Maisam Jaljuli is the unofficial Ambassador of the civil society in Israel. Born as Arab Palestinian with an Israeli citizenship, she is living and working in the triangle region of Taybe in central Israel. Maisam is married with three kids and she seems to have endless energy engaging in various organizations in the civil society. Maisam is a true believer in the power of grassroots. She initiated and was leading NGO’s to change the lives of people for the better. Her main goals are to gain social justice, gender equality and to end the occupation.
Maisam grew up in an environment with strong values of equality, social justice and personal involvement. These values keep driving her to seek changes especially for women in the workplace and in politics. Maisam has been elected for three periods as chairwoman of Na’amat in the triangle region. Na’amat is a feminist organization with a link to the biggest federal Labor Union in Israel.
Her main goal is to be engaged as an active part of the Israeli society. Maisam was awarded the Walking Man prize of social activism in 2017. Her wish is to receive the full acceptance and support of the Israeli establishment for her activities as a Palestinian (and) women in Israel.
Interview with Maisam Jaljuli: article and podcast published in July 2022