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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>** Please accept
our apologies in case of cross-postings.<font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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none'> </span></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>I N V I T A T I O N<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
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font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>PANEL TO INTRODUCE NEW PERSPECTIVES<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>ARAB PALESTINIAN MEDIA RIGHTS IN <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">ISRAEL</st1:country-region></st1:place>;<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>HISTORICAL, INSITUTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL
INSIGHTS<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Date: <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>17, November 2005</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Time: <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>11:00 – 13:00</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Room: <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>La Goulette</span></b>,
at Parc des Expositions du Kram (Pal Expo du Kram), <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Tunis</st1:State></st1:place> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-bottom:9.0pt;text-align:justify'><b><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal;font-style:normal'>In terms of its policies and presence in the
international arena, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Israel</st1:place></st1:country-region>
is a country about which much tends to be written and known. Little, however,
is known about the national, ethnic, cultural, and linguistic diversity of its
citizenry. For the </span></font></i></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:normal'>first time</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal;font-style:normal'>, an Arab Palestinian NGO will present detailed
information on the media situation in Israel, as it pertains to Palestinian
citizens. Through this panel, we aim to underline the necessity of access to
the media, fair and unbiased representation in the media of the indigenous Palestinian
minority, as well as the importance of a genuine commitment to the principles
outlined in Article 19, as crucial elements in achieving equity for the Palestinian
society in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region></st1:place>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Presentations in the panel will be delivered by:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Dr. Mustafa Kabaha*, on “The Role of
the Palestinian-Arab Press in Shaping Public Opinion among the Palestinian Arab
Society in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Israel</st1:place></st1:country-region>:
1948 <st1:metricconverter ProductID="-2005”" w:st="on">-2005”</st1:metricconverter>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dr. Kabaha’s presentation will focus on the shaping of
public opinion among the Palestinian society in Israel, since the establishment
of the state of Israel in 1948 to the present day .The discussion will deal
with the mechanisms of journalistic work in the Arabic-language media, in the
context of the Palestinian minority and its relationship to the Jewish majority
and the Israeli Government. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Dr. Amal Jamal*, on “Coverage of Palestinians
in the Hebrew Media” and “Media Consumption Patters among Palestinians
in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Israel</st1:place></st1:country-region>
Today“ <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dr. Jamal’s presentation explores the influence of
mass media on processes of identity construction for individuals and groups by
examining patterns of media consumption among the Palestinian society in <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Israel</st1:place></st1:country-region> today,
alongside the way in which this minority is portrayed in the Israeli Hebrew
media. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Ms. <st1:PersonName ProductID="Nahed Dirbas"
w:st="on">Nahed Dirbas</st1:PersonName>* on “Challenges of Arab
Journalists in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region></st1:place>”
and “Images of Women in the Media”<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In the first of a two-part presentation, Ms. Dirbas will
present the challenges faced by Palestinian journalists in their dealings with
the Israeli authorities, and the double standards applied to the Arabic and the
Hebrew media in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Israel</st1:place></st1:country-region>.
The second part of the lecture will focus images of women in the media,
covering gender representations in both the Arabic and Hebrew media in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I am looking forward to seeing you there!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:PersonName ProductID="Heidi Paredes" w:st="on"><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Heidi
Paredes</span></font></st1:PersonName><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:
Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Development Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I'lam, <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Media</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType> for Arab Palestinians in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>POB 101, 16000 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Nazareth</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Tel. +972-4-6001370, Fax. +972-4-6001418<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>www.ilamcenter.org <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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