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Dear friends and colleagues,

With the coming of the holidays, we are pleased to announce the appointment of Dafna Ben Baruch as Co-Director of Neighbors for Joint Development in the Galilee (Neighbors).

Dafna lives in Misgav. She holds an honors MA from Haifa University – Geographical & Environmental Studies specializing in planning. She is currently working on her doctorate in the planning of Beduin villages in the North.

Dafna was formerly the head of the Strategic Planning unit in the Misgav Regional council. In this capacity she started her in-depth work on the relations between Arabs and Jews in the Galilee; living environs, cultural & financial development of the region, and the advancement of the Beduin towns in the area.

Earlier this year, Dafna produced the Sakhnin Conference 2010 – Innovative Urban Planning in Israeli Arab Towns . This was the first and, even, pioneer conference of its kind both in the subject matter of planning in Israel’s Arab localities and in the face that it was held in an Arab city in Israel’s northern periphery. More than 250 people participated in the event: architects, engineers, politicians, residents, and other interested Arab and Jewish men and women took part in a range of activities.

Dafna replaces Tovi Alfandari. Please join me in wishing both Dafna and Tovi lots of success.

Sincerely,

Mustafa Abu-Roomi

Chairman of the Board