The Israel-Sderot Conference on Social Issues2008

Protesting against the new Israeli economy plan at the Israel-Sderot Conference on Social Issues. The Conference was conceived in April 2003 as a joint venture between Sapir College and the Council for Social and Economic Security headed by Maj. Gen. (res.) Uzi Dayan.The location and name of the conference were chosen to convey a clear message: The current public discourse in Israel centered around two main focal points, the Herzliya Conference and the Caesarea Conference – which together represented the political/security/economic approach, completely neglecting the third main focal one: socio-economic issues. These issues are at the heart of the Sderot Conference that has emerged as the third main annual public conference in Israel. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye