researcher with a passion for social justice. For her MEET status quo project, Nada researched how the Israeli media influences Israeli teens’ perception of Arab communities. She was also interested in learning how Israeli teens viewed  the agenda of Israeli media and whether they believed it portrayed a comprehensive, biased, or selective picture of Arab communities.

This was personally important for Nada because through MEET she felt there was a substantial disparity between what Israeli teens thought of Arabs and their actual experience when they interacted with Arabs in a meaningful manner  for the first time. 

Nada’s passion for research continued to develop in the IDEA program at Tel Aviv University, where she studied “The Born of Radical Feminism in Space: Safe Spaces of Redstockings and Cell 16". Through her study of these two radical feminist groups, Nada formulated the concept of ‘safe space’
as a critical political tool utilized to achieve social change within a movement. Her research demonstrated how using ‘safe space’ feminism separated from the civil rights movement to establish its own distinctive identity, thought framework, and theory of change. Nada argued that the creation of a ‘safe space’ was essential and imperative for the development of movements.

On a national level, as part of her internship for The Center of Knowledge and Research, Nada is studying the perception of leadership programs among teens residing in the socio-economic periphery. Her hypothesis suggests that teens in the socio-economic periphery are less likely to view leadership programs as a valuable opportunity due to many compounding factors associated with a lack of regional economic development.

exposed to the diversity of narratives that MEET students bring, he had a hard time identifying sensitive issues when expressing an opinion. In addition, because of the pandemic-induced need to participate over zoom, Moshe felt he hadn't yet managed to find his voice or his place at MEET.

After a steep learning curve, Moshe finally felt he managed to connect with his peers in the summer of his second year. His experience at MEET made him realize that though he had been raised center-right in Jerusalem, he no longer thought it was productive to identify as either “right” or “left.” Instead, he learned the benefits of listening and researching in order to form more nuanced opinions. Inspired to implement his new ideas, he particularly enjoyed the discussions around the social and political status quo and how utilizing the technological skills he had acquired could help challenge them.

During Moshe’s third year he was the UX designer for a start-up that aimed at tackling the issue of self-harm, - Harmony. During its creation, his ideas differed from those of the developer and he struggled to gain clarity on the process. Navigating this challenge by bringing his peers together to find a solution, empowered Moshe to develop his voice and overcome his shyness. Before his graduation from MEET, tensions arose again during an escalation in Gaza. Equipped with new skills, Moshe was able to take an active role in the group's discussions and help the group come together in a reconciling and productive way.