Periphery

25 ViZionaries Ido Mahatzri: No. 15

Ensures that children in underserved communities have opportunities to advance

Ido Mahatzri
TRANSPORTATION MINISTER Miri Regev gets on track with Israel Railways last month. The government must take action to support each regional and metropolitan hub, the writer argues.

Invest in the Negev and Galilee rather than in railways to Tel Aviv - opinion

 Israeli soldiers and medical staff at the underground hospital at the Rambam Hospital in Haifa, on September 22, 2024.

Health equity report exposes gaps in healthcare between central Israel and the periphery

 Smoke billows over northern Israel after rockets were fired from Lebanon, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, by Israel's border with Lebanon, May 17, 2024.

Education is the key to rebuilding the North - opinion


Young, rooted, and rebuilding: The Ayalim Association is breathing new life into the periphery

Amid Israel’s ongoing crisis, Ayalim’s student-led communities in the Negev and Galilee are shaping a new vision of resilience.

 The Ayalim student communities play a vital role in bringing new energy and life to regional revitalization efforts.

Bringing Hi-Tech to Israel’s periphery

Teaching AI and cyber skills to narrow the social gaps.

 Children learning computers

Education for Life: Investing in informal education in Israel’s periphery

Kindergarten children playing with a new AI robot from the Education Ministry.

Government announces extension of evacuations from North, South

The evacuation extensions will be financed by a sweeping 1% budget cut.

 Kiryat Shmona evacuees

Eretz Angels: The new investment club piling resources into Israel's periphery

Eretz Angel members will have the opportunity to invest in deep-tech technological ventures in Israel’s northern and southern communities.

 Eretz Angels: The new investment club piling resources into Israel's periphery

Nina Wiener: US must take campus unrest seriously, change school admins - interview

"Many of the leaders of this whole movement want to destroy Western civilization," Wiener said.

 Consul General of Israel in New York Ofir Akunis,  Israel Scholarship Education Foundation co-founder Nina Avidar-Weiner, and ISEF New York CEO Dima Shimelfarb

Will Cisco do for Ofakim what Intel did for Kiryat Gat?

Tech giant plans to establish a branch in Ofakim, raising questions about the city's potential as a viable alternative for those looking to live, for example, in Beersheba.


Merage Foundation CEO: If you want to strengthen the Israeli economy, invest in the Negev

Eyal Naveh, co-founder of Brothers in Arms, added: “There are no real plans. It’s time for politicians to work for the people, and they’re not doing that.”

 Panel participants at Maariv’s economic conference discuss future challenges confronting Israel.

Students are passing, but an education system is failing - opinion

As the Education Ministry grapples with displaced students from northern and southern peripheries, educators and NGOs still face challenges five months after the start of the war.

 CHILDREN EVACUATED from Kibbutz Nir Am, in the South, spend time at a hotel in Tel Aviv, in January.

Shortening wait times for medical care - opinion

Patients can substantially advance their appointments and receive speedy and professional medical treatment, and doctors don’t need to sit idly in their clinics because of no-shows.

 LONG WAITING times are one of the biggest challenges in the healthcare system, says the writer.

Google and the Rashi Foundation launch AI literacy program for youth in the periphery

Students will discover the mysteries behind artificial intelligence and learn how to use it safely and responsibly.

(Right to left)  Yael Balla Avni, VP Programs, Rashi Foundation, Liron Uziel, Ido Ben Yair ,Prof. Yossi Matias, VP of Engineering and Research at Google and Head of Google's  R&D Center in Israel.