Voter Turnout and Voting Patterns among Arab citizens of Israel
Effective Representation of Arab Society in Israel
Symposium: Voter Turnout and Voting Patterns among Arab citizens of Israel
In co-operation with Bokra.net
Sunday, August 18, 2019
Legacy Hotel, Nazareth
Moderator: Nasreen Hadad Haj Yahya, Israel Democracy Institute, Director of the Jewish – Arab Relations Program
10:00-10:30 Reception
10:30-10:50 Opening Remarks
Yohanan Plesner, President, Israel Democracy Institute
Ghada Zoabi, Founder and owner of Bokra.net Communications
10:50-11:20 Barriers and Incentives to Voting among Arab Citizens of Israel– Presentation of Survey findings
Presenters:
Amnon Beéri-Sulitzeanu, Co-Executive Director, Abraham Initiatives
Amjad Shbita, Co-Executive Director, Sikkuy
Open Discussion
11:20-13:00 Voter Turnout and Voting Patterns in Arab Society – Can they be Changed in the Medium to Long Term?
Chair: Prof. Mustafa Kabha, Senior Scholar, Israel Democracy Institute
Participants:
Samer Sweid, The Arab Center for Alternative Planning, Founder of 17.9 Coalition
Afif Abu Much, Publicist, Activist and Founder of “Weekend Culture” in Arab society
Prof. Tamar Hermann, Senior Researcher and Academic Director, Guttman Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research, Israel Democracy Institute
Dr. Nohad Ali, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Western Galilee College
Dr. Manar Mahmoud, Department of International Relations, Tel Aviv University
Gida Rinoi Zhuabi, Director, Academic Center for Social Investments “Ecto”, The College of Management
Dr. Nasreen Shehada, Member of “Standing Together”
Open Discussion
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:45 Adapting Political Campaigns to Arab Patterns of Thinking to Increase Participation in Elections
Chair: Nasreen Hadad Haj-Yahya, Director, Arab-Jewish Relations Program, Israel Democracy Institute
Participants:
Ahman Elshech, Manager of the Data Center “Rakaz”
Eyal Arad, Strategic Consultant
Moshe Gaon, Political Strategic Consultant, Owner of “Gaon Holdings”
Mano Geva, Founder and CEO of Machon Midgam
Aid Kial, Strategic Marketing Consultant
Emilie Moatti, Journalist, Publicist and Social Activist
Yohsef Mkalda, CEO and Owner, Statnet Research
Ihab Kadach, Director of Research on the Arab Society Research, Midgam Elarab
Open Discussion
15:45-16:15 Summary
Prof. Mustafa Kabha, Senior Scholar Israel Democracy Institute
Prof. Yuval Shany, Vice President of Research, Israel Democracy Institute