In recent years, the concept of periphery has dominated discourse, often reducing life in Israel’s border regions to a marginal status within a center-periphery dynamic. In a podcast by the Samuel Neaman Institute, Meirav explores this issue through two research projects: a study on return and rehabilitation in northern Israel and her new book, Standing on Their Own. This perspective situates the current return to the north as a pivotal moment for redefining life in these regions.