Just like the US, Israel too has a top 1%. Their power is one of the main reasons behind the government’s continued inaction regarding inequality. Yet, Israel has another elite group, the political top 1%

The report presents the latest figures available on central government financing of local authorities. The report shows that Non-Haredi Settlements continue to benefit from the largest government subsidies

The report offers a fresh look at the implications of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for Israeli society and confronts two different national agendas, and two Israeli settlement projects: The Development Towns and The Settlements in the Occupied Territories

The level of public services in local authorities is dictated to a great extent by the central government rather than by elected local officials

A report on inequality in government transfers to local authorities reveals that Israel continues to prioritize settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories over localities in Israel proper

The effects of the occupation on Israel’s society and economy. Marking 50 years of the occupation of the Palestinian territories

48 Years of Military Occupation of the Palestinian Territories: Israel’s Self-Imposed Socio-Economic Burden

In this bi-annual report on inequality in central government transfers to local authorities the figures are for 2012, the most recent year for which the Ministry of the Interior and the Central Bureau of Statistics published complete data. We also examined the figures for the years between 1991 and 2012. Inequality was measured per capita.