The Workshop was organized in cooperation with Mossawa Center – the Advocacy Center for Arabs in Israel.
Various Arab and Israeli Members of the Knesset, as well as representatives of Ministries participated in the Panel on the subject: Poverty – Numbers, Reasons and Vision for the Future.
Following the Panel was a Roundtable Discussion in which Reports from the Welfare Agencies and methods of coping with the challenges were discussed.
- a free society, based on the values of solidarity, which offers all its citizens the same opportunities to participate on political, economic, social and cultural levels, regardless of their origin, sex or religion
- a lively and strong democracy; sustainable economic growth with decent work for all
- a welfare state that provides more education and improved healthcare, but at the same time combats poverty and provides protection against the challenges that life throws at citizens
- a country that is responsible for peace and social progress in Europe and in the world.
