Sarah Gordon, at The Blogs

Sarah Gordon

Jun 10, 2019, 4:17 PM

Towards More Inclusive and Unbiased Reporting of Israel’s Arab Society

Staff members from Kan (the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation) learn about Islam in a Kafr Qara mosque as part of a tour organized by shared society NGO the Abraham Initiatives.

Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel rarely interact, even though Arabs make up roughly one fifth of the population. Aside from six mixed cities where over 10% of registered residents are Arab, Jews and Arabs live largely in separate...

Apr 8, 2019, 3:54 PM

Arab-Jewish Relations Strained by Discriminatory Rhetoric in Israeli Elections

Facebook post from The Abraham Initiatives encouraging Arab citizens of Israel to take part in the elections

Living in Israel during the current election season has triggered a whirlwind of emotions. With political parties forming and dissolving almost constantly, a prime minister seeking a fifth term in office while facing indictment on corruption charges, and Hamas...

Feb 12, 2019, 3:22 PM

Academia as a Model for Shared Society in Israel

I spent last Sunday in Umm El Fahem with staff members from The Abraham Initiatives (TAI), a non-profit organization that works to promote equality for Arab citizens in Israel. As an intern at TAI, I often go on site...

Jan 28, 2019, 6:10 PM

Israel’s Bedouin Community Amidst Development in the Negev

Last weekend, I had the privilege to visit several Bedouin villages in the Negev with political geographer Dr. Thabet Abu Rass. Thabet is currently the co-executive director of a non-profit organization where I am interning called The Abraham Initiatives,...

Dec 26, 2018, 2:53 PM

Lod Shootings Point to Larger Issue of Violence in Israel’s Arab Communities

As a volunteer English teacher at an Arab high school in Lod, Israel, I meet with the school principal every few weeks to discuss student progress and any problems that I run into with my classes. I always look...

Nov 22, 2018, 6:48 PM

Education for a Shared Society in Israel’s Pre-Military Academies

Last week, as part of my internship with The Abraham Initiatives (TAI), a non-profit organization that aims to develop a shared society and promote equality for Arab citizens in Israel, I had the opportunity to accompany staff members on...

About Me

Sarah currently works as a Communications and Resource Development Associate for The Abraham Initiatives, a non-profit organization that aims to develop a shared society and promote equality for Arab citizens in Israel. She graduated from Columbia University in 2016 with a B.A. in Psychology and Linguistics. After two years of working in social psychology research, she moved to Lod to participate in the Yahel Social Change Fellowship, through which she volunteered with Arab women and at-risk youth in the city and began working at The Abraham Initiatives.