Archive for 2019
Inadequate healthcare and general inequity in the periphery
Residents of Israel’s periphery have poorer access to public resources—including education, transportation, and healthcare—than residents of its central regions. As a result of inadequate medical care, these citizens experience lower life expectancy, higher
Even in the same city, Arab infant mortality rates far higher than among Jews
A recent Health Ministry report finds wide gaps between Jewish and Arab citizens’ health outcomes, according to this article from the Times of Israel. With life expectancy lower and infant mortality rates higher
The health of the Arab Israeli population
Data from the Central Bureau of Statistics’ (CBS) Social Survey indicates a significant health gap between Israel’s Jewish and Arab populations. A study from the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel
Live long and prosper: health in the Haredi community
The Israeli Haredi community has researchers scratching their heads: How is it that a group of such low socio-economic standing experiences better health and greater longevity than its more prosperous counterparts? Taub Center
Haredim self-report ‘very good’ health despite inferior care
Objective statistics show a growing gap between the healthcare afforded to Israel’s Haredi and general populations. Nonetheless, recent studies suggest that this may not align with how the Haredi citizens experience their own
Al-Aqsa Has Called: A Song From the Second Intifada
This video clip posted by Palestinian Media Watch presents part of the song “Al-Aqsa Has Called” by Egyptian singer Muhammad Fouad. Released in 2000, during the Second Intifada, the lyrics (translated onscreen and below) encourage
Brother, The Oppressors Have Gone Too Far: A Palestinian Incitement Song
Posted by Palestinian Media Watch, this video clip reveals how the official Palestinian Authority television channel began to rebroadcast a song calling for terror that was popular during the Second Intifada in 2017
Background & Causes of the Second Intifada
Written by Jeremy Pressman, Director of Middle East Studies at the University of Connecticut, this lengthy article from The Journal of Conflict Studies outlines the background and causes that led to the outbreak of
Some groups are still being excluded from Israel’s Labor Market
At the end of 2018, research found Israel’s labor market to be in relatively good shape. And yet, even amid the economic growth, we continue to find glaring opportunity gaps in the labor
Integrating the Haredi population into Israel’s workforce
Two groups of the Israeli population have long been underrepresented in its growing workforce: Arab women and Haredi men. This in-depth article from the Israel Democracy Institute focuses on the latter, exploring why employment