This year’s Jaffa Convention took place on 20 December 2012, focussing on topics that determine the agenda and set of priorities of both the Jewish and Arab communities in Israel. more...

On 2 December 2012, Shatil arranged with the support of Hanns Seidel Foundation for a panel discussion on the state budget in Tel Aviv. This panel discussion forms part of the ongoing activities of Shatil to inform a wider public about the composition and the allocation of public resources in Israel. more...

Since 2012, Hanns Seidel Foundation and the Palestinian Wildlife Society consult the Ministry of Education of the Palestinian Authority for integrating Environmental Education into the Palestinian school curricula. From 4 to 6 November, 2012 the working group arranged an international workshop in Bethlehem in order to scrutinize the results of this process. more...

This year the Department of Education and the Mayor of Ussefiya launched a project that aims to create an ethic code for the municipality under the guidance of the Academy for Quality Government. The writing of the code is tailored to the specific needs of the community. more...

From the 6th to the 7th of October 2012 the 8th annual „Taybeh Oktoberfest“ took place in the small village of Taybeh, 35 km north of Jerusalem. Since 2006 the Hanns Seidel Foundation has supported the “Taybeh Brewery” and its extraordinary and unique event in the Palestinian Territories. more...

In 2008 Shatil launched the project “Haifa as a Model City of Joint Living”, a project that comprised the study of best practice of shared living and its implication for Haifa. The results of this longterm activities were now summarized in a publication with the support of Hanns Seidel Foundation. more...

The I'lam Media Center for Arab Palestinians in Israel launched this year in cooperation with the Hanns Seidel Foundation the project ”Palestinian Citizens as Constituents of a Debating Society” that targets Palestinian youth of the Northern districts and engages them in intellectual exchange and debate on topics that impact the lives of Israeli Arabs. more...

On August 28, 2012 Shatil, initiative for social  change in Israel, implemented with the support of the Hanns Seidel Foundation a day-long seminar in Tel Aviv, setting the ground for collaborative efforts to promote a more socially-just State Budget for the year 2013.  more...