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Survey Security Personal in the Mixed Cities 2020

Link to the full Report The Survey of Personal Security in Arab Society in the Mixed Cities for 2020 is the first report focusing on issues of violence, crime, and policing in this population. This publication complements the reports of the Personal and Communal Security Index published annually by the Abraham Initiatives and the Samuel […]

Energy Forum 50: Agricultural land dual-use for photovoltaic electricity

The interest in agrivoltaics has emerged following the required and massive transition to renewable energy in the face of the shortage of land. This shortage will increase in the coming years due to the consequences of the climate crisis, the desertification process, dehydration and water shortages, and the expected population growth. The land is a […]

‘Tal’s Law’ – Background, Challenges and Optional Solutions.

Following the unfortunate pass away of Judge Zvi Tal (22.6.2021), this is a concise report on the ‘Tal Law’, originally written in May 2012. Through the Tal Law and its two channels – the civic and the military – around 10,000 U-O youth enrolled into those service channels. In early 2012 the Supreme Court deliberated […]

Arab minority participation in collective action for provision of public goods in the general Israeli society.

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The societal and economic integration of the Arab minority is considered an essential factor for Israel.This research inquires how Arab minority members resolve the social dilemma of participation in collective action at the general society level.The recent unrest (May 2021) which un-stabilize co-existence and integration, poses a strategic challenge for Israel as a liberal democracy. […]

Periphery-Academy relations: past, present and future

BASHAAR – Academic community for Israeli Society together with Edmond de Rothschild Foundation and Samuel Neaman Institute for national policy research held a conference entitled: “Periphery-Academy relations: past, present and future” on March 2021. The conference included an opening plenum that delt with the relations between the Academy and the periphery, six parallel panels discussing […]

Statistical analysis of Corona data: A Roundtable

The Corona pandemic continues to pose significant challenges to the health, economic and social systems worldwide. Some of these challenges relate to the availability of reliable data and to the various approaches used in order to collect, analyze and present these data. The perspective required to address these issues combines health and epidemiological expertise, access […]

Energy Forum 49: Integrating hydrogen into the Israeli energy sector

Hydrogen is the most common element in nature but rarely exists in its pure form in nature. It is possible to produce hydrogen from water through the electrolysis process by using electricity. In addition, it is possible to produce hydrogen from organic materials, such as natural gas and coal, using several methods of reforming and […]

The Corona Crisis as a Growth Engine for the North of Israel

This report includes insights and recommendations on the Corona crisis as a growth engine for the north of Israel. It focuses in three areas: Economics & Industry 4.0, Education improvement, and the Social System in the north. This is a result of three roundtables in the above three areas. The work was done in a […]