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Protesters march on Tel Aviv's Ayalon highway on July 15, 2012. (photo: Activestills.org)
What Mizrahi activists really want: A ten-point program
Mizrahi activists have tried explaining their positions for years. Now, in the run-up to the elections, they lay out their political vision for education, land reform, health care and representation in a ‘ten-point program.’ By Roi Grufi Throughout my years of being active in the Mizrahi struggle in Israel, I found that there are several…
By Haokets February 14, 2015
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WATCH: Immigrants from former USSR struggle to survive in retirement
Due to bureaucratic failures, many immigrants from the former Soviet Union are not getting the pensions they accrued while working in their home countries, and thus are forced to continue working and saving in order to grow old with dignity. A significant percentage of immigrant pensioners live below the poverty line. When forced to choose…
By Social TV March 12, 2013
A dangerous position
Despite the onslaught of discriminatory legislation and racist declarations by public leaders, empirical data suggests that the government of Israel is closing the gaps between its Jewish and Arab citizens in many fields. The refusal to recognize those changes is dangerous and counter-productive. By Ron Gerlitz and Batya Kallus The policies of the current government and Knesset in relation…
By +972 Magazine October 19, 2012
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