• Arab Population

    The Arab Population Team was established in 2018 to integrate the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute's (MJB's) contributions to the study of the Arab population in Israel. The team focuses on the assessment of various governmental five-year plans pertaining to different segments of the Arab minority. The team has recently completed a comprehensive evaluation of the socio-economic development plan for the Negev Bedouin population for the years 2017-2021, recommending policies to improve planning, implementation, and monitoring processes. The team currently operates an extensive research program related to the plan for the reduction of socio-economic gaps in the Arab population in Israel for the years 2022-2026 ("Takadum").

    2024 Research Themes

    • The status of the Arab population in Israel – indicators, aims, and trends
    • The take-up of social and economic rights by Israeli Arabs – scope and patterns
    • The production of data related to Israeli Arabs from the 2022 population census
    • The functional competence and economic resilience of Arab local municipalities
    Database of MJB studies regarding Israeli Arabs (Hebrew)
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    2024 Research Themes

    The status of the Arab population in Israel – indicators, aims, and trends
    The take-up of social and economic rights by Israeli Arabs – scope and patterns
    The production of data related to Israeli Arabs from the 2022 population census
    The functional competence and economic resilience of Arab local municipalities

    Research Staff

    Afnan Haj Ali

    Research Associate

    Dr. Dafna Haran

    Research Scholar

    Dr. Yonatan Eyal

    Senior Research Scholar and Team Leader

    Maya Shanetzki

    Researcher

    Prof. Bruce Rosen

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

    Yoav Loeff

    Research Associate

    Recent Publications

    Food Consumption Habits and Public Attitudes Toward the Front-of-Package Nutritional Labeling Program
    Hadar Samuel, Ella Katz, Rina Maoz Breuer
    2024

    The objectives of the study are: 1. To examine the purchasing habits of the general population in Israel and the frequency of consuming healthy and unhealthy food products in Israel, three years after the introduction of front-of-package nutrition labeling. 2. To examine the attitudes of the Israeli public towards front-of-package nutrition labeling and steps taken by the Ministry of Health to promote healthy nutrition. 3. To compare the survey results at two points in time.
    Health Service Use, Attitudes and Perceptions Towards the Health System: A Comparison of Residents of Israel’s Periphery and its Center
    Sharvit Fialco, Dr. Michal Laron, Rina Maoz Breuer
    2024

    The objective of the analysis was to assess the differences between Israeli residents living in peripheral, middle-ranking, and central localities (clusters 1-4, 5, and 6-10 on PILA, respectively) in a variety of health system-related aspects: patterns of health service usage, forgoing medical care, voluntary health insurance (VHI) coverage, satisfaction with the health plan and health system, and trust in the health system.
    Reducing and Preventing Domestic Violence in the Bedouin Population in the Negev
    Irit Inbar (Aizik), Dalal Asadi
    2024

    The study aimed to assist the Ministry of Welfare and Social Affairs in improving the services and responses provided to the Bedouin population in the Negev to address domestic violence, with an emphasis on prevention.
    Evaluation of a Pilot Program for Promoting Inclusion in Preschools
    Fida Nijim-Ektelat, Merav Asulin, Efrat Golovenzitz
    2024

    The report (in Hebrew) describes the programs which were implemented during the pilot year, the survey findings, and insights and strategies for the continued implementation of inclusion programs in preschools. 
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