Israel’s chances of reaching the higher echelons of OECD social and economic scales will grow dimmer and dimmer year by year, as the hostilities continue and the military budget maintains its first-priority status.

The “Iron Swords” war, which began on October 7, 2023, has had far-reaching effects on Arab women in Israel. The damage wrought has wider social and economic implications that affect the strength of the family and the community, as well as Arab society in Israel and Israeli society as a whole.

The evacuation of residents from the border areas of the Gazan Strip and the North of Israel since October 7, 2023, has created “a new spatial order.” Like Origami, Israel has become a country with a different social and spatial texture than that prior to the “folding.” The refiguring that occurred has far-reaching implications on the lives of persons evacuated as well as on the absorbing municipality and its inhabitants.

The policy of ‘Arming Israel,’ as it is currently being conducted, will deepen the vulnerability of women in general and women who are caught in the cycle of domestic violence in particular

What led the government to allocate additional funds exclusively to resilience centers in the West Bank, despite data suggesting a higher demand for strengthening resilience centers in the south due to an increased number of traumatic stress victims?

The level of protection of the population is affected, among other things, by discriminatory planning policies and unequal allocation of resources. Addressing the challenge of safeguarding residential apartments in Israel requires an integrated strategy which will be devoid of profit-driven motives and based on direct state investment

In times of crisis, women’s employment is more precarious than men’s. This was true during the Corona epidemic, and this is what is happening today — due mainly to the gender division of labour in the household, reinforced by upsets or closures in the education system, especially during wartime when numerous men are called up to the reserves

Neglect of residents of the unrecognized villages is outrageous. The security threat prevents Bedouin citizens residing in the Negev from purchasing necessities, thus creating a threat of food insecurity and even hunger, which is liable to exacerbate if the present war continues

The term “Gaza Envelope” came into usage 20 years ago. The area was all but abandoned in the recent state budget: the per capita amount approved for 2023 and 2024 was lower by 31% than that of 2022

It is incumbent upon us to remember that contribution and to strengthen that cooperation in ordinary times as well as in emergencies