Domestic Challenges

This comprehensive study, the first of its kind, shows, among other things, that customs and traditions, the patriarchal mindset, and women's lack of economic independence are considered by the community to be the most significant factors hindering gender equality. ...

Data shows consumer prices in Israel second only to South Korea among 38 developed countries; telecom prices are the only bright spot, at 30% cheaper than average ...

Arab citizens of Israel are the most affected by laws that restrict political representation, civil society, and freedom of expression. ...

The Civil Society Alliance CIVICUS, which monitors the state of civil liberties worldwide, has documented systematic Israeli repression of civil liberties amidst the ongoing war of extermination on Gaza, now in its second year....

The Israeli Ministry of Education published the findings of what it described as an internal investigation examining the ministry's performance during the war....

Data indicates that social cohesion – as measured by the widening gaps in living standards and income in Israeli society – is on a path of disintegration and collapse. ...

At this critical juncture, silence is complicity. The international community must act urgently to protect civil society and defend fundamental rights....

Women serve in the Zionist occupation army under mandatory military service...

In recent days, Jerusalem witnessed an unprecedented million-strong demonstration organized by thousands of Haredi Jews, protesting the Israeli government's attempts to reinstate mandatory military service for ultra-Orthodox men....

On the 20th anniversary of the Al-Aqsa Intifada in 2000, and amidst the lockdowns and the damage inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic on Palestinian Arab towns within the 1948 borders, an Israeli human rights group revealed that structural discrimination against Arab citizens persists in Israel as ...

Economist Shir Hever explains how the Gaza war mobilization propped up a ‘zombie economy’ that appears to function but lacks any future horizon....

The Gaza cease-fire that took effect on Jan. 19 brought Israeli domestic politics back to the fore—and helped remind people just how vulnerable Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is politically....