Social Inequality
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Exit at the Induction Center, Part 2: Who really gets a chance to enter 8200?
After the first episode revealed the immense economic value of service in technological units, the second episode of "Exit at the Induction Center" moves to a question that arises even earlier: who actually gets the opportunity to enter this track. The episode deals with the mechanisms that create the gap even before the day of enlistment – the environment in which teenagers grow up, awareness of...
"I would like her to have a new bag and clothes - but it's either that or buying food at the supermarket"
15-year-old Michal works as a babysitter to buy herself shoes, while her mother is forced to forgo school equipment and clothes. Data from the Latet organization reveals: 63.2% of children in supported families lack basic school supplies, and two out of every five are forced to work due to the financial distress at home.
Alarming data: The gaps in the lunchboxes of Israeli children
A new survey by the organization "Leket Israel" and the "Midgam" institute reveals that almost 50% of parents whose income is below average are forced to give up food items in their children's mid-morning snacks. At the same time, the security emergency routine is causing an increase in snack consumption and a decrease in regular eating, especially among families affected economically. The Leket...
Transparent in Uniform: The National Challenge the Next Government Cannot Continue to Neglect
About 90% of discharged combat soldiers and reservists return to civilian life without a recorded injury, but also without any state support system to help them bridge the gap. The equation must change: three years of service require three years of official state accompaniment.