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October 2008

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Events and News in this month’s newsletter:

                                        

                                UPCOMING EVENTS

 

Tuesday, 2nd December 2008
Human Rights Awards Dinner

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NIF in the Jewish Film Festival

Come to the NIF-sponsored film ‘Strangers’ (Zarim) !

Sun 16/11/2008 - 20:00

at the Odeon Swiss Cottage

Thu 20/11/2008 - 20:45  

at the Everyman Hampstead

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NEWS

In the Wake of Akko Riots, Mixed Cities Compel Attention

With several days of internecine violence in Akko focusing Israeli attention on the Jewish-Arab mixed cities, the underlying issues in Akko, Haifa, Jaffa, Ramle and Lod deserve closer attention.

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Combating Segregation Of Ethiopian – Born Students In Petach Tikvah Schools.  

As the new school year begins, most of the 700 Ethiopian-born schoolchildren in Petach Tikvah are studying in classrooms which are virtually segregated from other Israeli schoolchildren. 

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Inequality Growing Between Israeli Jews and Arabs
The second annual Equality Index published by New Israel Fund (NIF) grantee Sikkuy – the Association for the Advancement of Civil Equality in Israel demonstrates a widening economic, health and lifestyle gap between Israel’s Jews and Arabs.
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Shatil In The International Arena: Paris and Pisa

At the beginning of September, SHATIL participated in the UN Department of Public Information's (DPI) human rights conference for NGOs in Paris.
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After New Israel Fund protest, Israeli Army Admits Error In Returning African Refugees To Egypt
A senior Israeli Defence Force (IDF) officer has admitted that there was an “error in the field” last month when the Israeli army returned 98 African refugees, who had entered Israel from Sinai seeking asylum, to Egypt.
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New Pollution Index Puts Pressure On Candidates For Environmental Progress

With municipal elections scheduled to take place in Israel on 11TH November, The Israel Union for Environmental Defence (IUED) has begun publishing an environmental index for Israel’s largest cities.

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Message from Ellen Goldberg, New Israel Fund UK Executive Director
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