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Violence, Crime, and Policing in Arab Society in The Age of Covid

Link to the full Report Following are the main results from the survey as specified in the report: The data indicate that respondents from the population of Palestinian citizens of Israel feel a lack of personal security because of violence in their communities to a significantly greater extent than respondents from Jewish society. Among the […]

The Economic Impact of the Abraham Accords After One Year: Passions vs. Interests

This brief essay summarizes research on the economic benefits of the Abraham Accords, flowing to the five nations involved: Israel, Morocco, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Sudan. Israel is seen so far as reaping the largest share. The agreement with the United Arab Emirates is by far the most significant, for the two nations. The […]

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 […]

Save lives, save jobs

This essay surveys emergency economic bailout programs in the wake of the pandemic, including the Israeli program, at a cost of 80 billion shekels.

Violence, Crime and Policing in Arab Towns

Link to the full publication   In recent years, there has been a steep rise in the rates of crime and violence in Arab society. In 2018, 71 Arab civilians were killed. The proportion of those killed that year is 61%. 15 of those killed in Arab society – women. The main causes of violence […]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting and Registration System in Israel: Summary of Reports for 2014

cover of מערך לדיווח ורישום פליטות גזי חממה בישראל: סיכום דיווחי שנת 2014

54 companies and organizations joined the greenhouse gas emissions in 2014 to the Ministry of Environmental Protection. Each of the reporting companies, enclosed a signed statement regarding the reliability of the data, as required by the Reporting and Registration System, which was developed in cooperation with the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Energy and Environment […]

Tax Benefits for R&D in Israel

This research examines the tax incentives system to encourage R&D in the business sector in Israel. The study reviews tax incentive methods used to encourage R&D in the world, and their effectiveness. The work combines theoretical and empirical studies of the impact of various tax incentives on the R&D performed by firms, the number of […]

Ultra-Orthodox (‘Haredi’) Jews in Israel’s Society: A 2014 Status Report.

כריכת הדוח החרדים בחברה הישראלית: תמונת מצב, 2014

The issue of the Ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) community in Israel and its possible integration with the Israeli society at large has become lately one of the most talked-about in the Knesset committees, Government offices, academic circles, the military, public debates —  where not? An interesting question in its own right is why the subject came up […]