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Ma Kore online, an internet platform hosting weekly livestreams on issues important to Israel, devoted its 20 December episode to “the Arab sector”.

Ma Kore’s guest was Manar Bsoul, a member of Hadash and coordinator of the School of Solidarity project run by Dor Moriah NGO and the Mossawa advocacy centre.

Manar comes from Nazareth, has a bachelor’s degree in psychology, studied in Russia and speaks excellent Russian.

The broadcast discussed:

  • relations between Muslim and Christian Arabs;
  • the Arab sector’s attitude towards the State of Israel and its policies;
  • Arab citizens’ attitude towards Jewish democracy;
  • what life is like for an Arab woman in Israel;
  • what Russians and Arabs have in common.

This lively and enjoyable conversation confirmed a simple point: “When people approach one another with interest rather than hatred, cooperation and solidarity emerge.”