SVF broadcasted a live radio program to discuss the role of municipalities in the development of the local community" on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 attended by the Mayor of Maghazi, Mr. Mohammed Al Najar, and a researcher in the civil society issues, Mr. Imad Mohsen. Mr. Al-Najar pointed out that in the present era and with growing concepts of integrity and transparency, the local community means a civil institutions, men of thought and freedom of constructive criticism. On his part, he indicated that the municipality contribute to the process of development in spite of the weakness of the available possibilities and conditions due to the blockade affects the Palestinian community, referring to municipality ambitious to contribute to greater and better progress if the situation improves. On the other hand, he called to increase the level of community participation effectively to achieve a civil society. In this regard, Mr. Najar pointed out that the municipality's core work, under the current circumstances, is focused on basic services and confirmed that behavior modification is the process of human development that contributes to the development.

In the same context, the researcher Mr. Mohsen emphasized that the municipalities need to become a real local government, in which the municipal council would be closer to the government that runs the basic services, education, health and social care, security, water, electricity and housing, and not simply the work of cleaning and paving streets, and be with its own resources and adequate allocation.  Furthermore, he referred that the contribution of the municipalities in the development will be double, especially as it deals with the public at large sustainably. He also assisted that to make the  municipality developmental unit, it must be entrusted with the role of the broad cultural; such culture play an important role for the betterment of communities

At the end of the meeting, Mr. / Al Najar mentioned  a number of obstacles and difficulties which stand against the development process, including a lack of financial resources, the failure of the citizen in the payment of receivables, negative behaviors practiced by the citizens and the lack of initiatives. Mr. Mohsen added that the occupation and siege, poverty and unemployment are the reasons hindering the development process and stressed that the municipality need to look for projects for sustainable development.