Periphery
Pitchon-Lev launches new scholarship for youth from Israel’s socio-economic periphery
The launch of the scholarship is part of the ongoing collaboration between both organizations, reflecting a vision of not only providing assistance but also showing change for these young people.
Developing Israel’s periphery is vital for economy, aliyah - opinion
25 ViZionaries Ido Mahatzri: No. 15
Invest in the Negev and Galilee rather than in railways to Tel Aviv - opinion
Periphery towns to strike over frozen tax break changes
Nearly 200 towns in the North and South will stop all municipal services, including garbage collection, but not schools, for one day.
Litzman, Galilee mayors clash over funds for health services
The meeting, held in the municipality office of Safed Mayor Ilan Shohat, was called to discuss health disparities between the center of the country and the periphery.
Atidim Stars go from periphery to IDF elite
The atidim stars program aims to bridge the socio econimic gap and bring youth from periphery into elite IDF units.
Additional benefits for industry in Sderot and Gaza envelope approved
Israeli-made goods that are manufactured in the Sderot and Gaza envelope region will be entitled to a 20 percent preference in the price criterion.
Group of disheartened voters call to punish periphery for election results
A new Facebook page called Lo Latet ('Do Not Give') urges to no longer donate to underprivileged municipalities that voted in favor of Likud.
Yisrael Beytenu warns against dropping periphery grants
Uri Ariel says government decisions harming housing market, encourages MKs to work to reverse them.
Gafni slams Treasury over tax grants to doctors
Gafni says Treasury "goes back on its word" over tax on grants for physicians in periphery.
More in Haifa and North out of work
The unemployment rate in Haifa rose from 6.5 percent in the summer of 2012 to 7.6% last fall,
Haifa unemployment rises to 'alarming' rate
Businesses in the periphery are 'first to pay price of slow down.'
Teach the children well
Teach First Israel gets bright, rookie educators into the country’s disadvantaged periphery.
