• 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 plan for the socio-economic development of the Bedouin population in the Negev, 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 national plan for the Arab population in Israel.

    2023 Research Themes

    • Consulting for the five-year plan for the socio-economic development of the Bedouin population in the Negev for 2022-2026
    • Research and consulting for Takadum – the five-year plan for the socio-economic development of the Arab population in Israel for 2022-2026
    • Improvement of the National Authority for Community Security outcome measurement system for the Arab population in Israel’s southern district
    • Evaluation of the “Stop the Bleeding” pilot program for the reduction of violence and increased law enforcement in Arab local authorities
    • Examination of best practices for public participation in police organizations
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    2023 Research Themes

    Consulting for the five-year plan for the socio-economic development of the Bedouin population in the Negev for 2022-2026
    Research and consulting for Takadum – the five-year plan for the socio-economic development of the Arab population in Israel for 2022-2026
    Improvement of the National Authority for Community Security outcome measurement system for the Arab population in Israel’s southern district
    Evaluation of the “Stop the Bleeding” pilot program for the reduction of violence and increased law enforcement in Arab local authorities
    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. Yael Litmanovitz

    Researcher

    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

    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.
    Kinship and Non-Kinship Foster Families in Arab and Jewish Society
    Fida Nijim-Ektelat, Dr. Viacheslav Konstantinov, Dr. Yoa Sorek, Shalhevet Attar-Schwartz
    2023

    The objective of the study was to compare kinship and non-kinship foster care in two population groups (Jews and Arabs) regarding the following issues: the functioning and needs characteristics of the foster families and of the 6-13-year-old children in their care; the services provided to the foster families and the degree of satisfaction of the foster caregivers with these services; and the characteristics of the birth families and the nature of their relationship with the children and foster families. This comparison is designed to provide policymakers with information that will help them develop policies, allocate resources, and improve practices for enhancing foster care arrangements across the two population groups and foster care types in order to ensure optimal outcomes for the children and families.
    Five-Year Socio-Economic Development Plan for the Bedouin Population in the Negev for 2017-2021 (Government Resolution 2397)
    Dr. Yonatan Eyal
    2023

    How MJB is Contributing to the Efforts of the Israeli Government to Improve the Lives of the Bedouin in the Negev Prof. Bruce Rosen – Dr. Dafna Haran – Dr. Yonatan Eyal There are approximately 270,000 Bedouin living in Israel’s southern district, and they are among Israel’s most disadvantaged populations in terms of education, employment, […]
    School Dropout in the Bedouin Population in the Negev
    Ruth Baruj-Kovarsky, Anat Gilad, Lilach Zohar, Dr. Viacheslav Konstantinov, Brachi Ben Simon, Irit Aizik, Dr. Lia Moran-Gilad
    2022

    The goals of the study were: To present an up-to-date picture of the phenomenon of school dropout in the Bedouin population in the Negev and its scope; To examine the needs, barriers, and challenges in coping with the phenomenon of school dropout, as perceived by officials, key entities, and leading professionals from the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Welfare and Social Affairs, and the Bedouin local authorities in the Negev who deal with the issue of school dropout; To develop strategies to deal with the phenomenon of school dropout in the Bedouin population in the Negev.
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