society,he galilee which focused on economic development and planning in the galilee region, where the palestinians are concentrated in israel. he is also a founding member of another important ngo today in israel. it is the equivalent, in a way, of the naacp of the palestinians in israel. it focuses on issues of civil rights and justice for palestinians who are citizens of israel. basel ghattas holds a doctorate in environmental engineering from israel's most prominent engineering school. he also holds an mba from the joint program of northwestern university of chicago business school and tel aviv university. it is a pleasure to have you with us. he will talk to you for about 30 minutes and then, we will open the floor for questions and answers. please wait during the questions and answers for the microphone to be passed to you. so that your comment or your question is registered actually, in terms of taping the program, so that we can -- we don't want to do any silent movies. we want your voice to be heard at that time. baset, please. >> thank you. thank you all for coming to this ta

] 55% of the galilee population are arabs.nd the most important part of the galilee which is, what's called the district, 67% are arabs. i know that they see it as, they see us as enemies up to never israel treats zionist establishment as enemies. so you have your 67% of this district full of your, not of your citizens but rather full of your enemies. so every time we start a new plan bringing jews, you know, sometimes the colonial mentality, start d.c. thing itself. they bring and build now new settlements in the galilee. you know what i ask against the national planning system, master plan. master plan wanted no more new settlements inside israel. but rather strengthening those who exist. they just make them come to the settlements are already in the galilee. jews started receiving the system by having twice those benefits. when they came first to the galilee they enjoyed cheap land. they had lots of incentives to, to move. now they're moving to the upper, to the new settlement on the next mountain. there again, have cheaper

when they came first to the galilee they enjoyed cheap land.they have lots of incentives to calm, to move. now they're moving to the upper, the next mountain. there again have cheaper land and cheaper loans for housing and all that. but real change in demography, that didn't happen. and i think this is good. why shall you be so much obsessed? when you see the labour party supposed to be the peace, you know, partners of the alice daniels, the only argument they use toward creating two-state solution or grading policies come is demography. not the human law, not just palestinians. i can't put a steady strategy. i can stay in my land and this is what we are doing. i can stick to my right. i can develop my community and my second and third generation to be proud palestinians, to have their identity strengthen. this is not taken for granted. our identity and our language and knowing our history is daily, yes. >> we have two hands on the side, halfway down the table. the young lady first please. please state your name and your affiliation. >> rachel,

all the others who have spoken have done an excellent job underscoring the ely galilee of what has taken place. we all know j edgar hoover was a monster. garveyharges against dr. and others represent a long line , pattern of deliberate behavior to judge, disrupt and take away the credit of individuals who a different point in our nations history worked so hard to bring about a sense of liberation, dignity and pride for people of african ancestry. i was there in 1987 and part of the congressional hearing we had. i was a member of congress to bring attention to this. i want to commemorate his birthday with all of you by pledging that all of us here now have the facts, who have the links, who will work to do ,verything we can to this done a good point was made about the court of public opinion, getting people in the streets, whether it is members of political parties, our social clubs and fraternal organizations, to get on board in a massive waste of that we are able to call attention in the court of public opinion to a case that needs to be resolved. we were all taught his children there i