Arab Population

The Government of Israel is implementing long-term programs with a range of objectives and methods for the Arab population.

MJB's Research Team on the Arab Population is developing its expertise in evaluating complex intervention programs of this kind. The team also emphasizes strengthening our knowledge and understanding of the unique characteristics of Israel's Arab population in all its diversity. The complexity of the programs, and the fact that they are implemented over time, highlight MJB's longstanding contribution to policymakers.

2021 Research Themes

Government 5-year plan for the social and economic development of the Bedouin population in the Negev (Resolution 2397)
Integrating into higher education

2021 Research Themes

Government 5-year plan for the social and economic development of the Bedouin population in the Negev (Resolution 2397)

Integrating into higher education

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

Use and Barriers to the Use of Remote Health Services among the Arab Population in Israel

Nadav Penn, Rachel Goldwag, Dr. Michal Laron

2021

The objectives of this research were to examine the characteristics of telehealth service usage, the users’ characteristics, as well as the barriers to such usage among the Arab population in Israel.

Employment of the Arab Population during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges, Opportunities and Circles of Influence

Smadar Somekh, Oren Tirosh, Noam Keshet, Dr. Sami Miaari, Dr. Maha Sabbah-Karkabi, Amit Levintal, Einat Masterman, Naram Abu Harfa, Saeed Diabat, Suzan Hasan

2020

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic was highly detrimental to the employment of the Arab population. In March 2020, the proportion of employees who applied to the Employment Service for work was markedly higher among Arabs than among Jews (32% v. 23%).The main reason for this differential was that many Arabs, both men and women, […]

Social issues in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis

2020

The various restrictions imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have limited interpersonal relations in terms of physical meetings and posed unique difficulties and challenges for the government and the authorities, among other things, in the provision and inspection of social services. After a protracted period of crisis, the government and authorities will face the […]

Arab Students, Three Years into Academic Studies: Assistance from the National Plan to Expand Access to Higher Education in Israel

Dganit Levi, Dr. Yonatan Eyal, Dr. Viacheslav Konstantinov, Shlomit Kagya

2019

This is the fifth report in a series of evaluation studies on the National Plan to Expand Access of Arab, Druze and Circassian Students to Higher Education in Israel.

All Publications - Arab Population