Attorney Raghad Jaraisy was appointed Sikkuy’s Co-Executive Director in April 2023 after serving three years as Co-Director of the Equality Policy Department. As an attorney, Raghad brings with her extensive knowledge of human rights issues in general, and Palestinian civil rights in Israel in particular. She has a wealth of management experience:
Before joining Sikkuy-Aufoq, Raghad worked for nine years at the Civil Rights Association in various positions, including Manager of the Department for the Promotion of the Rights of the Arab Minority in Israel.

Raghad graduated with honors (majoring in public and international law) in the joint LL.M degree program of Tel Aviv University and Northwestern University in Chicago. She received her bachelor’s degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in a joint degree program in Law and Cognitive Sciences.

Raghad lives with her partner and their two sons in Nof HaGalil.