Periphery
Israel: Deficit in 38% of authorities, 16% in "critical" financial condition
The Interior Ministry presented a report: Only 16% of authorities are critical, amid surging municipal corporate revenues, property tax gaps, and grant dependency.
L’Oréal and Yozmot Atid launch entrepreneurship program for women in periphery
Bridging the distance with one click
Meuhedet inaugurated the Re'em Medical Center in Rehovot in the presence of the President
Rates of cancer in periphery higher than average
Israel Cancer Association says half of cases can be avoided.
New multi-year plan for higher education: Investment, internationalization
The new program also places a heavy emphasis on minimizing educational gaps and addressing national priorities.
Teens work to bridge gaps in the periphery through volunteering
Participants earn leadership skills, professional training and scholarships.
Finance Committee authorizes tax breaks for periphery
Residents of 402 towns will now receive the benefit, as opposed to 182 previously.
Knesset panel okays plans to allot NIS 300m. for development in periphery
Plan calls to fund the second phase of a student village in Sderot and to expand the civil resilience network within the city.
Periphery towns to strike over frozen tax break changes
Nearly 200 towns in the North and South will stop all municipal services, including garbage collection, but not schools, for one day.
Litzman, Galilee mayors clash over funds for health services
The meeting, held in the municipality office of Safed Mayor Ilan Shohat, was called to discuss health disparities between the center of the country and the periphery.
Atidim Stars go from periphery to IDF elite
The atidim stars program aims to bridge the socio econimic gap and bring youth from periphery into elite IDF units.
Additional benefits for industry in Sderot and Gaza envelope approved
Israeli-made goods that are manufactured in the Sderot and Gaza envelope region will be entitled to a 20 percent preference in the price criterion.
Group of disheartened voters call to punish periphery for election results
A new Facebook page called Lo Latet ('Do Not Give') urges to no longer donate to underprivileged municipalities that voted in favor of Likud.
