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Fathom Highlight – ‘This shows it is possible to transform Israel into a just society’: Ron Gerlitz on the Arab Economic Development Plan / 12 January / 2016

The Israeli government has approved an ambitious $3.85 billion plan for the social and employment development of Israel’s Arab citizens. In this week’s Fathom Highlight Ron Gerlitz, the co-executive director of Sikkuy: the Association for the Advancement of Civic Equality, explains how and why the plan was passed and why it is a historic move that shows it is possible to transform Israel into a more just society.

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‘This shows it is possible to transform Israel into a just society’: Ron Gerlitz on the Arab Economic Development Plan

by Ron Gerlitz

The Israeli government has approved an ambitious $3.85 billion plan for the social and employment development of Israel’s Arab citizens. Ron Gerlitz, the co-executive director of Sikkuy: the Association for the Advancement of Civic Equality, explains how and why the plan was passed and why it is a historic move that shows it is possible to transform Israel into a more just society. Why this decision is so important The main reason is that the core of this decision is an adjustment...

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