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In the Media
‘Why not take single mothers, elderly out of the equation, too?’
aThe Marker, Hila Weisberg, Moti Bassok and Zvi Zrahiya
8 Apr 2012
The Passing of social work researcher Prof. Yossi Katan
aYnet, Tomer Velmer (in Hebrew)
26 Mar 2012
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Jerusalem Post, Ben Hartman - Bank of Israel: The Ministry of Education employs only 68% of the teachers in the education systema 19 Feb 2012
The Marker, Ram Ozeri (in Hebrew) - Come Saraleh, let’s import dairy productsa 27 Jan 2012
The Marker, Amiram Cohen (in Hebrew) - Israelis Facing a Seismic Rift Over Role of Womena 14 Jan 2012
New York Times, Ethan Bronner and Isabel Kirshner - State of her owna 9 Jan 2012
Tablet, Erin Kopelow and Ariel Beery - Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Problema 2 Jan 2012
Newsweek, Dan Ephron - Ethics@work: Lower home prices are a mixed blessinga 29 Dec 2011
Jerusalem Post, Asher Meir - Eran Yashiv examines: Can the Scandinavian model work in Israela 27 Dec 2011
The Marker, Eran Yashiv (in Hebrew) - Israel’s Scandinavian dream – dream ona 25 Dec 2011
The Marker, Eran Yashiv (in Hebrew) - Ultra-religious schools test Israel’s high-tech futurea 23 Dec 2011
Reuters, Maayan Lubell - The Tax Authority’s End of Season Speciala 19 Dec 2011
The Marker, Naomi Krieger (in Hebrew) - Interview with Prof. Ayal Kimhi on the OECD report about Israela 12 Dec 2011
Calcalist tv, Uzi Bloomer (in Hebrew) - The Sderot Conference: Leadership is disconnected from the peoplea 1 Dec 2011
News1, Daniel Gigi (in Hebrew) - Everyone is earning more, so what exactly is the problem?a 30 Nov 2011
Calcalist, Micky Peled & Lior Ben David (in Hebrew) - Haim Shani: “Trajtenberg Commission’s proposed tax changes won’t reduce poverty”a 29 Nov 2011
Calcalist, Micky Peled (in Hebrew) - Men’s employment rate declines – especially above age 40a 29 Nov 2011
The Marker, Haim Bior (in Hebrew) - Heal the health systema 28 Nov 2011
Jerusalem Post, Editorial - Poverty in Israela 18 Nov 2011
Jerusalem Post, Editorial - ‘Growing numbers lack tools to compete in modern economy’a 18 Nov 2011
Jerusalem Post, Ben Hartman - Taub Report: “Students’ Achievement Levels – A Socioeconomic Time Bomb”a 16 Nov 2011
The Marker, Lior Dattel (in Hebrew) - Wage gaps in Israel derive from gaps in educationa 16 Nov 2011
News1, Meirav Arad (in Hebrew) - Manufacturers bracing for recessiona 15 Nov 2011
The Marker, Hila Wessberg, Haim Bior and Ora Coren - First place in computer science: Amit high school in Raananaa 6 Nov 2011
Israel Hayom, Yael Branovsky (in Hebrew) - “A government not loyal to its citizens”a 1 Nov 2011
Channel 2 news, MK Meir Shitrit (in Hebrew) - Free education “reform” for the well-off children of the middle classa 3 Oct 2011
The Marker, Meirav Arlozorov (in Hebrew) - Prof. Michael Shalev: “Trajtenberg doesn’t respond to the demand for social justice”a 26 Sep 2011
Globes, Prof. Michael Shalev (in Hebrew) - “A national policy on education achieves nothing”a 23 Sep 2011
Calcalist, Keren Zuriel-Harari & Lior Ben David (in Hebrew) - “Soon, a third of Jewish students will study at an Ultra-Orthodox school run by political organizations”a 18 Sep 2011
Calcalist, Lior Ben David (in Hebrew) - Study: University graduates earn twice as much as high school graduatesa 18 Sep 2011
The Marker, Lior Dattel (in Hebrew) - Fischer: “If student achievement was at OECD levels, GDP would be 24% higher”a 18 Sep 2011
The Marker, Lior Dattel (in Hebrew) - The next step towards social justice – the Haredi communitya 7 Sep 2011
Walla, Dr. Yossi Maaravi (in Hebrew) - Prof. Ben-David: We’ve neglected education – Arabs and Haredim are at a level below the Third Worlda 7 Sep 2011
Calcalist, Tomer Avital (in Hebrew) - Taub Center: Israel above OECD average for cost of livinga 6 Sep 2011
Jerusalem Post, Ben Hartman - A new public agenda for Israela 6 Sep 2011
Jerusalem Post, Editorial - Record high cost of living: Food prices in Israel exceeded OECD levels within 3 yearsa 5 Sep 2011
nrg, Yossi Greenstein (in Hebrew) - Taub Center: Cost of living in Israel exceeds OECD averagea 5 Sep 2011
Globes, Adrian Filut - The protest that changed the countrya 5 Sep 2011
The Marker, - “Before raising taxes even by one shekel – the government must enforce its own laws, to prevent the shadow economy and tax evasion”a 4 Sep 2011
The Marker, Ora Koren (in Hebrew) - The Trajtenberg Committee: “Give us a chance to do our work”a 30 Aug 2011
Walla news (in Hebrew), - President of the Manufacturers’ Association of Israel: “Housing Prices won’t come down without dealing with the high level of concentration in the building industry”a 30 Aug 2011
The Marker, Adia Peterman (in Hebrew) - Eyal Gabai hints: Childcare expenses won’t be recognized for tax purposesa 30 Aug 2011
Globes, Adrian Pilot (in Hebrew) - “Include the public in the government’s decisions”a 30 Aug 2011
NRG, Tal Shahaf (in Hebrew) - Trajtenberg: “Money won’t solve most of the issues brought before us”a 30 Aug 2011
Calcalist, Tomer Avital (in Hebrew) - Trajtenberg: “The effect of the highly concentrated economy on the cost of living must be considered”a 30 Aug 2011
The Marker, Adia Peterman (in Hebrew) - Taub Center calls for new socioeconomic agendaa 25 Aug 2011
ynet, ynet reporters - The system is still sicka 25 Aug 2011
nrg, Ruti Sinai (in Hebrew) - Prof. Dan Ben-David on the Trajtenberg committee: “I hope it will not reach political conclusions”a 24 Aug 2011
Calcalist, Tal Litman (in Hebrew) - “Concentration of the economy leads to business-government connections that might harm the socio-political functioning”a 24 Aug 2011
The Marker, Moti Bassok (in Hebrew) - Dairy farmers receive backup: “Nobody dares to face the large dairies and supermarket chains”a 18 Aug 2011
The Marker, Amiram Cohen (in Hebrew) - Israel Protest Could Boost Peace Processa 17 Aug 2011
Der Spiegel, Juliane von Mittelstaedt - Prof. Eran Yashiv: Less VAT, more Companies Taxa 16 Aug 2011
Calcalist, Naama Sikuler (in Hebrew) - Prof. Dan Ben-David on the education system: Big money is being spent – and no change in sighta 14 Aug 2011
Calcalist, Lior Ben David - Booming black economy could pay for some ’social justice’a 14 Aug 2011
The Marker, Dror Reich - The parent trap: Israeli moms desperate not to be housewivesa 14 Aug 2011
Haaretz, Tamar Rotem - “The welfare state is the essential infrastructure for society’s existence”a 11 Aug 2011
Calcalist, Lior Ben David - Let Bibi come learn from usa 11 Aug 2011
Calcalist, Keren Zuriel Harari (in Hebrew) - Israel’s Fool’s Paradisea 10 Aug 2011
IsraCast, David Essing - Sushi, social justice and self-respecta 9 Aug 2011
Haaretz, Carlo Strenger - New Priorities? The rate of national expenditure on education hasn’t changeda 9 Aug 2011
The Marker, Lior Dattel (in Hebrew) - Netanyahu presents: 22 experts on the team to negotiate with protest leadersa 8 Aug 2011
MAKO, Udi Segal (in Hebrew) - Netanyahu names members of “socioeconomic change team”a 8 Aug 2011
Globes, Lilach Weissman - “Without addressing the issues of Haredim, defense budget and settlements – there’s no chance for change”a 6 Aug 2011
The Marker, Shelly Appelberg (in Hebrew) - Sounding the alarma 5 Aug 2011
Haaretz, Sefy Hendler - Percentage concerned of falling into poverty has doubled within a yeara 4 Aug 2011
Calcalist (in Hebrew), - Professor Avner De-Shalit: “Netanyahu isn’t up for The ideological change the protestors are demanding”a 4 Aug 2011
Calcalist, Tomer Zeltzer (in Hebrew) - Attention Binyamin Netanyahu: This is how you’ll lower the protest’s volumea 4 Aug 2011
Globes, Anat Cohen (in Hebrew) - Forcast for Israel 2011 – bleaka 4 Aug 2011
NEWS1, Yifat Gadot (in Hebrew) - Report: Israel facing widening gapsa 3 Aug 2011
ynet, - Taub Report: Social issues just as threatening as wara 3 Aug 2011
Jerusalem Post, Ruth Eglash - ‘Resolving doctors’ labor dispute won’t fix healthcare’a 3 Aug 2011
Jerusalem Post, Judy Siegel-Itzkovich - Report: Public Expenditure relative to GDP declininga 3 Aug 2011
Jerusalem Post, Nadav Shemer - Taub Center Report: The social gaps in Israel – the highest in the western worlda 3 Aug 2011
ynet, Avital Lahav (in Hebrew) - Taub Center Report reveals: This is how the social protest starteda 3 Aug 2011
The Marker, Moti Bassock & Oren Majar (in Hebrew) - Taub Center: Equality in health services is a thing of the pasta 3 Aug 2011
Calcalist, Naama Sikuler (in Hebrew) - State of education worsensa 3 Aug 2011
Calcalist, Lior Ben David (in Hebrew) - Report: Income gaps in Israel – among the highest in the western worlda 3 Aug 2011
Calcalist, Tal Litman (in Hebrew) - Lack of direction in tax policya 3 Aug 2011
Calcalist, Yarom Ariav (in Hebrew) - Professor Dan Ben-David: “You wanted to be leaders – so lead”a 3 Aug 2011
Calcalist, Naama Sikuler (in Hebrew) - New Report: Gaps in wage and education wideninga 3 Aug 2011
Behadrey Haredim, Avi Glick (in Hebrew) - Macro-economy: Israel invests less in public expenditure and its citizensa 3 Aug 2011
Calcalist, Amnon Atad (in Hebrew) - Report: “The state has contributed to all the shortcomings in public health system”a 3 Aug 2011
Doctors Only (in Hebrew), - Dairy reforms won’t cut prices by much, acc new reporta 1 Aug 2011
Jerusalem Post, Nadav Shemer - Taub Center: “Dairy reform will send 2 billion shekels down the drain”a 1 Aug 2011
Calcalist, Tal Litman (in Hebrew) - When economy turns from means to enda 1 Aug 2011
Calcalist, Shaul Amsterdamsky and Tomer Zeltzer (in Hebrew) - Dairy farmers: on Wednesdy – a huge protest in Tel-Aviva 1 Aug 2011
Globes, Yuval Azulai (in Hebrew) - Dairy reform may cause crasha 1 Aug 2011
NEWS1, Idan Yoseph (in Hebrew) - Tnuva’s trouble from within: the company’s pensioners are protestinga 1 Aug 2011
NRG, Nurit Kadosh (in Hebrew) - Study: the reform will hurt the dairy marketa 31 Jul 2011
Behadrey Haredim, Avi Glick (in Hebrew) - Dairy farmers: within two years – a shortage in fresh dairy productsa 31 Jul 2011
ynet, Merav Christal (in Hebrew) - The unemployment hoaxa 28 Jul 2011
Globes, Ron Schwartz (in Hebrew) - New research: Haredi men work 20% fewer hoursa 28 Jul 2011
Behadrey Haredim, Avi Glick (in Hebrew) - Not waiting for a long weekend: Israeli men working lessa 28 Jul 2011
Maariv NRG, - Israeli men working less than they did a decade agoa 28 Jul 2011
Jerusalem Post, Shira Poliak - Omer Moav: “The main reason for protest – Israel’s highly concentrated economy”a 28 Jul 2011
The Marker, Oren Majar (in Hebrew) - Israeli men’s workweek shortened by two hours over the past 11 yearsa 28 Jul 2011
The Marker, Moti Bassock (in Hebrew) - Unemployment figures flatter to deceivea 27 Jul 2011
Globes, Shay Niv - Unemployment rate in Israel at a 27 year lowa 26 Jul 2011
The Marker, Moti Bassock (in Hebrew) - Poverty is not restricted to the unemployed, study saysa 25 Jul 2011
Jerusalem Post, Ruth Eglash - Study: Over 13% of working families are under poverty linea 25 Jul 2011
Globes, Adrian Pilot (in Hebrew) - Israel hasn’t internalized the importance of an Innovative economya 7 Jul 2011
The Marker, Inbal Orpaz (in Hebrew) - Taub Center: an agreement with the doctors will not solve the health system’s structural problemsa 13 Jun 2011
Calcalist, Micky Peled (in Hebrew) - Calcalist checks – how do you grade a teacher?a 5 Jun 2011
Calcalist, Lior Ben David (in Hebrew) - Only one in ten workers enjoys the fruits of high-techa 1 Jun 2011
The Marker, Inbal Orpaz (in Hebrew) - “We are milking the past”a 1 Jun 2011
The Marker, Inbal Orpaz (in Hebrew) - “Israel’s education system is a market failure”a 1 Jun 2011
The Marker, Inbal Orpaz (in Hebrew) - Research findings: Spending on medicine pushes 1500 families below the poverty linea 22 May 2011
Calcalist, Micky Peled (in Hebrew) - Study: Our education isn’t so bad, and it’s even getting bettera 6 Apr 2011
ynet, Tomer Velmer (in Hebrew) - Why look for information abroad when it’s all right here?a 4 Apr 2011
Calcalist, Micky Peled (in Hebrew) - Research findings: Colleges have not changed the rate of academic degreesa 30 Mar 2011
Haaretz, Or Kashti (in Hebrew) - “A child in Sderot is not genetically different than a child in Tel-Aviv”a 17 Mar 2011
ynet, Yair Nativ (in Hebrew) - ‘Promises to strengthen health service in periphery unkept’a 16 Mar 2011
Jerusalem Post, Judy Siegel - “Gaps in education cause gaps in income – today’s weaker students will be tomorrow’s poor”a 17 Feb 2011
The Marker, Ora Koren (in Hebrew) - Histadrut calls off Israeli general strikea 16 Feb 2011
World Socialist Web Site, Jean Shaoul - “when the burden grows, there will be massive emigration”a 8 Feb 2011
Calcalist, Micky Peled (in Hebrew) - Looking for a stable marriage? Try separate bank accountsa 3 Feb 2011
The Marker, Neomi Darom (in Hebrew) - The Treasury is complacent – without justificationa 31 Jan 2011
The Marker, Meirav Arlozorov (in Hebrew) - A country with four education systemsa 12 Jan 2011
The Marker, Lior Dattel (in Hebrew) - Israel confidence levels at 10 year higha 10 Jan 2011
Jerusalem Post, Yoni Cohen - Too early to eulogize the education systema 6 Jan 2011
The Marker, Nachum Blass (in Hebrew) - Taub Index: 46% of Israeli Arabs reported having difficulty meeting basic needsa 4 Jan 2011
The Marker, Moti Bassok (in Hebrew) - 16.7% rise in social confidence in 2010a 3 Jan 2011
ynet, Assaf Rozen (in Hebrew) - Some Israelis Question Benefits for Ultra-Religiousa 28 Dec 2010
The New York Times, Isabel Kershner - State-Religous schools have 1.5 more classroom-hours than Arab schoolsa 22 Dec 2010
The Marker, Lior Dattel (in Hebrew) - The Ministry of Education gives religous schools more classroom-hoursa 22 Dec 2010
Haaretz, Or Kashti (in Hebrew) - The greatest number of classroom-hours in the State-Religious schoolsa 22 Dec 2010
News1, Ofer Wolfson (in Hebrew) - Long school day: Implementation of the law is expensive, delaying it is even morea 21 Dec 2010
Calcalist, Hadas Shefer (in Hebrew) - Social Inequality in Israela 20 Dec 2010
Philadelphia Independent Media Center, Stephen Lendman - “Relieving Haredim from army service for work will not solve the problem”a 20 Dec 2010
Calcalist, Calcalist reporters (in Hebrew) - Choosing a schoola 14 Dec 2010
Haaretz, Nachum Blass (in Hebrew) - With today’s budget – the next catastrophe is on its waya 7 Dec 2010
Walla, Shahaf Mezin (in Hebrew) - Israeli growers stage strike to get more Thaisa 23 Nov 2010
The Media Line, Benjamin Peim - Time for unity governmenta 21 Nov 2010
ynet, Dan Ben-David - Israeli education: Losing faith in systema 20 Nov 2010
ynet, Tomer Velmer - Survey: Parents give teachers a failing gradea 14 Nov 2010
The Marker, Lior Dattel (in Hebrew) - The ultra-Orthodox complain: we don’t get any culture, television or sports from the State; we barely get bya 13 Nov 2010
The Marker, Shuki Sadeh (in Hebrew) - Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Welfare Kingsa 12 Nov 2010
The Wall Street Journal, Evan R. Goldstein - Not a revolution, but a small step forwarda 10 Nov 2010
Globes, Shay Niv (in Hebrew) - Netanyahu: Allowances for Yeshiva students will be time-limited to encourage them to worka 10 Nov 2010
Globes, Shay Niv (in Hebrew) - ‘Arabs, Haredim not working will become macro danger’a 10 Nov 2010
The Marker, Eldad Dor, Nati Tucker - Taub Center Executive Director: “Brain drain reaches 24%”a 9 Nov 2010
Walla! news, Rami Shani (in Hebrew) - “With the rise in umemployment – poverty grows”a 9 Nov 2010
The Marker, Moti Bassok (in Hebrew) - Dr. Simhon: People with lots of children are irresponsible; MK Herzog: The State will stay out of the bedrooma 9 Nov 2010
The Marker, Eldad Dor (in Hebrew) - Minister Herzog: “My grandfather was ultra-Orthodox and he did a doctorate”a 9 Nov 2010
Kikar Hashabat, Israel Aharon (in Hebrew) - Gaps: 12 years of school gets you half the salarya 8 Nov 2010
ynet, Zvi Lavi (in Hebrew) - Israeli wage gaps second highest in the Westa 8 Nov 2010
The Marker, Moti Bassok - Male teachers are better than female teachers; and they get paid more tooa 1 Nov 2010
ynet, Gil Cole (in Hebrew) - More money for Haredim: why isn’t core curriculum required?a 1 Nov 2010
ynet, Tomer Velmer (in Hebrew) - Secular public’s demographic nightmarea 31 Oct 2010
ynet, Einat Fishbein - User co-payment – The health system’s illnessa 26 Oct 2010
The Marker, Dani Filc and Shlomit Avni (in Hebrew) - With a little determination and lots of donations: The first Haredi pilot fliesa 25 Oct 2010
Calcalist, Tomer Avital (in Hebrew) - Research: Research: The percent of Haredim who don’t work has grown three-fold in the last 30 yearsa 25 Oct 2010
Maariv, Efrat Zemer-Bronfman (in Hebrew) - Opportunity on the final Stretcha 25 Oct 2010
Calcalist, Dan Ben-David (in Hebrew) - Real estate prices – a time bomba 22 Oct 2010
Globes, Ami Brand, Ela Levi-Weinrib (in Hebrew) - A lesson from Ben & Jerry’sa 21 Oct 2010
Globes, Ella Elkalai (in Hebrew) - Time for confrontationa 19 Oct 2010
Maariv, Ben-Dror Yamini (in Hebrew) - The threat of pietya 22 Sep 2010
The Canadian Jewish News, Rabbi Dov Marmur - Survey: most Haredi men worka 21 Sep 2010
ynet, Tani Goldstein (in Hebrew) - Ynet special: Israel’s education woesa 17 Sep 2010
ynet, Tomer Velmer - Prof. Dan Ben-David: “Education here is problematic, and among Haredim even more so”a 6 Sep 2010
Calcalist, Mickey Peled (in Hebrew) - Opinion: Israel and the Iranian bomba 2 Sep 2010
Global Post, HDS Greenway - A threat from withina 18 Aug 2010
The Jewish Daily Forward, Editorial - The Government is checking whether to appeal directly to academics abroad to return to Israela 17 Aug 2010
The Marker, Lior Dattel (in Hebrew) - Haredi way of life poses an ‘existential threat’a 14 Aug 2010
Sydney Morning Herald, Jason Koutsoulis - It is possible to bring Israeli scientists home – and it even pays economicallya 14 Aug 2010
Maariv, Rotem Sela (in Hebrew) - Rising medical costs could ‘Americanize’ healthcare systema 6 Aug 2010
Jerusalem Post, Judy Siegel - Report: Private health care spending is rising rapidlya 5 Aug 2010
The Marker, Ronny Linder-Ganz - A not very secular shifta 4 Aug 2010
Financial Times, Tobias Buck - The defense-spending scapegoata 3 Aug 2010
The Marker, Nathan Lipson - Four Nobel Laureates join the Taub Centera 26 Jul 2010
The Marker, Moti Bassok (in Hebrew) - ‘Haredi unemployment unsustainable’a 21 Jul 2010
Jerusalem Post, Arieh O’Sullivan - The aging of Israeli academiaa 19 Jul 2010
The Marker, Nathan Lipson - Ticket into the club of developed nationsa 15 Jul 2010
The Marker, Nathan Lipson - A lesson for Israel’s education systema 12 Jul 2010
The Marker, Nathan Lipson - The haredi school scama 12 Jul 2010
ynet, Amir Shoan - The shekel stops here / How to boost Israeli economic growtha 7 Jul 2010
The Marker, Nathan Lipson - Israeli economic growth: How it went wronga 5 Jul 2010
The Marker, Nathan Lipson - “Negative income tax doesn’t work in Israel”a 5 Jul 2010
ynet, Tani Goldstein (in Hebrew) - In praise of negative income taxa 29 Jun 2010
Jerusalem Post, Editorial - Agrexco: Eckstein mislead the government on foreign workers in agriculturea 28 Jun 2010
Maariv, Dalia Mazuri (in Hebrew) - What are excellence centers?a 28 Jun 2010
The Marker, Lior Dattel (in Hebrew) - Are Orthodox Zionists disappearing?a 27 Jun 2010
DatiLi, Tolly Fikaresh (in Hebrew) - Guest Column: The five-state solutiona 25 Jun 2010
Jerusalem Post, Daniel Gordis - Unemployment by choicea 23 Jun 2010
Globes, Prof. Amnon Rubinstein (in Hebrew) - Executive Summary: “Haredi youth don’t even have the minimum toolbox”a 17 Jun 2010
Calcalist, Diana Bachur-Nir (in Hebrew) - The Best and the Worsta 17 Jun 2010
Jerusalem Report, Zvi Hellman - Yeshiva student Supreme Court case: Big principles, small changea 16 Jun 2010
ynet, Tani Goldstein (in Hebrew) - “It is not enough to stop the cash flow – we also need to train Haredim for work”a 15 Jun 2010
The Marker, Ido Solomon (in Hebrew) - The Haredi triumph is not ensureda 14 Jun 2010
Walla Finance, Yossi Maaravi (in Hebrew) - Israel’s Domestic Ticking Time Bomba 13 Jun 2010
The Middle East Monitor, Zuleika Abdullah - Guest column: After the flotilla, a sinking shipa 11 Jun 2010
Jerusalem Post, David Rosenberg - Employment of haredim: It is possible to solve the problema 7 Jun 2010
The Marker, Benny Fefferman (in Hebrew) - Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor against the Taub Report: Employment of haredim is risinga 7 Jun 2010
Ynet, Tani Goldstein (in Hebrew) - The Plan: Raise the rate of Haredi workers to 63%a 6 Jun 2010
Calcalist, Shaul Amsterdamski, Tomer Zelzer (in Hebrew) - Taking stock: Behind the smoke screena 3 Jun 2010
The Marker, Guy Rolnik - Ben-David is still tryinga 3 Jun 2010
The Calcalist, Shaul Amsterdamski (in Hebrew) - Minimum wage hike for the young, negative income tax for the olda 2 Jun 2010
Globes, Shai Niv (in Hebrew) - Star Potentiala 28 May 2010
The Irish Times, Mark Weiss - Taub Center economist: Dental care subsidies requireda 26 May 2010
Jerusalem Post, Judy Siegel-Izkovich - Mixing Torah and floura 23 May 2010
Jerusalem Post, Judy Seigel-Itzkovich - Secular Israel senses threat in rise of the ultra-orthodoxa 22 May 2010
Financial Times, - Israel’s volcano that is waiting to erupta 21 May 2010
The Jewish Chronicle, Dan Kosky - Das Start-Up-Landa 20 May 2010
Juedische Allgemeine, Pierre Heumann (in German) - Steinitz: Exempt 23 year old haredim from military service if they go out to worka 16 May 2010
Calcalist, Tomer Avital (in Hebrew) - Economic experts curb the enthusiasm: The OECD has no impacta 14 May 2010
Globes, Ami Brand, Ella Levi-Weinreib (in Hebrew) - Bright flighta 12 May 2010
The Jewish Week, Dina Kraft - OECD membership will increase emphasis on social issuesa 12 May 2010
Jerusalem Post, Ruth Eglash - Strong economy, admirable hi techa 11 May 2010
israelnow, Yoav Vitriol - Red flag for educationa 11 May 2010
News1, Orna Avni - Was the joy at OECD membership premature?a 11 May 2010
Maariv, nrg - Welfare system could cause Israel to collapse, economist warnsa 10 May 2010
LA Times, Edmund Sanders - Reality check: There she isa 10 May 2010
Jerusalem Post, Jeff Barak - Incitement against the haredim continuesa 9 May 2010
News 24, Eli Jann - Helping haredim find worka 8 May 2010
Ynet, Billie Frenkel - If the crisis reaches Spain or Italy it could have an effect also on Israela 7 May 2010
Calcalist, Tomer Zelzer - Media matters: Blacking out Zionism?a 7 May 2010
Jerusalem Post, Ricky Ben-David - This week: Counting downa 6 May 2010
Calcalist, Tami Arad - Incitement works, the seculars don’ta 5 May 2010
lang_en]In haredi circles, Yitzhak Nachshoni - Haredi MKs rail against TA mayor’s commentsa 3 May 2010
Jerusalem Post, Ben Hartman - Letter to my haredi frienda 1 May 2010
Ynet, Yair Lapid - Welfare-to-work plan killed off with nothing to replace ita 30 Apr 2010
Jerusalem Post, Ruth Eglash - What would Herzl do?a 28 Apr 2010
Jerusalem Post, Gil Troy - The rotten deal 2: Finance Committee chair Gafni demands 250 million shekel increase in Yeshiva budget without debatea 28 Apr 2010
Globes, Lilach Weisman - Gov’t figures reveal drastic drop in number of returning Israelisa 27 Apr 2010
Jerusalem Post, Haviva Rettig-Gur - Go to work: Wanted: Social pressurea 26 Apr 2010
Maariv, Udi Manor - Israel at 62: Failed State in the makinga 25 Apr 2010
Brunei Times, Bandar Seri Begawan - The idea was to use the crisis to strengthen the economya 23 Apr 2010
Jerusalem Post, Sharon Wrobel, David Horovitz - The collapse of religious Zionisma 21 Apr 2010
Haaretz, Shahar Ilan - Taub Center scape goatsa 17 Apr 2010
HaOketz, Itzik Saporta - Unemployment: Israel’s other existential threata 16 Apr 2010
Haaretz, Nehemia Strasler - The danger is clear and nowa 15 Apr 2010
News 1, Yigal Laviv - Israel’s economy is headed for disastera 15 Apr 2010
The Marker, Guy Rolnick - Israel will have to choose between cruel cuts or economic collapsea 14 Apr 2010
Maariv, Hadar Horesh - Taub Report: Jump in Haredi nonemployment, non-religious schools bleak futurea 14 Apr 2010
IBA World – News, - Percent of non-working Haredi men tripled in space of 30 yearsa 14 Apr 2010
Haaretz, Haim Bior - Non-employment amongst Haredi men has risen by 200% in 3 decadesa 13 Apr 2010
Gobes, Kobi Yishayahu - Non-employment amongst Haredi men rose by 3 timesa 13 Apr 2010
Ynet, Zvi Lavie - Taub report: Economy faces existential problemsa 13 Apr 2010
Jerusalem Post, Ron Friedman - 2040: 78% of all students will be either Haredi or Araba 13 Apr 2010
Datili, Idan Harel - G-d Bless the unemployed: Nonemployment rates amongst Haredi men grew by 200% in 3 decadesa 13 Apr 2010
Calcalist, Mickey Peled - The unemployment rate amongst Haredim has risen three-fold in 3 decadesa 13 Apr 2010
The Marker, Haim Bior - Deteriorating education and increased allowances have raised the rate of unemployment amongst Haredim by 200% in the last 3 decadesa 13 Apr 2010
Nana website, Haim Bior - Taub Center: Israel’s economy will find it difficult to exista 13 Apr 2010
Maariv, Yossi Greenstein - Downhill by the numbersa 9 Apr 2010
Jerusalem Post, David Horovitz - National Dental Insurance would save State money in the long-term, researchers saya 8 Apr 2010
Jerusalem Post, Judy Siegel - Salaries are making the best minds leave Israeli academiaa 20 Mar 2010
Maariv, Rotem Sela - There is going to be a catastrophe herea 12 Mar 2010
The Marker, Amiram Cohen, Haim Bior - Israel should set a target of at least 5% growtha 1 Mar 2010
Calcalist, Tomer Zelzer - Meet the Pressa 20 Feb 2010
Channel 2, Interview by Dana Weiss - Israel’s home-grown dangera 15 Feb 2010
Reuters, Joseph Nasr - Deputy Health Minister: Free dental care for children and the elderlya 2 Feb 2010
Haaretz, Orly Vilnai - Breaking Israel’s academic strangleholda 22 Jan 2010
Commentary, Evelyn Gordon - Despite affirmative action in the education system – inequalities persista 18 Jan 2010
Globes, Roi Goldenberg - Dan Ben-David: Transfer allowances for the prevention of poverty have grown in the last forty years more than 5 times more than the standard of livinga 12 Jan 2010
The Marker, Zvi Zarchiya - Losing our mindsa 7 Jan 2010
Ynet, Dana Weiss - Lighten burden on working populationa 6 Jan 2010
Ynetnews, Tani Goldstein - The Education system: how did we get here?a 5 Jan 2010
News 1, Shoshi Fultin - Netanyahu does endorse two states for two peoplea 5 Jan 2010
Ynet, Zvi Shuldiner - Aliyah won’t stop Israel from sinkinga 4 Jan 2010
Haaretz, Cnaan Liphshiz, Raphael Ahren - Why is pupil achievement so low?a 3 Jan 2010
Ynet, Lynne Greenroth-Kaplan - Last chance to remove the weight from the shoulders of the secular communitya 3 Jan 2010
Ynet, Tani Goldstein - The worst threat of alla 26 Dec 2009
Haaretz, Dan Ben-David - Educational gaps – the highest in the Westa 21 Dec 2009
Galatz On-Line, Noa Bergman - Opinion column – Yossi Sarida 21 Dec 2009
Haaretz, Yossi Sarid - Israeli pupilss achievements: At the bottom of the Westa 20 Dec 2009
Maariv, Tamar Wilmer - Israel becoming patent huba 17 Dec 2009
All Headline News, Adam Gonn - Israeli students falling behind developed worlda 12 Dec 2009
Jerusalem Post, Ron Friedman - London and Kirschenbaum: Prof. Dan Ben-David, Taub Center economist – Growth rates and the economic situation as well as the situation in higher education in Israela 10 Dec 2009
Channel 10 TV, London and Kirschenbaum - One more worrya 9 Dec 2009
Mishpacha Magazine, Jonathan Rosenblum - Still Waiting for a Miraclea 5 Dec 2009
Haaretz, Marco Greenberg - We need to move up: the standard of living in Israel is ranked in 38th place in the worlda 5 Dec 2009
The Marker, Lior Dattel - Poverty has grown by 6%a 1 Dec 2009
News 1, Seffi Kenny - Profit – Lossa 27 Nov 2009
Haaretz, Nurit Wurgaft - How to increase employmenta 18 Nov 2009
Globes, Anat Cohen - Israel top patent producer in Western worlda 16 Nov 2009
Ynet, Tani Goldstein - Israel leads the West in the brain draina 26 Oct 2009
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Ynet, - A Nobel for negligencea 13 Oct 2009
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