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ANNUAL REPORT 2010




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Contents



A WORD FROM THE BOARD                                                       4
I. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, VISION AND MISSION STATEMENT                   6
II. PALESTINIANS IN ISRAEL: THE LOST HUMAN SECURITY                         8
        1- INTRODUCTION                                                     8
        2- ARABS IN ISRAEL – ZERO PROSPECTS AND LESS SECURITY              10
        3- MISSING SECURITY                                                12
III. SPHERES OF OPERATION                                                  13
        A. EDUCATION                                                       13
           A.1. HEALTH EDUCATION                                           13
           A.2. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION                                    16
           A.3. SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION                                       16
        B. RESEARCH                                                        18
           B.1. SOCIAL RESEARCH                                            19
           B.2. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH                                        20
        C. CAPACITY BUILDING                                               28
           C.1. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE                                      28
           C.2. RIKAZ DATABANK TRAININGS                                   32
           C.3. ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVES               33
        D. COMMUNITY SERVICE                                               34
        E. LOBBYING AND ADVOCACY                                           36
           E.1. COMMUNAL EFFORTS                                           36
           E.2. NATIONAL CAMPAIGNS                                         40
           E.3. INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY                                     43



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IV. PUBLICATIONS                                                   44
     1. PUBLICATIONS – THE INSTITUTE OF APPLIED RESEARCH           44
        I. PUBLISHED ARTICLES                                      45
        II. BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS                                45
     2. OTHER PUBLICATIONS                                         45
V. UNDER DEVELOPMENT                                               46
     HEALTH RIGHTS CENTER                                          46
     ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CENTER                                  47
     RIKAZ DATABANK CENTER                                         48
     INSTITUTE OF APPLIED RESEARCH                                 49
VI. FINANCIAL RECORDS                                              50

VII. OUR SUPPORTERS                                                52

VIII. BOARD AND STAFF                                              54




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This report presents a brief summary of the
Galilee Society’s most important activities and

                                                      an acute lack of community infrastructure and
                                                      limited employment opportunities for women. In
achievements are a cumulative result of the Galilee   spite of all of the obstacles to development for
                                                      the Palestinian community in Israel’s internal and

within the Palestinian community in Israel.           believe that Israeli society as a whole – inclusive of


                                                      developmental initiatives that are based on


                                                      The Galilee Society’s work is built around a




contributed to an increase in violence as well as     various community stakeholders are one of the


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“Collaborating helps to establish a
   dynamic society in support of justice,

                                                                    individuals”


                                                     all people.




                                                     Galilee Society is determined to move forward with
                                                     its development initiatives

support of the victims of the Haiti earthquake. In   Israel.




                  Ms. Roseland Daem                                Mr. Baker Awawdy




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[I]                                            Organizational Structure
                                                           Vision and Mission



The Galilee Society – The Arab National Society




                                                     sustainable future.

                                                     The principal aim of the Galilee Society is to
service solutions for the underserved Palestinian

up   approaches   to   sustainable   development


communities.
Keenly aware of the myriad internal and external




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The Galilee Society works in two distinct
spheres; our General Program is comprised
of four professional departments: the Health
Rights Center, Environmental Justice Center,
Rikaz Databank Center and the Naqab (Negev)
Department. Our Strategic Projects include the
Institute for Applied Research and the Medicinal
Plant Center for Research and Education (Al-
Maissam).




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[II]                                                Palestinians in Israel
                                                      The Lost Human Security
                                                                  Baker Awawdy General Director




1- Introduction                                       due to a lack of equal opportunities and human




countries. The latter have limited the term’s scope   development obstacles faced by individuals and




from the state itself.


human security is pivotal in the formation of plans
for future social development. The disproportionate   this term down to the various elements of security
distribution of wealth and national resources
worldwide is simply another result of economic
                                                      of the kinds of threats that face individuals and




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environmental education.
it from analysis to initiative should also make it       Communal and Individual Security refers

of comprehensive security and the protections

                                                         structures without alternatives.
                                                         Political Security




human security concerns faced by the Palestinian

                                                         Cultural Security
    Economic Security refers to a lack of equal
                                                         folkloric curiosity whose cultural and artistic
                                                         activity is viewed as inferior and not worthy of
    includes the exclusion of Arab towns from            investment by the state.
                                                         Existential Security refers to expulsion
    Health Security                                      from the country. This has been the lot of
                                                         Palestinians since 1948 and continues in such

    and the inequality of services offered to the
    rich and poor. There also exists a lack of

    health services in the Arab community and        There is no doubt that the concept of human

    wide spread phenomena such as chain

    Environmental Security refers to the poor

                                                     our abuse of natural resources.




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2- Arabs in Israel – Zero Prospects and Less
Security




Since the Nakba of the Palestinian people and         until the next demolition? The only help popular
the establishment of Israel on the remains of their   committees receive is visits by representatives

                                                      The same is true in the area of unemployment
                                                      and poverty. Half of the Arab minority in Israel
                                                      lives below the poverty line unable to buy basic
considers its Arab minority an internal threat to



should be heavily monitored. Arabs in Israel have

                                                      lives of Arabs with many institutions of political
cultural and political structures of the State and
                                                      infrastructures for social institutions that could



in Israel have adopted an approach whereby


Israel as a democracy must not favor one ethnicity




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whereby Arabs in Israel are in desperate need
of security and political and social stability. The



                                                      people’s outlook. This approach rests upon the

                                                      for Israel’s Arabs and an immediate and drastic
The Arab community in Israel needs to feel secure

security in its widest form. The State’s bias


the basic axis from which all other demands for


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3- Missing Security                                   institutions. Many of the cases of corruption in
                                                      our local councils are considered a matter for

sharp and constant rise in expressions of racism
                                                      blame the Ministry for the failure and collapse of



                                                      council corruption. The same is true in education.

The amount of discriminatory laws passed in Israel    publications show the severe underachievement of
in the past decade shows that racism in Israel is
                                                      and directors of our educational institutions.

                                                      Most factions of our society live under such political


                                                      their situation. The lack of equal opportunities in
little sense of safety and security they had in all
                                                      their own lack of developmental vision and reliance
trust in the State and its institutions on the one




                                                      questions and represents what we believe can and



                                                      and take a more active role to better our reality.


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[III]
                                                              Spheres of Operation




A. Education

approach    to   development.




numerous topics that are often
absent from the mainstream




                                  are prominent examples of our
experiences and tailored to the   2010 educational activities and


                                  A.1. Health Education
                                  Mainstreaming          Drug
experts and follow up with        Prevention
current trends and approaches     Palestinian youth harms the



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Reem, a participant in the GS

      “
                                                    in Israel are on the rise and an additional 4000
                                                    Arab women contract the disease annually. The

      The researchers here work in many


                               impossible.“
                                                    some of women’s fears and misconceptions



                                                    HIV/AIDS Awareness Initiative – The Palestinian
                                                    community in Israel is still quite conservative


severely from this problem. Various audiences

of local authorities and hundreds of students
                                                    and prevention is unquestionable. The GS has

                                                    education in Arab schools with over three years of
methods of prevention at the individual and
                                                    efforts include the provision of lectures in schools
communal level. The Galilee Society believes that

and more prosperous community and will be
                                                    implemented around International AIDS Day.
closely.
                                                    cooperation with the Israel AIDS Association with
                                                    the participation of a hundred counselors and
Utilization of “A Door to Life” - The First
Arabic Film to Raise Awareness to Breast
Cancer


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which were disseminated in schools.

Patients’ Rights Publications                       Patients’ Rights Study Day

                                                    conducted a study day in the Naqab to raise
updated educational material in Arabic on the


material was distributed to health institutes and
                                                    the limited access to healthcare services for Arab

                                                    placed on those in need of these services and

                                                    healthcare system.

                                                    A. 2. Environmental Education

that suffers structural discrimination and health


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and materials to students from all over the country.




                                                       environment friendly life styles and tools to protect

conducted lectures in all of the schools (61 schools
                                                       Environmental Cleaning Day – in order to




Protection. Schools also received composters and       the municipality helped clean public spaces and

the   coordinators    connected      the   schools’    on the importance of environmental preservation.


                                                       The GS considers science education pivotal to the
paper and batteries and then either reuse them
internally (i.e. create art from waste to decorate


schools were awarded the status and received
                                                                                                    nd
                                                                                                         Israel


                                                       festival in cooperation with the Israeli Ministry




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Director of Special Education

of the Institute. The participants were particularly     “Our school was founded over ten


use of wastewater for everyday needs.
                                                           such activities. I thank the Galilee
                                                                  Society for this initiative.”


heard an explanation about each laboratory and
participated in presentations by the Institute’s
M.Sc. students and research assistants. It was the     a remarkable impact on their academic pursuits.


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RIKAZ DATABANK CENTER



  world experience an interconnected existence




                                                    levels within the Palestinian population. In
  this information for an informed and educated




  An acute lack of reliable information and data
  about the Palestinian minority in Israel led to




B. Research

the only Arab NGOs in Israel to combine research    statistics about the Palestinian minority in Israel.




                                                    scholarly   relationships   with   other   research




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it is research that derives from the community and          Gender Minority Mainstreaming Research
                                                            (GMM) –




discriminatory mechanisms within the state.
                                                            of these women take part in Israel’s labor force
B.1. Social Research

Survey –

depth study conducted every three years about
the Palestinian minority in Israel. The 2010 survey
                                                            women.




and culture and public order. Some of the unique


sensitivity of the survey to distinct types of localities




                                                            statistical areas (North, Haifa, South

                                                                   participated, which constitute



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researchers submitted 30 new research proposals to
                                                   both local and international research funds and were

which all relevant sources were reviewed and the

Arab Knesset members and divided into relevant




                                                   research under the supervision of the Institute’s
                                                   researchers in collaboration with researchers from



assessment and problem statement.                  labs under the supervision of its researchers.


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THE INSTITUTE OF APPLIED RESEARCH


Palestinian students are less inclined to study



                                                  initiatives and industry. The Institute’s research
professional and employment opportunities for
                                                  needs and is committed to cooperation with




into academics’ employment in universities
                                                  development and enhancement of economic
                                                  opportunities for the Arab community.

                                                  its research activity has been devoted to explore
                                                  cost effective and sustainable treatment
of the lack of equal opportunities on the one


the other.                                        on antimicrobial properties of medicinal plants



                                                  hypercholesterolemia and metabolic syndrome
                                                  in the Palestinian community.




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THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CENTER

     The Arab Palestinian minority in Israel experiences
                                                           The Galilee Society views proper environmental


     into consideration that Palestinians constitute




                                                           public’s awareness to the importance of

                                                           as well and promote the attainment of their




                                                           the needs and realities of our community.

Research projects approved for funding
during 2010                                                     wetlands for municipal wastewater treatment
                                                                and UV systems for disinfection and reuse of
1.                  Constructed Wetlands and
     UV Disinfection for Wastewater Treatment
     and Reuse in Small Communities.                       2.                    Sustainable Treatment
                                                                of Reject Streams and Emerging Micro-
                                                                pollutants from Wastewater.


                                                                                          , the overall aim of
                                                                this research to test the feasibility of different


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advanced oxidation processes for the treatment
                for  safe  disposal.

3.                : Optimization Methodology
     for Treatment of Agro-industrial Wastes            6.                       The Use of Natural
     and Enhancement of Biogas Production at                 Compounds for Impairing Nematode Egg
     Anaerobic Digesters.                                    Production as a Means to Combat Worm
                                                             Infection in Small Ruminants
                                                             three years and in collaboration with Volcani
     production and to offer an appropriate treatment
                                                             identify the polyphenolic compounds from
                                                             different plant species and their effect on

4.                                                                    
                                                             nematodes in animals.
     Dominant     Hypercholesterolemia    and
     Metabolic Syndrome in a Large Inbreeding
     Arab Family with Prominent Ischemic Heart
                                                        Medicinal Plants, Medical             and    Food
     Disease
                                                        Microbiology, and Agriculture
                                                        1.                Examination of Recovery and
                                                             Use of Polyphenoles from Olive Wastes for
                                                             Innovative Products.
     the hypercholesterolemia and the MetS in this
                                                                                          for the duration
     are responsible for hypercholesterolemia and for
     the MetS traits in the family.                          in collaboration with the Technical University

5.                 Cultivation of Microalgae
     in Olive Mill and Anaerobic Digestion
                                                             production of economical and environmentally
     Bio-fuel Production                                     safe antioxidants and antimicrobial products
                                                             with innovative uses.
     and experience to accelerate the isolation and
                                                        2.                       Medicinal Pants - A



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Potential Source for Antimicrobial and                   Pathogens in Treated Wastewater and
     Antipathogenic    Compounds.
     by MOST for the duration of three years                  Effects, Treatment, and Removal for
                                                              Sustainable    Reuse. An     infrastructure
                                                              research funded by MOST for approximately

                                                              in collaboration with      8 Israeli research
                                                                                                    focuses
     of medical importance.

3.               Pistacia Lentiscus as a Natural
     Drug against Gastro-Intestinal Worms in
     Goats.


     extract multiple phenol compounds from the
     plant Pistacia Lentiscus and study their curative


4.                   Utilization of Olive Oil
     Waste Water Ingredients for a Bio-control           2.                      Endocrine Disrupting
     Preservation of Food & the Biological                    Activity of Steroid Hormones and their
     Control of Storage Diseases using                        Biodegradation in Treated Domestic and
     Bioactive Safe Ingredients from Olive                    Swine Wastewaters.
     Mill Wastewater


                                                              research are to determine the fate of synthetic

     production of economical and environmentally

Environmental Microbiology,             Engineering
and Biotechnology                                             surface soil contaminated with swine wastes

1.                    Persistent Organic matter,
     Endocrine     Disrupting Chemicals and


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3.                   Decentralized Wastewater


     Intermittent Sand Filter (ISF).
                                                      Renewable Energy
                                                      1.                  Production of Bio-ethanol
                                                           from Agricultural Wastes

     low cost and simple to operate wastewater
     treatment. The developed system will be tested


4.                   Low-Cost High Surface
     Area Carbonaceous Materials (HSACM) for               production of economical and environmentally

     sites remediation.
                                                      2.                   Recombinant Yeasts for
                                                           Effective Ethanol Production from Olive



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Mill Solid Wastes.


                                                      3.                      Micro-RNA Gene Target
                                                           Predictions.
                                                           research for the duration of 2 years
     ethanol.                                                      , the main
Human Genetics and Bioinformatics
1.                         :
                                                           International Meetings
     Characterization of Obese and Lean Arab
     Groups from the Galilee. In collaboration

     for the duration of approximately three years
                                                                     Pistacia lentiscus.
     biochemical database for families with obesity




                                                      Conferences
                                                                         th

     new alterations at the cell level.
                                                           Sabbah talked about the effect of photocatalytic
2.

     and Support Vector Machines.
                                                                         th




                                                           a lecture on the evaluation of the hydraulic
     information with recursive feature elimination



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Dr. Isam Sabbah participated in the 38th Israeli   lentiscus



and adsorption processes on the removal of
                                                   Khalifa presented his results in a poster entitled




                                                   Predictions in the 13th

                                                                  th
                                                                       International Symposium on
treatment systems.
At the Medicinal Plant Conference held in


                                       Pistacia


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C. Capacity Building



efforts are deeply rooted in our stakeholders’
need to expand the tools at their disposal that
may help them better serve their communities.       introduced the situation of solid waste in the




invitation to partners of all kinds to partake in   The workshop included lectures and site visits and

                                                    authorities from Israel and their counterparts in




lead and shape their realities.                     Environmental Training for Islamic Leaders
                                                    - Imams –
C.1. Environmental Justice
                                                    for Imams
Professionals and Leaders of Local Authorities      environmentalism and provide them the tools to
– Solid waste is one of the main environmental
issues in the Palestinian community today. Its




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Imams Training Quotes:
  “The things I saw and heard here in the last three

              impact my behavior both professionally and
                                            personally.”

                                                     Accredited Courses for Teachers –



their implementation of tools they acquired and

develop additional practical tools that my be used   participated in 3 courses that totalled 56 hours. This



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participants with new tools to teach students and



met with the teachers and learned how to instill       should the matter not be resolved immediately.
                                                       The councils complied and decontaminated the

Community Organizing, Local Residents
Committees – One of the most effective                 and assist with other internal social matters such

                                                       within educational institutes. The model’s proven
                                                       success also prompted the establishment of similar




with select representatives and increases their



                                                       with a total of over 200 participants who elected

Palestinian community.




over the councils to halt the diversion of waste       to provide the residents with a comprehensive

years of futile complaints to the authorities by the




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owners, managers and employees participated in

        in expenses on water and electricity and a similar
               percentage decrease in waste production.


                                                    an introductory session wherein the parameters of
of their land. The discussion was attended by




was put on hold and the Ministry of Interior –
                                                    frontal lectures and workshops that provide the

with local residents.

Environmental Responsibility of the Arab            coordinators continue to accompany the business
Private Sector –




environmentally responsible. Three types of
businesses were selected as pilot – a Super Pharm   business to relevant companies that collect their




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with the chain owners to present the branch’s


owners and employees participated in two




                                                      and equal opportunities for Palestinian women

adapted to each type of business present in the
                                                      communal prosperity.

C.2. Rikaz Databank Trainings                         Training Journalists on Gender-sensitive
Training for Civil Society                            Budgeting and Economic Media Reporting


provide civil society actors with the capacities to


expose them to principles and terms in social
                                                      in particular. A special emphasis was placed on




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Civil Society Training Quote: “I didn’t expect


           opportunities for such meetings in the future”.

                                                                                   with IDASA       staff
connections between economy and media and
                                                      week course with the South African NGO IDASA


                                                      concepts and acquire basic skills that will enhance




                                                      indicators. IDASA has extensive experience in


                                                                                            Individual
C.3.    Organizational      Capacity     Building     Professional                 – in November the
Initiatives

                                                                                Seminars – the Institute
nurture its staff and provide it with the increased


                              about breast cancer
                                                                     th




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D. Community Service


March 11th




April 21st
             responsibility and provide for the community’s
             immediate needs.

May 13th
             Villages

June 6th
             the Mobile Clinic staff attended to approximately


             The Mobile Clinic is always staffed with a nurse



             and Khseini. Due to their remote locations and




             in need will receive adequate services. In places
             where a permanent clinic was established by the



             Galilee Society collaborates with other NGOS


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Haiti’s children in need.

are often reluctant to relocate from the north.

The Aid & Relief Committee




                                                                 Ramadan



from   Palestinian   schoolchildren   to   support

earthquake. In a special ceremony held in March

                                                     local Palestinian communities in Israel.




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E. Lobbying and Advocacy                                 the Green Line enables residents to submit




Galilee Society considers itself a partner rather than
the voice of the community and as such maintains
                                                         to address it.

                                                         Women’s Health Rights
                                                         Center conducted a series of lectures about

                                                                                    Hussania and Majd
                                                         al-Krum where over 30 participants received
                                                         information about National Health Insurance and
local residents committee or local lawyers who can


we make sure to receive the community’s written


                                                         Supreme Court Petition Against Restrictions
                                                         Set on Arab Teachers




                                                         Arabic exam. Those not tested will be omitted from

E.1. Communal Efforts
The Green Line
                                                         the exam will see an increase of 15 bonus points



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(which improve their chances of
                                    THE HEALTH RIGHTS CENTER

                                    Palestinians in Israel suffer from inferior health conditions in
months after the decision was


                                    infant mortality rates and the prevalence of chronic diseases.
most       common     profession


                                    not have supplemental health insurance. Access to health services




with the teachers in the north.

                                    health conditions and standards of Palestinians in Israel as well
their concerns and provide
the lawyer with additional
information about the test

The staff documented some
of the stories and collected

approval    for   representation.

and formal appeal submitted




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Sewage and Waste Water Conference
the Hebrew and Arabic media and participated




                                                    and was supported by Arab local authorities from

not to take it as a measure to improve admission




with the implementation of the court’s decision.

Health in the Arab Community, Press
Conference – In the framework of the GMM            about environmental pollution and its impact


                                                    water for factories and plants. Also in attendance



at the local level impact women more than men       expressed interest to continue the cooperation




in cooperation with the Arab National Committee
of Heads of Local Authorities and attended by all
the local Arab media.




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E.2. National Campaigns        exposure and resulted in the convention of the

Israel


published a report entitled
Narrow the Gaps of Tomorrow,




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and advocacy forum wherein each member is



                                                    industry. This proved to be a unique forum for direct

                                                    researchers and the State’s decision makers.


                                                    in Proximity to Arab Residence
water Systems in Arab Localities                    completed research on the environmental and
                                                    health effects of stone quarries and published a

Palestinians in Israel are not connected to the




                                                    report serves as a draft for the Galilee Society’s
                                                    formal complaint to the Ministry of National

                                                    cancellation of the Israeli Master Plan #14a and

                                                    the arrival of the ministries’ responses.


infrastructures in local authorities in the Naqab


                                                    quarry located in the outskirts of the city of Shefa




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the prevalence of quarries located in vicinity to Arab
                                                          to participate in the race. Over 50 accepted and




                                                          in Arabic were handed out to participants in this


                                                          Advancing Budgetary Changes to Improve
                                                          the Status of Palestinian Women



The information was cross referenced with the             over the implementation of labor rules and
distance respondents live from the quarries and the

Data collected thus far attests to the severity of this


                                                          have no one to turn to with their complaints. The

                                                          Ministry to implore it to allocate additional funds

quarries cause.
                                                          positively to the request and invited the staff to
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Race in
Jerusalem Susan G. Komen for the Cure has

                                                          his successor.
invited the Galilee Society and other women to
                                                          Promoting Local Public Health Units



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in order to further develop the model and put
attests to two complimentary problems. On the
                                                      technical aspects.

                                                      E.3. International Advocacy
                                                      Engagement with the OECD




                                                      decision and some of the foreseen consequences.
the local level. Much like many other conservative



                                                      with reporters and decision makers. Many other
health promotion.
                                                      the second year as the staff responded to daily
In order to increase women’s access to health




establishment of local health units within Arab



wherein the GS staff presented the model and

the Ministry commended the staff for its initiative




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[IV]
                                                             Publications




1. The Institute of Applied Research
I. Published articles
    1.  
                                       4.  




    2.  

                                       5.  




                                              Montaner.   Increased   metallothionein
    3.  




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6.          2.
                 Arab and Islamic herbal medicine and




7.  
       2. Other Publications
       1.

       2.

       3.

1.
       4.




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[V]
                                                          Under Development




The Galilee Society is proud to share with its     remains a committed and active partner in the
supporters some of its future plans for the next   coalition and expands its advocacy outreach




Health Rights Center

                 Local Public Health Units in
                                                   Committee for health matters.
                                                   Capacity Building for women on health
                                                   rights
   Public Health departments within Arab local
                                                   develop and implement a unique curriculum
                                                   to empower Palestinian women to become
                                                   leaders for equality in health within their




                                                   in Israel.
   Health Disparities Coalition


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Environmental Justice Center
   DAMA
   Center builds on the Galilee   Society’s



                                              topics in environment and sustainability.




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scholars and community leaders interested         Rikaz Databank Center
                                                        Sijelat

                                                       unaddressed. Israel’s establishment in 1948
  the community’s environmental conditions.
  Water Campaign

                                                       Palestinians were displaced from their homes
  especially true in the Palestinian community in
                                                       within Israel’s borders and received Israeli
  poverty line and water costs have become
  a severe burden for many families. The new




  pressure on decision makers to alter the


  Raising the Frame
                                                       Israel in terms of their needs and expectations.
                                                       This action will address the lack of information

                                                       and other spheres of the lives of internally

                                                       lack of national and international awareness
  a component of personal and collective
                                                       subsequent

  for economic improvement.




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presentations in university departments and


Galilee Society will work closely with other
civil society actors to conduct public opinion
                                                  Institute of Applied Research
                                                      The Galilee Society’s Institute for Applied

irrespective of external circumstances. The




                                                                                     PATENT -
                                                     Partnership for Advocacy, Technology and
elected Palestinian representatives and leaders      Entrepreneurship. This Action is intended
                                                     to foster a sustainable model of economic

novel endeavor offers a unique response to
the persistent and systematic exclusion of the




                                                     Investment in research and development helps

                                                     and development. This Action seeks to address




actors and decision makers. Activities may




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          of supporters and partners. Without them, our



  Open Society Institute
  Misereor


  Mepi Local Grant



  Church of Scotland




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                                               Department of Development and Public Outreach
Roseland Daeem, Chairperson                    Naama Blatman, Head of Department
Jamal Dakduki                                  Martin Telinous,
Ali Ghneim, PhD                                Coordinator
A’bed Masalha                                  *Christine Khoury-Bishara,
Wael Omari                                     Development Coordinator
Mohammad Abbas                                 *Hanan Yousef,
Ryad Shahbarree                                *Nicole Tellier,
Awni Shahedat
Majid Haddad                                   Health   Center
                                               Muhammad Khatib, Head of Center
Baker Awawdy, General Director                 Mahmoud Abd al Halim,

Rima Zayed-Hayek, Administrative               Ahmad Khalaili,
Coordinator and Librarian
Clair Tawafshe, Administrative Assistant
Suhier Hanna-Armali, Auditor and Director of                   Justice Center
                                               Alaa Haidar, Head of Center
                                               Naim Daoud,
                                               Mai Assadi,
                                               Liliana Khalil,
                                               *Maisa Totry-Fakhoury,



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Databank Center                        Dr. Malik Yousef
Ahmad Sheikh Muhammad, Head of Center       Dr. Walid Khalife
Leena Abu-Mukh Zoabi, Advocate              Dr. Na’im Najami
Liana Fahoum, Public Outreach Coordinator

The Naqab Department                        Katie Baransi,
Maher Abu Ratyoush, Mobile Clinic           Fares Halahleh, Chemistry
                                            Rana Jarjoura,
Institute of Applied
                                            Olfat Massalha,
Dr. Jeries Jadoun                           Esraa Haj,
Mrs. Claire Tawafshi                        Dores Assakleh,
Mr. Ghassan Baransi                         Sameer Sarhan,
Mrs. Diana Jabour

                                            Anwar Massalha,
Dr. Jeries Jadoun,                          Odelia Levi,
Dr. Hassan A’zaize                          Hiba Abu Taieh,
Dr. Issam Sabbah                            Sagit Erez,
Dr. Sobhi Basheer                           Riham Ineem,
Dr. Ahmad Yazbak                            Alaa Shiban,
Dr. Ahmad Tafesh
Dr. Adel Shalaa’ta


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Annual Report 2010

  • 1. ANNUAL REPORT 2010 1< ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 2. Contents A WORD FROM THE BOARD 4 I. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, VISION AND MISSION STATEMENT 6 II. PALESTINIANS IN ISRAEL: THE LOST HUMAN SECURITY 8 1- INTRODUCTION 8 2- ARABS IN ISRAEL – ZERO PROSPECTS AND LESS SECURITY 10 3- MISSING SECURITY 12 III. SPHERES OF OPERATION 13 A. EDUCATION 13 A.1. HEALTH EDUCATION 13 A.2. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION 16 A.3. SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION 16 B. RESEARCH 18 B.1. SOCIAL RESEARCH 19 B.2. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 20 C. CAPACITY BUILDING 28 C.1. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 28 C.2. RIKAZ DATABANK TRAININGS 32 C.3. ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVES 33 D. COMMUNITY SERVICE 34 E. LOBBYING AND ADVOCACY 36 E.1. COMMUNAL EFFORTS 36 E.2. NATIONAL CAMPAIGNS 40 E.3. INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY 43 >2 ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 3. IV. PUBLICATIONS 44 1. PUBLICATIONS – THE INSTITUTE OF APPLIED RESEARCH 44 I. PUBLISHED ARTICLES 45 II. BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS 45 2. OTHER PUBLICATIONS 45 V. UNDER DEVELOPMENT 46 HEALTH RIGHTS CENTER 46 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CENTER 47 RIKAZ DATABANK CENTER 48 INSTITUTE OF APPLIED RESEARCH 49 VI. FINANCIAL RECORDS 50 VII. OUR SUPPORTERS 52 VIII. BOARD AND STAFF 54 3< ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 4. This report presents a brief summary of the Galilee Society’s most important activities and an acute lack of community infrastructure and limited employment opportunities for women. In achievements are a cumulative result of the Galilee spite of all of the obstacles to development for the Palestinian community in Israel’s internal and within the Palestinian community in Israel. believe that Israeli society as a whole – inclusive of developmental initiatives that are based on The Galilee Society’s work is built around a contributed to an increase in violence as well as various community stakeholders are one of the >4 ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 5. “Collaborating helps to establish a dynamic society in support of justice, individuals” all people. Galilee Society is determined to move forward with its development initiatives support of the victims of the Haiti earthquake. In Israel. Ms. Roseland Daem Mr. Baker Awawdy 5< ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 6. [I] Organizational Structure Vision and Mission The Galilee Society – The Arab National Society sustainable future. The principal aim of the Galilee Society is to service solutions for the underserved Palestinian up approaches to sustainable development communities. Keenly aware of the myriad internal and external >6 ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 7. The Galilee Society works in two distinct spheres; our General Program is comprised of four professional departments: the Health Rights Center, Environmental Justice Center, Rikaz Databank Center and the Naqab (Negev) Department. Our Strategic Projects include the Institute for Applied Research and the Medicinal Plant Center for Research and Education (Al- Maissam). 7< ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 8. [II] Palestinians in Israel The Lost Human Security Baker Awawdy General Director 1- Introduction due to a lack of equal opportunities and human countries. The latter have limited the term’s scope development obstacles faced by individuals and from the state itself. human security is pivotal in the formation of plans for future social development. The disproportionate this term down to the various elements of security distribution of wealth and national resources worldwide is simply another result of economic of the kinds of threats that face individuals and >8 ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 9. environmental education. it from analysis to initiative should also make it Communal and Individual Security refers of comprehensive security and the protections structures without alternatives. Political Security human security concerns faced by the Palestinian Cultural Security Economic Security refers to a lack of equal folkloric curiosity whose cultural and artistic activity is viewed as inferior and not worthy of includes the exclusion of Arab towns from investment by the state. Existential Security refers to expulsion Health Security from the country. This has been the lot of Palestinians since 1948 and continues in such and the inequality of services offered to the rich and poor. There also exists a lack of health services in the Arab community and There is no doubt that the concept of human wide spread phenomena such as chain Environmental Security refers to the poor our abuse of natural resources. 9< ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 10. 2- Arabs in Israel – Zero Prospects and Less Security Since the Nakba of the Palestinian people and until the next demolition? The only help popular the establishment of Israel on the remains of their committees receive is visits by representatives The same is true in the area of unemployment and poverty. Half of the Arab minority in Israel lives below the poverty line unable to buy basic considers its Arab minority an internal threat to should be heavily monitored. Arabs in Israel have lives of Arabs with many institutions of political cultural and political structures of the State and infrastructures for social institutions that could in Israel have adopted an approach whereby Israel as a democracy must not favor one ethnicity >10 ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 11. whereby Arabs in Israel are in desperate need of security and political and social stability. The people’s outlook. This approach rests upon the for Israel’s Arabs and an immediate and drastic The Arab community in Israel needs to feel secure security in its widest form. The State’s bias the basic axis from which all other demands for 11< ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 12. 3- Missing Security institutions. Many of the cases of corruption in our local councils are considered a matter for sharp and constant rise in expressions of racism blame the Ministry for the failure and collapse of council corruption. The same is true in education. The amount of discriminatory laws passed in Israel publications show the severe underachievement of in the past decade shows that racism in Israel is and directors of our educational institutions. Most factions of our society live under such political their situation. The lack of equal opportunities in little sense of safety and security they had in all their own lack of developmental vision and reliance trust in the State and its institutions on the one questions and represents what we believe can and and take a more active role to better our reality. >12 ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 13. [III] Spheres of Operation A. Education approach to development. numerous topics that are often absent from the mainstream are prominent examples of our experiences and tailored to the 2010 educational activities and A.1. Health Education Mainstreaming Drug experts and follow up with Prevention current trends and approaches Palestinian youth harms the 13< ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 14. Reem, a participant in the GS “ in Israel are on the rise and an additional 4000 Arab women contract the disease annually. The The researchers here work in many impossible.“ some of women’s fears and misconceptions HIV/AIDS Awareness Initiative – The Palestinian community in Israel is still quite conservative severely from this problem. Various audiences of local authorities and hundreds of students and prevention is unquestionable. The GS has education in Arab schools with over three years of methods of prevention at the individual and efforts include the provision of lectures in schools communal level. The Galilee Society believes that and more prosperous community and will be implemented around International AIDS Day. closely. cooperation with the Israel AIDS Association with the participation of a hundred counselors and Utilization of “A Door to Life” - The First Arabic Film to Raise Awareness to Breast Cancer >14 ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 15. which were disseminated in schools. Patients’ Rights Publications Patients’ Rights Study Day conducted a study day in the Naqab to raise updated educational material in Arabic on the material was distributed to health institutes and the limited access to healthcare services for Arab placed on those in need of these services and healthcare system. A. 2. Environmental Education that suffers structural discrimination and health 15< ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 16. and materials to students from all over the country. environment friendly life styles and tools to protect conducted lectures in all of the schools (61 schools Environmental Cleaning Day – in order to Protection. Schools also received composters and the municipality helped clean public spaces and the coordinators connected the schools’ on the importance of environmental preservation. The GS considers science education pivotal to the paper and batteries and then either reuse them internally (i.e. create art from waste to decorate schools were awarded the status and received nd Israel festival in cooperation with the Israeli Ministry >16 ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 17. Director of Special Education of the Institute. The participants were particularly “Our school was founded over ten use of wastewater for everyday needs. such activities. I thank the Galilee Society for this initiative.” heard an explanation about each laboratory and participated in presentations by the Institute’s M.Sc. students and research assistants. It was the a remarkable impact on their academic pursuits. 17< ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 18. RIKAZ DATABANK CENTER world experience an interconnected existence levels within the Palestinian population. In this information for an informed and educated An acute lack of reliable information and data about the Palestinian minority in Israel led to B. Research the only Arab NGOs in Israel to combine research statistics about the Palestinian minority in Israel. scholarly relationships with other research >18 ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 19. it is research that derives from the community and Gender Minority Mainstreaming Research (GMM) – discriminatory mechanisms within the state. of these women take part in Israel’s labor force B.1. Social Research Survey – depth study conducted every three years about the Palestinian minority in Israel. The 2010 survey women. and culture and public order. Some of the unique sensitivity of the survey to distinct types of localities statistical areas (North, Haifa, South participated, which constitute 19< ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 20. researchers submitted 30 new research proposals to both local and international research funds and were which all relevant sources were reviewed and the Arab Knesset members and divided into relevant research under the supervision of the Institute’s researchers in collaboration with researchers from assessment and problem statement. labs under the supervision of its researchers. >20 ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 21. THE INSTITUTE OF APPLIED RESEARCH Palestinian students are less inclined to study initiatives and industry. The Institute’s research professional and employment opportunities for needs and is committed to cooperation with into academics’ employment in universities development and enhancement of economic opportunities for the Arab community. its research activity has been devoted to explore cost effective and sustainable treatment of the lack of equal opportunities on the one the other. on antimicrobial properties of medicinal plants hypercholesterolemia and metabolic syndrome in the Palestinian community. 21< ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 22. THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CENTER The Arab Palestinian minority in Israel experiences The Galilee Society views proper environmental into consideration that Palestinians constitute public’s awareness to the importance of as well and promote the attainment of their the needs and realities of our community. Research projects approved for funding during 2010 wetlands for municipal wastewater treatment and UV systems for disinfection and reuse of 1. Constructed Wetlands and UV Disinfection for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Small Communities. 2. Sustainable Treatment of Reject Streams and Emerging Micro- pollutants from Wastewater. , the overall aim of this research to test the feasibility of different >22 ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 23. advanced oxidation processes for the treatment for  safe  disposal. 3. : Optimization Methodology for Treatment of Agro-industrial Wastes 6. The Use of Natural and Enhancement of Biogas Production at Compounds for Impairing Nematode Egg Anaerobic Digesters. Production as a Means to Combat Worm Infection in Small Ruminants three years and in collaboration with Volcani production and to offer an appropriate treatment identify the polyphenolic compounds from different plant species and their effect on 4.   nematodes in animals. Dominant Hypercholesterolemia and Metabolic Syndrome in a Large Inbreeding Arab Family with Prominent Ischemic Heart Medicinal Plants, Medical and Food Disease Microbiology, and Agriculture 1. Examination of Recovery and Use of Polyphenoles from Olive Wastes for Innovative Products. the hypercholesterolemia and the MetS in this for the duration are responsible for hypercholesterolemia and for the MetS traits in the family. in collaboration with the Technical University 5. Cultivation of Microalgae in Olive Mill and Anaerobic Digestion production of economical and environmentally Bio-fuel Production safe antioxidants and antimicrobial products with innovative uses. and experience to accelerate the isolation and 2. Medicinal Pants - A 23< ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 24. Potential Source for Antimicrobial and Pathogens in Treated Wastewater and Antipathogenic Compounds. by MOST for the duration of three years Effects, Treatment, and Removal for Sustainable Reuse. An infrastructure research funded by MOST for approximately in collaboration with 8 Israeli research focuses of medical importance. 3. Pistacia Lentiscus as a Natural Drug against Gastro-Intestinal Worms in Goats. extract multiple phenol compounds from the plant Pistacia Lentiscus and study their curative 4. Utilization of Olive Oil Waste Water Ingredients for a Bio-control 2. Endocrine Disrupting Preservation of Food & the Biological Activity of Steroid Hormones and their Control of Storage Diseases using Biodegradation in Treated Domestic and Bioactive Safe Ingredients from Olive Swine Wastewaters. Mill Wastewater research are to determine the fate of synthetic production of economical and environmentally Environmental Microbiology, Engineering and Biotechnology surface soil contaminated with swine wastes 1. Persistent Organic matter, Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and >24 ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 25. 3. Decentralized Wastewater Intermittent Sand Filter (ISF). Renewable Energy 1. Production of Bio-ethanol from Agricultural Wastes low cost and simple to operate wastewater treatment. The developed system will be tested 4. Low-Cost High Surface Area Carbonaceous Materials (HSACM) for production of economical and environmentally sites remediation. 2. Recombinant Yeasts for Effective Ethanol Production from Olive 25< ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 26. Mill Solid Wastes. 3. Micro-RNA Gene Target Predictions. research for the duration of 2 years ethanol. , the main Human Genetics and Bioinformatics 1. : International Meetings Characterization of Obese and Lean Arab Groups from the Galilee. In collaboration for the duration of approximately three years Pistacia lentiscus. biochemical database for families with obesity Conferences th new alterations at the cell level. Sabbah talked about the effect of photocatalytic 2. and Support Vector Machines. th a lecture on the evaluation of the hydraulic information with recursive feature elimination >26 ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 27. Dr. Isam Sabbah participated in the 38th Israeli lentiscus and adsorption processes on the removal of Khalifa presented his results in a poster entitled Predictions in the 13th th International Symposium on treatment systems. At the Medicinal Plant Conference held in Pistacia 27< ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 28. C. Capacity Building efforts are deeply rooted in our stakeholders’ need to expand the tools at their disposal that may help them better serve their communities. introduced the situation of solid waste in the invitation to partners of all kinds to partake in The workshop included lectures and site visits and authorities from Israel and their counterparts in lead and shape their realities. Environmental Training for Islamic Leaders - Imams – C.1. Environmental Justice for Imams Professionals and Leaders of Local Authorities environmentalism and provide them the tools to – Solid waste is one of the main environmental issues in the Palestinian community today. Its >28 ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 29. Imams Training Quotes: “The things I saw and heard here in the last three impact my behavior both professionally and personally.” Accredited Courses for Teachers – their implementation of tools they acquired and develop additional practical tools that my be used participated in 3 courses that totalled 56 hours. This 29< ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 30. participants with new tools to teach students and met with the teachers and learned how to instill should the matter not be resolved immediately. The councils complied and decontaminated the Community Organizing, Local Residents Committees – One of the most effective and assist with other internal social matters such within educational institutes. The model’s proven success also prompted the establishment of similar with select representatives and increases their with a total of over 200 participants who elected Palestinian community. over the councils to halt the diversion of waste to provide the residents with a comprehensive years of futile complaints to the authorities by the >30 ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 31. owners, managers and employees participated in in expenses on water and electricity and a similar percentage decrease in waste production. an introductory session wherein the parameters of of their land. The discussion was attended by was put on hold and the Ministry of Interior – frontal lectures and workshops that provide the with local residents. Environmental Responsibility of the Arab coordinators continue to accompany the business Private Sector – environmentally responsible. Three types of businesses were selected as pilot – a Super Pharm business to relevant companies that collect their 31< ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 32. with the chain owners to present the branch’s owners and employees participated in two and equal opportunities for Palestinian women adapted to each type of business present in the communal prosperity. C.2. Rikaz Databank Trainings Training Journalists on Gender-sensitive Training for Civil Society Budgeting and Economic Media Reporting provide civil society actors with the capacities to expose them to principles and terms in social in particular. A special emphasis was placed on >32 ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 33. Civil Society Training Quote: “I didn’t expect opportunities for such meetings in the future”. with IDASA staff connections between economy and media and week course with the South African NGO IDASA concepts and acquire basic skills that will enhance indicators. IDASA has extensive experience in Individual C.3. Organizational Capacity Building Professional – in November the Initiatives Seminars – the Institute nurture its staff and provide it with the increased about breast cancer th 33< ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 34. D. Community Service March 11th April 21st responsibility and provide for the community’s immediate needs. May 13th Villages June 6th the Mobile Clinic staff attended to approximately The Mobile Clinic is always staffed with a nurse and Khseini. Due to their remote locations and in need will receive adequate services. In places where a permanent clinic was established by the Galilee Society collaborates with other NGOS >34 ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 35. Haiti’s children in need. are often reluctant to relocate from the north. The Aid & Relief Committee Ramadan from Palestinian schoolchildren to support earthquake. In a special ceremony held in March local Palestinian communities in Israel. 35< ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 36. E. Lobbying and Advocacy the Green Line enables residents to submit Galilee Society considers itself a partner rather than the voice of the community and as such maintains to address it. Women’s Health Rights Center conducted a series of lectures about Hussania and Majd al-Krum where over 30 participants received information about National Health Insurance and local residents committee or local lawyers who can we make sure to receive the community’s written Supreme Court Petition Against Restrictions Set on Arab Teachers Arabic exam. Those not tested will be omitted from E.1. Communal Efforts The Green Line the exam will see an increase of 15 bonus points >36 ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 37. (which improve their chances of THE HEALTH RIGHTS CENTER Palestinians in Israel suffer from inferior health conditions in months after the decision was infant mortality rates and the prevalence of chronic diseases. most common profession not have supplemental health insurance. Access to health services with the teachers in the north. health conditions and standards of Palestinians in Israel as well their concerns and provide the lawyer with additional information about the test The staff documented some of the stories and collected approval for representation. and formal appeal submitted 37< ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 38. Sewage and Waste Water Conference the Hebrew and Arabic media and participated and was supported by Arab local authorities from not to take it as a measure to improve admission with the implementation of the court’s decision. Health in the Arab Community, Press Conference – In the framework of the GMM about environmental pollution and its impact water for factories and plants. Also in attendance at the local level impact women more than men expressed interest to continue the cooperation in cooperation with the Arab National Committee of Heads of Local Authorities and attended by all the local Arab media. >38 ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 39. E.2. National Campaigns exposure and resulted in the convention of the Israel published a report entitled Narrow the Gaps of Tomorrow, 39< ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 40. and advocacy forum wherein each member is industry. This proved to be a unique forum for direct researchers and the State’s decision makers. in Proximity to Arab Residence water Systems in Arab Localities completed research on the environmental and health effects of stone quarries and published a Palestinians in Israel are not connected to the report serves as a draft for the Galilee Society’s formal complaint to the Ministry of National cancellation of the Israeli Master Plan #14a and the arrival of the ministries’ responses. infrastructures in local authorities in the Naqab quarry located in the outskirts of the city of Shefa >40 ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 41. the prevalence of quarries located in vicinity to Arab to participate in the race. Over 50 accepted and in Arabic were handed out to participants in this Advancing Budgetary Changes to Improve the Status of Palestinian Women The information was cross referenced with the over the implementation of labor rules and distance respondents live from the quarries and the Data collected thus far attests to the severity of this have no one to turn to with their complaints. The Ministry to implore it to allocate additional funds quarries cause. positively to the request and invited the staff to The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Race in Jerusalem Susan G. Komen for the Cure has his successor. invited the Galilee Society and other women to Promoting Local Public Health Units 41< ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 42. in order to further develop the model and put attests to two complimentary problems. On the technical aspects. E.3. International Advocacy Engagement with the OECD decision and some of the foreseen consequences. the local level. Much like many other conservative with reporters and decision makers. Many other health promotion. the second year as the staff responded to daily In order to increase women’s access to health establishment of local health units within Arab wherein the GS staff presented the model and the Ministry commended the staff for its initiative >42 ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
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  • 44. [IV] Publications 1. The Institute of Applied Research I. Published articles 1.   4.   2.   5.   Montaner. Increased metallothionein 3.   >44 ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 45. 6.   2. Arab and Islamic herbal medicine and 7.   2. Other Publications 1. 2. 3. 1. 4. 45< ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 46. [V] Under Development The Galilee Society is proud to share with its remains a committed and active partner in the supporters some of its future plans for the next coalition and expands its advocacy outreach Health Rights Center Local Public Health Units in Committee for health matters. Capacity Building for women on health rights Public Health departments within Arab local develop and implement a unique curriculum to empower Palestinian women to become leaders for equality in health within their in Israel. Health Disparities Coalition >46 ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 47. Environmental Justice Center DAMA Center builds on the Galilee Society’s topics in environment and sustainability. 47< ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 48. scholars and community leaders interested Rikaz Databank Center Sijelat unaddressed. Israel’s establishment in 1948 the community’s environmental conditions. Water Campaign Palestinians were displaced from their homes especially true in the Palestinian community in within Israel’s borders and received Israeli poverty line and water costs have become a severe burden for many families. The new pressure on decision makers to alter the Raising the Frame Israel in terms of their needs and expectations. This action will address the lack of information and other spheres of the lives of internally lack of national and international awareness a component of personal and collective subsequent for economic improvement. >48 ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 49. presentations in university departments and Galilee Society will work closely with other civil society actors to conduct public opinion Institute of Applied Research The Galilee Society’s Institute for Applied irrespective of external circumstances. The PATENT - Partnership for Advocacy, Technology and elected Palestinian representatives and leaders Entrepreneurship. This Action is intended to foster a sustainable model of economic novel endeavor offers a unique response to the persistent and systematic exclusion of the Investment in research and development helps and development. This Action seeks to address actors and decision makers. Activities may 49< ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 50. [VI] Our Supporters of supporters and partners. Without them, our Open Society Institute Misereor Mepi Local Grant Church of Scotland >50 ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
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  • 52. [VII] Department of Development and Public Outreach Roseland Daeem, Chairperson Naama Blatman, Head of Department Jamal Dakduki Martin Telinous, Ali Ghneim, PhD Coordinator A’bed Masalha *Christine Khoury-Bishara, Wael Omari Development Coordinator Mohammad Abbas *Hanan Yousef, Ryad Shahbarree *Nicole Tellier, Awni Shahedat Majid Haddad Health Center Muhammad Khatib, Head of Center Baker Awawdy, General Director Mahmoud Abd al Halim, Rima Zayed-Hayek, Administrative Ahmad Khalaili, Coordinator and Librarian Clair Tawafshe, Administrative Assistant Suhier Hanna-Armali, Auditor and Director of Justice Center Alaa Haidar, Head of Center Naim Daoud, Mai Assadi, Liliana Khalil, *Maisa Totry-Fakhoury, >52 ANNUAL REPORT ‘10
  • 53. Databank Center Dr. Malik Yousef Ahmad Sheikh Muhammad, Head of Center Dr. Walid Khalife Leena Abu-Mukh Zoabi, Advocate Dr. Na’im Najami Liana Fahoum, Public Outreach Coordinator The Naqab Department Katie Baransi, Maher Abu Ratyoush, Mobile Clinic Fares Halahleh, Chemistry Rana Jarjoura, Institute of Applied Olfat Massalha, Dr. Jeries Jadoun Esraa Haj, Mrs. Claire Tawafshi Dores Assakleh, Mr. Ghassan Baransi Sameer Sarhan, Mrs. Diana Jabour Anwar Massalha, Dr. Jeries Jadoun, Odelia Levi, Dr. Hassan A’zaize Hiba Abu Taieh, Dr. Issam Sabbah Sagit Erez, Dr. Sobhi Basheer Riham Ineem, Dr. Ahmad Yazbak Alaa Shiban, Dr. Ahmad Tafesh Dr. Adel Shalaa’ta 53< ANNUAL REPORT ‘10