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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 lies behind the employment gap between Israel’s center and its Galilee region and whether it can be viewed as an invitation to create a more equitable economy.