“Stories from Israel’s Democracy”
Sunday, March 21, 2010
7:30 P.M.
ZOA @ 26 Ibn Givrol Street, Tel Aviv
Members of Knesset demand to prosecute a school principal who dared to discuss the Occupation with his students. The Interior Minister accuses organizations assisting migrant workers of “sabotaging the Zionist Enterprise.” The president of the New Israel Fund is condemned on the streets. And we still haven’t said anything about futile arrests, the Nakba law, or other initiatives seeking to label human rights activists in Israel as “traitors”.
Attacks on democracy in Israel are gaining momentum. The blows undermining the foundations of democracy are becoming more and more personal. Between the personal and the political, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) invites you to an evening of personal-political stories from Israel’s democracy – 2010 version, its deteriorating state and initiatives to change the troubling reality before it’s too late.
Panel moderated by journalist Maya Bengal, with participants:
Prof. Naomi Chazan – Former MK and President of the New Israel Fund
Ram Cohen – Principal of Tel Aviv Municipal High School Aleph
Attorney Dan Yakir – Chief Legal Counsel of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel
Mikhael Manekin – Director of “Breaking the Silence”
Mary Copti – Principle of the “Yaffa” Arab Democratic School
Shevy Korzen – Executive Director of the Hotline for Migrant Workers
Made possible through the support of the European Community.
For details, contact join@acri.org.il
