The Arab sector makes up for approximately 20% of the population in Israel. This population resides in part, in regions and cities inhabited by both Jews and Arabs. To what extent is the majority-minority relationship in Israel characterized by coexistence and cooperation or rather deprivation and alienation? Is it possible to identify guiding trends in this issue? How can the government and the Israeli civil society help lead us toward a tomorrow of fruitful coexistence? How should life in mixed cities and regions be conducted in the world of tomorrow? Are we headed toward a common or a segregated future?

Moderator:

Mr. Mohammad Darawshe, Israel

Co-Executive Director, Abraham Fund Initiatives; Former Deputy Director of Givat Haviva Institute; Elected member of Iksal municipal council; Political analyst

Participants:

Professor Rassem Khamaisi, Israel

Senior Researcher and Planner, International Peace and Cooperation Center (IPCC); Lecturer, Department of Geography, Haifa University

Professor Frances Raday, Israel

Chair, Concord Research Center for Integration of International Law in Israel, The Haim Striks School of Law, Colman University; WEOG Rapporteur, UN Human Rights Council Working Group on Discrimination against Women

Lord David Trimble, UK

Member of the British Parliament; First Minister of Northern Ireland; Former Leader, Ulster Unionist Party; Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (1998)

Mr. Yona Yahav, Israel

Mayor of Haifa; Member of the 14^th Knesset