Financial woes push Israel's only shelter for Arab sex abuse victims to the brink

The Haifa Crisis Center is under threat after the Social Affairs Ministry refused to confirm its annual budget allocation to the center.

By Jack Khoury | 01:25 05.08.12 |

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Israel's only facility for Arab victims of sexual abuse faces closure after the Social Affairs Ministry refused to confirm its annual budget allocation.

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Here's a wild idea
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- 05 Aug 2012
- 10:02AM
How about finding Arab donors to help support the center?
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  - 05 Aug 2012
  - 10:21AM
  That wouldn't be a bad idea but let's better remind you that this is an organization in Haifa, and not because their main beneficiaries are Palestinians, they have to be excluded (like always) from the budgets of the government. This is called "racism", by the way. But Palestinians citizens of Israel are soooo used to it, right?
  
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Why is there one just for arab women?
- By Doron
- 05 Aug 2012
- 02:49AM
Should we have one for coloured and for blacks? Have all-race inclusive ones, if the arab women who are beaten by their culturally-medival husbands don't want to mix with Israelis and would rather be punched, then let them
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