Atidna

Atidna (Hebrew: עתידנא, meaning 'our future' in Aramaic-influenced Hebrew) is an Israeli nonprofit organization and registered association (amuta) founded in 2018. It operates primarily among Arab youth in Israel, aiming to help them integrate into Israeli society while instilling the value of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state, and building Jewish-Arab partnership associated with the Israeli right. The movement is led jointly by Arabs and Jews, with some of the Jewish members known as right-wing figures. The organization describes itself as a coalition of educators and social entrepreneurs — Arab citizens of Israel together with Jews from the national-Zionist camp. Its stated mission is to build a young, courageous leadership of Arabs and Jews who are equal in rights and duties, proud of their identity and culture, and committed to the successful integration of the Arab minority in Israel as a Jewish and democratic state. It works to create a critical human mass connected to Atidna's values by developing and leading empowerment programs for children, teens, and students. Atidna's flagship programs include: Atidna Youth (a youth movement in Arab society), Atidna Students (a scholarship and volunteering program), Atidna in High-Tech (training and placement of workers in the high-tech sector), and the Seminary for Young Leadership (for active citizens aspiring to equality in Israel). The organization relies on donations and offers seminars, subsidized trips, and placement assistance for graduates, with an emphasis on high-tech. Israeli President Isaac Herzog has praised the movement, stating that 'the Atidna movement promotes a vision of a shared society, respect and mutual responsibility between Jews and Arabs for building the future generation of the State of Israel.' The organization's founding CEO, Dr. Dalia Fadila, was posthumously awarded the President's Medal. Atidna has been the subject of media coverage, including in Haaretz and The Jerusalem Post, and has drawn both praise and controversy for its association with the Israeli right and its approach to Arab integration.

Atidna was founded in 2018 and registered as an association (amuta) in Israel. It emerged as a coalition of Arab educators and social entrepreneurs together with Jews from the national-Zionist camp, aiming to build a young leadership of Arabs and Jews committed to the integration of the Arab minority in Israel as a Jewish and democratic state. The movement is led jointly by Arabs and Jews, with some Jewish members known as right-wing figures. The organization's founding CEO was Dr. Dalia Fadila, an Arab educator who was later awarded the President's Medal for her work. Israeli President Isaac Herzog praised the movement, saying it 'promotes a vision of a shared society, respect and mutual responsibility between Jews and Arabs for building the future generation of the State of Israel.' Atidna operates several flagship programs: Atidna Youth, a youth movement in Arab society; Atidna Students, a scholarship and volunteering program; Atidna in High-Tech, which provides training and placement for workers in the high-tech sector; and the Seminary for Young Leadership, for active citizens aspiring to equality in Israel. The organization relies on donations and offers seminars, subsidized trips, and placement assistance for graduates, with an emphasis on high-tech. In 2023, the movement drew media attention, including a Haaretz article by Hilo Glazer and Nadine Abu Laban titled 'Quietly, the Right Established an Arab Youth Movement,' and a ynet op-ed by Ben-Dror Yemini. The Jerusalem Post also covered the organization in 2020. Atidna has been described as operating among Arab youth to help them integrate into Israeli society while instilling the value of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state, and building Jewish-Arab partnership connected to the Israeli right.

• 2023

  Haaretz publishes an investigative article about the movement; ynet publishes an op-ed.

• 2020

  The Jerusalem Post covers the organization in an article titled 'New Arab-Jewish NGO wants to reclaim unity from the Left'.

• 2018

  Atidna founded and registered as an association in Israel.

A right-leaning Arab-Jewish partnership movement promoting integration of Arab citizens into Israeli society as a Jewish and democratic state.

• Atidna Youth

  A youth movement operating in Arab society in Israel.

• Atidna Students

  A scholarship and volunteering program for Arab students.

• Atidna in High-Tech

  Training and placement of Arab workers in the high-tech sector.

• Seminary for Young Leadership

  A program for active citizens aspiring to equality in Israel.

1. 1עתידנא – העתיד בידיים שלנוatidna.org
2. 2Atidna - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3עתידנא - Wikipedia (Hebrew)he.wikipedia.org