The IATF Fellowship provides six Arab/Palestinian changemakers in Israel with opportunities to build key leadership skills while meeting and learning about American Jewish communities and raising awareness about Arab citizens of Israel and topics that are important to you.  

Through the Fellowship, Arab citizens in the fields of civil society, shared society, activism, and social entrepreneurship will learn public speaking and storytelling as a professional skill, with specific focus on meeting with and speaking to English-speaking audiences. Fellows will gain deep exposure to American Jewish communities, their role and engagement in Israeli society, and in the civil sector specifically. The program will help Fellows to grow professionally, explore their own stories, and expand their networks. Fellows will get to share their perspectives, expertise, experiences, and visions with American Jewish communities and leaders, a population that has interest and influence in Israel but rarely has opportunities to hear Arab and Palestinian perspectives firsthand.  

• Between the ages of 25-40 

• Hold Israeli citizenship and currently lives in Israel 

• Holds a valid passport and a U.S visa or is eligible to apply for a U.S visa 

• Works for social change in Israeli society. This can be through the civil sector, public sector, or social entrepreneurship 

• Has high level proficiency in spoken English. You should be able to present and respond to questions in English for at least 15 minutes and participating in workshops in English. 

• Understands the importance of meeting and talking with American Jewish communities and can navigate meeting with people with a variety of opinions and perspectives about the situation in Israel.