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Chloé S. Valdary 📚 @cvaldary
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The problem with @IfNotNowOrg is not its concern for the Arab community; the problem is that it is painting a caricatured image of what's going on on the ground -- the very caricature it claims to despise.
In fact there are many government initiatives at work on the ground that aim to not only minimize the occupation but invest in Arab communities.

It isn't perfect, and the Israeli govt. isn't angelic but nor is it monstrous. The problem is that @IfNotNowOrg is dishonest.
Here are a few cooperative orgs and initiatives (some govt. funded) helping to bridge the gaps between Jewish and Arab communities in Israel:
1. Givat Haviva - Center for a Shared Society: gh-is.org

2. Israeli-Palestinian Economic Development: Japan & Israel invested a total of $350 million to expand the Jericho Agro Industrial Park. This was spearheaded by Min. Ayoub Kara, minister for regional co-op.
3. The development of Silicon Wadi, the new booming Arab Silicon Valley in Tel Aviv, directly invested in by the Israeli government. tabletmag.com/jewish-news-an…
4. Hadag Nachash's One Shekel Festival

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival_…
The Muslim Leadership Initiative, A product of the Shalom Hartman Initiative: hartman.org.il/Programs_Landi…
The Leading Change governmental Initiative - ynetnews.com/articles/0,734…
Resolution 922, which calls for an investment of NIS 15 billion economic development in the Israeli Arab community over five years. iataskforce.org/resources/view…
There's more I can list. Be part of healthy, sustainable change and bridge the gaps. You do not bridge gaps by alienating communities or by caricaturing the realities on the ground. Be part of the solution.

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