Demography Overview, 2024: Diverging Fertility, Shifting Migration, and Shrinking Yishuvim 20.01.2025

To read the Press Release in Arabic click here The events of the past two years have had a significant impact on Israel’s demography — affecting, among other things, fertility rates, which initially declined at the start of the…

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Young Children and Their Parents During the War 16.01.2025

To read the Press Release in Arabic click here Events of October 7, 2023, and the ensuing war have deeply impacted young children and their parents. A survey conducted by the Taub Center Initiative on Early Childhood Development…

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The Education System in Israel 2020–2024: A Conservative System in a Dynamic Reality 09.01.2025

This chapter examines the state of the education system in Israel in light of recent events — the plan for judicial reform, the current war, and, to a great extent, the Covid-19 pandemic. The head of the Taub…

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The Healthcare System in Israel, 2024: Between Resilience and Continued Challenges 09.01.2025

To read the press release in Arabic, click here. The healthcare chapter of the State of the Nation Report 2024 presents trends in national health expenditure and highlights several challenges facing the healthcare system, among them, the workforce…

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The Labor Market in Israel in 2024 in the Shadow of War 05.01.2025

This chapter of the State of the Nation Report 2024 reviews the status of the labor market after more than a year of war. Taub Center researchers Michael Debowy, Prof. Gil S. Epstein, and Prof. Avi Weiss present…

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The Welfare System and the Challenges of War 05.01.2025

This chapter examines the activities of Israel’s welfare and social security systems over the past year, in the shadow of the October 7, 2023 massacre and the ensuing war. Prof. John Gal and Shavit Ben-Porat review changes in…

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