From J-Wire…

Yoseph Haddad, CEO of Together-Vouch For Each Other, an organisation dedicated to improving relations between Arabs and Jews in Israel, visited New Zealand this week. He gave a presentation at the NZ Institute of International Affairs, in Wellington, on Life as an Israeli Arab: A perspective on building links across Israeli society.

Here’s a J-Wire newsdesk report on their visit to Australia before they came to New Zealand…

A power couple in activism for human rights and coexistence, Yoseph Haddad and Emily Schrader, spoke passionately about their work in combatting antisemitism and racism at an AIJAC media briefing held last week.

In Australia as guests of the ZDVO – Beit Halochem Australia, Haddad is a Christian Israeli Arab, injured IDF soldier and social activist who is the founder and CEO of Together – Vouch For Each Other, an organisation that aims to bridge the gap between young Israeli Arabs – Christians, Muslims, Bedouin and Druze – and Israel’s wider society.

Schrader is a social media strategist, journalist and global advocate for both peace and security for Israel and for women’s rights, who is also renowned for her work to combat antisemitism in the social media sphere and beyond.

At the briefing, Haddad stated that fostering relationships between Israeli Jews and the Israeli Arab community was integral and the “key” to providing a solution to the wider Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Reflecting on the fact that Arab-Israelis currently comprise 20% of Israel’s medical professionals – similar to their percentage of Israel’s population as a whole – he urged that this ratio should be the case across the board in Israeli society.

Read the full article on J-Wire here.

And here is a link to a 2021 TED talk by Yoseph Haddad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqQud08zOuc.