Integration

Wasted potential: The urgent need to close Israel’s Arab employment gap - opinion

Israel loses billions annually due to Arab workforce gaps. Investing in education, infrastructure, and job access isn’t just economic sense—it’s a necessity for a stronger, more inclusive future.

 Israeli President Isaac Herzog is seen meeting with Arab women at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on June 25, 2023.
 NETZACH EDUCATIONAL Network graduates join the IDF. Hasidim from the Belz, Karlin-Stolin, and Sanz communities are preparing to enlist in the IDF, under the guidance and blessing of their rebbes, says the writer.

A new chapter for hassidim and the IDF - opinion

 Alberto Shemaria presenting a project.

Aliyah made easy: Meet the real estate org making Israeli real estate easy for Diaspora Jews

 Migrants, part of a group of 61 migrants on a wooden boat, are rescued by crew members of the Geo Barents migrant rescue ship, operated by Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), in international waters off the coast of Libya in the central Mediterranean Sea September 28, 2023.

IOM reports 80,000 migrants voluntarily returned from Libya since 2015


It is time to integrate African asylum seekers into Israeli society - opinion

It is evident to all, that Israel now has far more significant, existential problems to deal with than searching for unnatural solutions to the African refugee issue.

 ERITREAN VOLUNTEERS work in Israeli agriculture in a joint project of ARDC and Leket Israel.

Calling all Americans: It's time to make aliyah - editorial

We need any Jew who can assist on the ground; though Israel is a strong country, it doesn't make us weaker to speak up and ask our brothers and sisters around the world for their assistance.

 New immigrants from USA and Canada arrive on a special " Aliyah Flight 2016" on behalf of Nefesh B'Nefesh organization, at Ben Gurion airport in central Israel on August 17, 2016,

Ultra-Orthodox women break through in tech education, report finds

“This change stems from deep processes in the perception of the role of women in ultra-Orthodox society and the quality of their professional training in the education and higher education system.”

Haredi women in the tech sector

Aliyah Ministry gears up for increased immigration to Israel in 2024 

Speaking at the Jerusalem Post’s Israel Summit, Minister Ofir Sofer said that since October 7 Israel has seen a rise in interest for Aliyah.

 Ofir Sofer, Minister of Aliyah and Integration

Israel accelerates aliyah of 20 immigrant doctors for war efforts

The ongoing war has led to a surge in demand for medical professionals, and the ministry's Employment Division has played a crucial role in the rapid employment of these new immigrant doctors.

 Wounded people from the rockslide scene in Ein Gedi nature reserve, arrive to the Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva, southern Israel, August 24, 2023

Haredi integration should be encouraged, not questioned - opinion

The Central Bureau of Statistics reports an all-time high in employment among haredi men at 55.8% – surpassing last quarter’s record-breaking 55%.

The Central Bureau of Statistics reports an all-time high in employment among haredi men. These statistics should be cause for celebration, yet reactions remain polarized, says the writer. September 2023

California Jewish teen helping Spanish-speaking learners become teachers

Some immigrants, especially recent arrivals, find that integrating linguistically, culturally and socially is almost beyond their reach.

 MiSendero, a program in which recent immigrants and native English speakers studying Spanish help one another, now has a presence in multiple schools in California and Florida.

East meets West in 'cultural hotspot' Jerusalem

A new cross-cultural event takes a bow at Sultan’s Pool.

Singer Linet is going to join the orchestra at the festival.

Education, business program to aid east Jerusalem youth amid budget crisis

Business mogul Erel Margalit’s new gap year program prepares east Jerusalem Arabs for integration into Israeli universities and economy.

BaKehila "Gap Year” program is designed to help young Arabs advance in Israeli higher education and business.

Israel and Jordan inch closer to water-for-energy deal

Jordan faces severe water scarcity, which has been exacerbated by drought and scorching heat.

People walk in a desalination plant during its inauguration in the coastal city of Hadera, north of Tel Aviv May 16, 2010.

15 years of regional cooperation: The Union for the Mediterranean's common commitment - opinion

The UfM organization needs continued commitment from its members to achieve its goal of creating a socially, economically, and ecologically resilient Mediterranean region.

 EU FOREIGN POLICY chief Josep Borrell gestures (front, center) during a group photo at the 7th Regional Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean in Barcelona, last November.