The Palestinians of Israel: 1948 to present, A webinar with Thair Abu Ras (English)

Thair Abu Ras is a PhD candidate at the department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland. A Palestinian citizen of Israel, Thair has extensive experience in civil society in Israel. Thair worked for Mossawa – The advocacy centre for Arab citizens in Israel’, “Sikkuy-Aufoq: a shared Jewish and Arab nonprofit organisation that works to advance equality and partnership between the Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel”, and the European Union delegation to Israel working on employment equality for Palestinian citizens in Israel. Thair has a Masters in Middle Eastern studies from the University of Haifa and a Masters from the University of Houston in Political Science, his current research focuses on the Palestinian citizens of Israel during the Israeli political crisis 2019-2022.