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Coexist: Culture and Conflict

Israel: Law, Social Justice and Civil Society

Project

Susan Perry & Sharon Weill (History & Politics): Israel: Law, Social Justice and Civil Society  

Professors Susan Perry and Sharon Weill led a six-day study trip for ten ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ students to Israel in late October 2019, focusing on the theme of Law, Social Justice and Civil Society. Students visited Jerusalem and Haifa. In this funding cycle, students produced a short documentary video of the trip, which was completed as part of Professor Weill’s PO5012 Civil Society. ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ students were introduced to the civil society peace dialogue in three cities – Jerusalem, Haifa and Tel Aviv, including visits with the Jerusalem Women’s Center (an Israeli-Arab center for peace activism), a special briefing at Israeli Supreme Court, an NGO specializing in migration issues in Haifa, and an NGO specializing in inter-community human rights education in Tel Aviv, to name a few. Students filmed interviews with peace activists and lawyers dedicated to social justice in a country that is increasingly divided.  Â