Jewish-Arab Partnership

In Mahapach-Taghir, we promote an alternative discourse that endorses familiarity and acceptance of the other's narrative and needs, nurturing a positive perspective on identity, and encouraging inter-communal solidarity and partnership based on shared human rights values:

One of the first steps taken towards establishing the joint Arab-Jewish partnership is the Arab-Jewish Co-Directorship of Mahapach-Taghir that began in June 2006. This feminist and equal management model sends an important message to all of Mahapach-Taghir's communities - that an Arab-Jewish partnership is not only possible but one which gives the organization strength. We facilitate the establishment of a platform upon which Jewish-Arab partnership can be built for our women's leadership groups and our students by exposing repressed narratives and by encouraging collaboration and teamwork. Through numerous workshops and lectures, we reacquaint Palestinian communities with their repressed and forgotten narrative and heritage, and we encourage dialogue and cooperation between Arab and Jewish communities on the basis of shared interests, joint action plans and common objectives.