Prime Minister’s Office Government’s Responsibility for Jewish-Arab Integration and Equality in the State of Israel Prime Minister’s Office 8th Herzliya Conference/ January 2008

Prime Minister’s Office Government Policy: Changing Direction To Equality = Integration and Partnership From Equality = Narrowing Gaps

Prime Minister’s Office Principles for Working with the Arab Sector in Israel l Mechanisms for integration l Partnership in making decisions Partnership in making decisions l Responsibility and commitment l Approach and accessibility l Allocation of resources Allocation of resources

Prime Minister’s Office Cooperation and Dialogue in the Decision-Making Process – In Detail l The Prime Minister’s Round Table at the Israel Democracy Institute in May 2007 l The Committee headed by Justice Goldberg for the Regularization of Bedouin Settlement in the Negev l The “Sheetrit Committee”* for Local and Central Government Budget Allocation and Tax Collection (*Israeli Minister of Interior )

Prime Minister’s Office Allocation of Resources – In Detail l In all the main plans the Government approved in budget year 2007, it was guaranteed that the Arab sector would receive its share according to population size, and even more: w The plan for Northern Israel w Implementation of the “Schmidt Report” w Building classrooms

Prime Minister’s Office How Do We Implement It? l Economy (I): w The Agency for Economic Development of the Arab Sector w The Agency’s Advisory Board Industry Tourism Hi-Tech Agriculture Real Estate

Prime Minister’s Office How Do We Implement It? l Economy (I): w Private equity funds in the Arab sector w Developing employment opportunities in the Arab sector via the continuation of the Plan for Northern Israel

Prime Minister’s Office How Do We Implement It? Economic-business meeting between the sectors Presenting the five-year plan with the leading Government ministries: Interior and Education Prime Minister’s National Conference for the Arab Sector (June 2008)

Prime Minister’s Office Thank You