Periphery
From ‘city of camels’ to Israel’s new dream: Beersheba reinventing itself under Mayor Danilovich
For Ruvik Danilovich, one of the easiest ways to measure Beersheba’s transformation is in distance.
Israel: Deficit in 38% of authorities, 16% in "critical" financial condition
L’Oréal and Yozmot Atid launch entrepreneurship program for women in periphery
Bridging the distance with one click
Screenings down south
The 16th Cinema South Film Festival celebrates Israeli cinema set in the periphery.
Rates of cancer in periphery higher than average
Israel Cancer Association says half of cases can be avoided.
New multi-year plan for higher education: Investment, internationalization
The new program also places a heavy emphasis on minimizing educational gaps and addressing national priorities.
Teens work to bridge gaps in the periphery through volunteering
Participants earn leadership skills, professional training and scholarships.
Finance Committee authorizes tax breaks for periphery
Residents of 402 towns will now receive the benefit, as opposed to 182 previously.
Knesset panel okays plans to allot NIS 300m. for development in periphery
Plan calls to fund the second phase of a student village in Sderot and to expand the civil resilience network within the city.
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.