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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><i><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;
font-style:italic'>** Please accept our apologies in case of cross-postings.</span></font></i><i><font
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N V I T A T I O N<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>PANEL
TO INTRODUCE NEW PERSPECTIVES<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;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=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>HISTORICAL,
INSITUTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL INSIGHTS<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>Date: <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>17, November 2005</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>Time: <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>11:00 – 13:00</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>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=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:9.0pt;text-align:justify'><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'>In terms of its policies and presence in the international
arena, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region></st1:place>
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 <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>first time</span></b>, an
Arab Palestinian NGO will present detailed information on the media situation
in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Israel</st1:place></st1:country-region>,
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=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>Presentations in the panel will be
delivered by:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;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:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region></st1:place>: 1948 <st1:metricconverter
ProductID="-2005”" w:st="on">-2005”</st1:metricconverter>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>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=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>Dr.
Amal Jamal*, on “Coverage of Palestinians in the Hebrew Media” and
“Media Consumption Patters among Palestinians in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region></st1:place> Today“ <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>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:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region></st1:place>
today, alongside the way in which this minority is portrayed in the Israeli
Hebrew media. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;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=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>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:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region></st1:place>. 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=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>I am looking forward to seeing you
there!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName ProductID="Heidi Paredes" w:st="on"><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'>Heidi Paredes</span></font></st1:PersonName><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>Development Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>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=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>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=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>Tel. +972-4-6001370, Fax.
+972-4-6001418<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>www.ilamcenter.org <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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