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a sense of solidarity based on shared experiences and destiny. Developing solidarity between the groups include critical dialogue on shared and disparate experiences as disempowered and excluded groups in society and 'deconstructing' the experiences that pitted these groups against one another economically and socially. The relationship between
Mizrahi Jews and the Palestinian Arab minority in Israel could become the critical bridge needed to reconcile cultural, linguistic and political gaps in understanding and agreement between the two peoples and a powerful force for peace and justice in Israel and Palestinian territories. The Mossawa Center - The Advocacy Center for Arab Citizens in Israel is a partner in the upcoming project.
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This project cultivates the development of a new set of allies, Mizrahi Jews and
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Winning the legendary 2002 High Court of
Justice case on social housing rights, which has influenced national policy-making as well as the practice of house ownership by disadvantaged and minority groups all over the country. This case was a legal precedent on distributive justice, and is taught in
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The proposed project intends to work within some of Israel's most weakened communities to provide participants with the knowledge, consciousness, skills and tools to stand up for their rights to decent and fair education, housing, employment and cultural expression. The Mobile
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multiculturalism." The organization describes itself as "Mizrahi in its goals, universal in its beliefs and open to all those who identify with its values." The Keshet was founded in 1996 by a group of leading intellectuals, thinkers and artists, among them Prof.
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cities that have large concentrations of disempowered groups, such as
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