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Dor Moriah NGO, the Mossawa advocacy centre and the Association of Russian-speaking Arabs — graduates of universities in the USSR and CIS — invite you to a meeting on “Police violence against ethnic minorities in Israel”.


17:30-21:00, 23.10.2020, Friday
Mossawa Center, 5 St Luke’s Street, Haifa.

A panel discussion in Arabic and Russian marking the 20th anniversary of the events of October 2000.


17:30-18:00
Participant registration and opening of the conference

18:00-19:30
October 2000 — Balfour 2020: police lawlessness as a practice of social oppression.

Participants:
Professor Mahmoud Yazbak — uncle of Wasim Yazbak, who was shot dead by police during a demonstration in October 2000.
Jafar Farah — head of the Mossawa Center. Moderator: Wahiba Ziad.

19:30-19:45
Break


19:45-21:15
Civic opposition: tools available to minority groups to combat police violence and change government policy.

Participants:
Mohammad Barakeh — former Hadash member of the Knesset and head of the Higher Follow-Up Committee for Arab Citizens.
Michael Moore — doctor of economics and human rights advocate.

Moderator: Manar Bsoul


The event will be available via Zoom with simultaneous interpretation.
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