Israeli economy

Ensuring equal opportunities for Arab citizens

Ensuring equal opportunities for Arab citizens

This informative clip (1:46) put out by the Israel Democracy Institute explores why more than a third of young Arab citizens are neither employed nor acquiring the necessary education or

Israel promises billions of shekels to Arab citizens to help narrow social gaps

Israel promises billions of shekels to Arab citizens to help narrow social gaps

In this news clip (6:14) published by Amotat Sikkuy—a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing equality between Palestinian Arab citizens and Jewish citizens of Israel—Mayor Mazen Ghanaim and Sikkuy’s executive co-director Rawnak

Israeli government to inject half billion shekels into periphery

Israeli government to inject half billion shekels into periphery

In attempts to lessen the opportunity gaps between Israel’s center and its periphery, the government announced in 2018 plans to invest generously in four of its underfunded—yet promising—peripheral communities. Max

High rates of unemployment in Israel’s North: epic fail or future opportunity?

High rates of unemployment in Israel’s North: epic fail or future opportunity?

With unemployment rates in Israel’s peripheral regions soaring, many wonder what can be done to reverse the trend. In this op-ed from the Israel Democracy Institute, Nasreen Hadad Haj-Yahya questions what

Wealth Inequality in Israel: 2nd Highest Among OECD Countries

Wealth Inequality in Israel: 2nd Highest Among OECD Countries

This brief video [01:34] from i24News, an Israel based international news channel, reports that in 2016 Israel was ranked among the 34 OECD countries (Organization for Economic Co-oeperation and Development)