קול גבעת חביבה

The Honorable Minister for Gender and Minority Equality, and the Advancement of Youth and Senior Citizens, Ms. Gila Gamliel; the Honorable German Ambassador to Israel, Mr. Andreas Michaelis; Mr. Ayman Odeh, Chair of the Joint List of Arab Parties; Ms. Ms. Zehava Galon, Chair of Meretz party; Prof. Eileen F. Babbitt and dear members of the Ridgefield Group; Ms. Judith Stelmach, representative of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Israel; mayors, representatives of government agencies, directors and activists in civil society associations, members of the business sector, friends and partners ; distinguished guests: Welcome to the Third Givat Haviva Conference on Building a Shared Society in Israel. Givat Haviva was founded 66 years ago. The first center for the partnership of Jews and Arabs was established here more than half a century ago. It was founded by pioneers and groundbreakers. Many of our graduates are out in the field, leading organizations, heading municipalities, working as