• Arab Population

    The Arab Population Team was established in 2018 to integrate the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute contributions to the study of the Arab population in Israel. The team focused mainly on the five-year socio-economic development plan for the Bedouin population in the Negev (2017-2021), recommending policies to improve planning, implementation, and monitoring processes. In 2022, the team was awarded the government tender for the evaluation of the multi-year plan for the reduction of socio-economic gaps in the Arab population in Israel.

    2023 Research Themes

    • Research for Takadum – the five-year plan for the reduction of gaps in the Arab population in Israel for 2022-2026
    • Consulting for the five-year socio-economic development plan for the Bedouin population in the Negev for 2022-2026
    • Comprehensive evaluation of the five-year socio-economic development plan for the Bedouin population in the Negev for 2017-2021
    • Presentation of an up-to-date picture (for 2022) of the Bedouin population in the Negev according to selected indicators
    • Improvement of the National Authority for Community Security outcome measurement system for the Arab population in Israel’s southern district
    • Examination of best practices for public participation in police organizations
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    2023 Research Themes

    Research for Takadum – the five-year plan for the reduction of gaps in the Arab population in Israel for 2022-2026
    Consulting for the five-year socio-economic development plan for the Bedouin population in the Negev for 2022-2026
    Comprehensive evaluation of the five-year socio-economic development plan for the Bedouin population in the Negev for 2017-2021
    Presentation of an up-to-date picture (for 2022) of the Bedouin population in the Negev according to selected indicators
    Improvement of the National Authority for Community Security outcome measurement system for the Arab population in Israel’s southern district
    Examination of best practices for public participation in police organizations

    Research Staff

    Arwa Majadlih

    Researcher

    Dana Lewis

    Administrative Coordinator

    Dr. Dafna Haran

    Research Scholar

    Dr. Yonatan Eyal

    Senior Research Scholar and Team Leader

    Prof. Bruce Rosen

    Systems Research Group Leader and Director of the Smokler Center for Health Policy Research

    Yoav Loeff

    Research Associate

    Recent Publications

    Improvement and Modification of the Measurement System Used by the National Authority for Community Safety for the Bedouin Population in the Negev: Research-based Consultation for the National Authority for Community Safety (Southern District)
    Dr. Yael Litmanovitz, Arwa Majadlih, Dr. Dafna Haran
    2023

    The National Authority for Community Safety (hereinafter: the Authority) operates in local authorities across Israel to prevent violence, delinquency, and anti-social behavior as well as against drug and alcohol abuse. The Arab Population Team at the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute conducted a research-based consultation for the Authority's Southern District, related to its activities among the Bedouin population in the Negev. The counselling was conducted in the course of 2022 as part of the evaluation study of the five-year socio-economic development plan for the Bedouin population in the Negev for 2017-2021. The goal of the consultation was to assist the Authority in improving its monitoring and measurement system in order to improve its ability to conduct a focused examination of the impact of its work on the target population.
    Arab Youth in Israel: Comprehensive Statistical Review
    Brachi Ben Simon, Dr. Viacheslav Konstantinov, Dr. Ahmad Badran, Lilach Zohar, Dr. Yoa Sorek, Dr. Nasreen Haddad Haj-Yahya
    2023

    This review presents the unique situation of Arab youth to provide information that will help (1) develop services and tools to promote equal opportunities and optimal integration of Arab youth in the economy and society; and (2) reduce and prevent NEET among Arab youth. The objective is to establish a reference data set that will serve as a stable and reliable resource for a variety of organizations and officials, in order to plan for and discuss the needs of Arab youth in Israel, services currently available to them, and any gaps between the two. The review presents a broad range of data on various characteristics and aspects in the lives of young Arabs in Israel, and where possible, highlights differences and gaps between Arab and Jewish youth and between different groups within the Arab population
    Employment Patterns and Barriers to Employment in the Bedouin Population in the Negev: Summative Evaluation Study
    Oren Tirosh, Dana Cohen, Bracha Berlin, Ayelet Levi-Kovshi, Smadar Somekh
    2023

    The overarching goal of this study was to identify sociocultural factors that contribute to employment barriers and affect the employment patterns of the Bedouin population in the Negev.
    Data Gaps Regarding the Bedouin Population in the Negev
    Yoav Loeff
    2023

    The goal of this study was to map the quantitative data related to the Bedouin population in the Negev, characterize the limitations of the available databases, and suggest ways for improving them. This, with the purpose of developing a reliable knowledge base for planning and ongoing monitoring of the status of the Bedouin population in the Negev.
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