The Jewish Arab Center (JAC), established in 1972, is an interdisciplinary research institute within the University of Haifa, internationally renowned for its work in promoting Jewish-Arab cooperation. We work towards establishing cooperation between Jews and Arabs as equal partners in all our activities. With this in mind, we have encouraged initiatives in three major spheres of activities:

Research

The JAC supports and publishes research on Middle East affairs such as conflicts and conflict resolution, social change, culture, economic aspects of the region, and the complexity of Jewish-Arab relations. We provide a venue for conferences, seminars and other academic events in order to disseminate knowledge and create a meaningful dialog concerning Arab-Jewish coexistence.

Student Activities

A primary goal of the JAC is to help the University of Haifa to become not just an institute of higher education for Jews and Arabs alike, but also a forum where students from different backgrounds can find new ways of living together and understanding each other better. To further this goal, we offer various social, cultural and educational activities related to Jewish-Arab relations to all University students.

Social Responsibility

The JAC's involvement in both research and student activities lead to our third area of activities, which is social responsibility. We contribute to fostering mutual understanding between Jews and Arabs, both on campus and in Israeli society in general, and lend encouragement and support to initiatives leading to involvement in the community and in society in an effort to effect changes for the better in Arab-Jewish relations.