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Fathom Highlight | Israel's future is in the hands of its minorities / 11 October / 2016

This week’s highlight looks at the status of minorities in Israel. First is our in-depth interview with Rabbi Menahem Shemtov and Rebbetzin Shoshana Shemtov on their work to promote responsibility and participation of the ultra-Orthodox in Israeli society. Also Dr. Dalia Fadila, faculty member of the International School for Leadership and Diplomacy at the IDC Inter-Disciplinary Center in Herzliya, speaks to Fathom on her revolutionary Q Schools which aim to empower and integrate Arab youths in Israel.

Our voice of the week is General (ret) David Petraeus in discussion at RUSI on the security challenges in the Middle East and beyond facing the next US administration, 5 October 2016.

Our picture of the week is an ultra-Orthodox Jew performing the Kaparot ceremony, a Jewish ritual believed to transfer the sins of the past year to the chicken, which is performed before Yom Kippur.

‘People didn’t dream there would be Haredim’: an interview with Rabbi Menahem Shemtov and Rebbetzin Shoshana Shemtov

by Rabbi Menahem Shemtov and Rebbetzin Shoshana Shemtov

Rabbi Menahem Shemtov is the chairman of the Rabbis Committee for Inter-Religious Dialogue formally on behalf of the United Nations, and is the coordinator of the ultra-Orthodox programme at the Citizens’ Accord Forum (CAF) – an Israeli organisation that promotes mutual responsibility, participation and equal opportunity among all citizens of Israel. Rebbetzin Shoshana, originally from Manchester, is the project coordinator of CAF’s ultra-Orthodox women's group. Originally British, she has appeared at conferences, group meetings and been interviewed on Israel radio....

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Fathom Forum with Dr. Dalia Fadila: 'Q Schools: Educating for equality in Israel’
by Dalia Fadila

This September Fathom hosted Dr. Dalia Fadila, faculty member of the International School for Leadership and Diplomacy at IDC-Inter Disciplinary Center in Herzliya. Dr. Fadila...

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