Zeev Elkin, Likud *
Salman Natour, author and co-editor of Du-Et * MK Dr. Hana Swaid, Hadash * Aida
Touma-Sliman, director,Women Against Violence * Dr. Mari Totry, Oranim College *
Salem Joubran, poet, former editor of “Al-Ittihad” * Ebtissam Mar’ana, film director *
Samih al-Qasim, poet and honorary editor of “ Kul al-Arab” * Ilan Gilon, The New Movement-
Meretz * Dr. Alon Liel, former director of the Foreign Ministry and Charge d’Affaires
of Israel in Turkey * Yochanan Tzoref, Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies * Dr.
Sarah Ozacky-Lazar, The Citizens’ Accord Forum * Dr. Yossi Achimeir, Jabotinsky Institute
* Dr. Yunas Abu-Rabia, Soroka Hospital * Daniel Ben-Simon, Labor candidate for
the Knesset * Lior Sagi, Amnon Beeri- Sulitzeanu and Mohammad Darawshe, Abraham
Fund Initiatives * Udi Cohen and Ibrahim Abu-Shindi, Citizens’ Accord Forum
For details and registration at the Citizens’ Accord Forum offices – tel: 02-6731118
The discussions will be conducted in Hebrew
Israel 2009: Jews, Arabs – unavoidable conflict?
the meeting will be 15.1.09 between 16:00-20:30 kedem st. 109 Jaffa