Manuel Trachtenberg

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People gather in Lewisnky Park after police arrested a member of a tent city, 8 August, 2011 (photo: Activestills)
Israeli public re-awakens after years of political alienation
By Don Futterman In a country where no one listens, with a government system designed for maximum opacity, it was unprecedented to see Israeli citizens invited to a public hearing to tell our leaders what our national priorities ought to be in order to achieve social justice. The government-appointed committee charged with holding a dialogue…
By +972 Magazine August 31, 2011
Social protest in Jaffa, 27 August, 2011 (Photo: Keren Manor/Activestills)
Arab social justice needs heard by the gov’t-what about J14?
The leaders of a civil society organization working for equality for the Palestinian citizens of Israel spoke on Tuesday before the Trachtenberg committee  – the government-appointed panel charged with recommending steps to improve economic and social justice in Israel. The committee’s invitation to Ron Gerlitz and Dr. Mary Totry of Sikkuy, the Association for Civil…
By Dahlia Scheindlin August 30, 2011
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