Symposium
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PROGRAM:
9:00–10:00Opening Session
Greetings:Prof. Uzi Rabi, Director of the Konrad Adenauer Program for Jewish-Arab Cooperation
Dr. Lars Hänsel, Director of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Israel
Opening remarks:Prof. Shimon Shamir (Emeritus), Tel Aviv University, Former Member of the Or Commission
10:00–12:00First Session: The Or Commission’s Recommendations in the Test of Reality
Chairperson:Dr. Taghreed Yahiya-Younis (Tel Aviv University)
Lecturers:Dr. Guy Ben Porat (Ben Gurion University of the Negev)
The Police and Arab Society: Reality and Potential for Change
Attorney Abeer Baker (“Adalah” Legal Center)
Critical Perspective on the Decision to Close the Files of the October 2000 Fatalities
Prof. Shlomo Hasson (Hebrew University, Jerusalem)
Obstacles to Implementation of the Or Commission’s Recommendations and Possible Scenarios
Dr. Ilan Saban (University of Haifa)
The Supreme Court and the Burden of Israeli Society Hardships
12:00–13:30Luncheon
13:30–15:00Second Session: Political and Ideological Perspectives
Chairperson:Dr. Amal Jamal (Tel Aviv University)
Lecturers:Dr. Mustafa Kabaha (The Open University)
The Arabs in Israel – Renewing a National Discourse
Prof. Oded Haklai (Queen’s University, Canada)
The October 2000 Events: A True Turning Point?
Prof. Hillel Frisch (Bar Ilan University)
Ebb and Flow: Explaining Arab Political Demobilization after the October Disturbances
15:00–15:30Coffee break
15:30–17:00Third Session: Jewish-Arab Relations in Israel – Future Prospects
Chairperson:Dr. Ephraim Lavie (Tel Aviv University)
Lecturers:Prof. Yitzhak Reiter (Ashkelon Academic College and the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies)
The Work of Academic Think-Tanks and their Impact on Majority-Minority Relations
Dr. As’ad Ghanem (University of Haifa)
The Palestinian Citizens of Israel and the Bi-National Solution
Respondents:MK Orit Zuaretz (Kadima) and MK Afou Agbaria (Hadash), Co-Chairs of the Knesset Lobby for Promoting Ties Between Jews and Arab in Israel
