development in the periphery

For Illustation: View of solar panels set up in the Negev desert, June 19, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Israel earmarks NIS 75 million for five new tech innovation hubs in the periphery

Tech hubs will be established in the Negev and Galilee to boost local high-tech employment and entrepreneurship in areas of agriculture, food, energy and climate change solutions

June 13, 2023, 8:32 pm

Israel earmarks NIS 75 million for five new tech innovation hubs in the periphery

Tech hubs will be established in the Negev and Galilee to boost local high-tech employment and entrepreneurship in areas of agriculture, food, energy and climate change solutions

By Sharon Wrobel

MK Ofir Katz leads a meeting in the Knesset in Jerusalem, on February 14, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

May 28, 2023, 9:31 am

Coalition seeking to amend Arnona Fund to benefit Likud strongholds – report

New version of the controversial law, initiated by coalition whip MK Ofir Katz, would have certain cities receive from the fund instead of paying millions into it

By ToI Staff

An apartment building in the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Bialik undergoing renovations, on October 24, 2018. (Meir Vaaknin/Flash90)

July 28, 2022, 11:56 pm

New construction legislation from Knesset’s last days kicks in

Small but significant amendments aim to help urban renewal and deliver greater transparency for homebuyers

By Danielle Nagler

Beersheba teenagers, participants in the 48ers program, work on computers during one of the program's technological education activities in an undated photograph. (Matan Amira/The Equalizer)

July 19, 2022, 10:27 pm

From 76ers to 48ers: Sports nonprofit works to level playing field in Israel

NGO that brands itself the ‘home of sports for social change’ looks to raise money with an unusual fundraising technique — auctioning off Philadelphia memorabilia over Facebook

By Charlie Summers

This aerial view shows Katzrin, an Israeli town in the Golan Heights, on December 26, 2021. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)

June 29, 2022, 9:12 pm

Support for urban renewal moves out to Israel’s periphery

Government offers dedicated funding to back population centers that attract fewer private developers

By Danielle Nagler

A view of the city of Safed, April 2019. (trabantos via iStock by Getty Images)

June 9, 2022, 7:12 pm

Housing snapshot: 9 apartments and houses recently sold across Israel

A behind-the-scenes look at a selection of properties purchased

By Danielle Nagler

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Ariel Pollock Star makes bagels for her small business, Little City Bagels, which is part of the baking collaborative she launched, Lehem Zeh. (Courtesy)

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Immigrant’s idea for collective helps fellow bakers make a little extra dough

After moving to Yeruham through the Go Beyond program, Ariel Pollock Star offers breadmakers in her diverse community the chance to group together, cut costs, and transition from home to professional kitchen

By ToI Staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara during a visit to Aleh Negev, a rehabilitation village for disabled children and adults near Ofakim in southern Israel, on July 28, 2016. (Haim Zach/GPO)

April 30, 2019, 1:58 pm

Why the left keeps failing in the pro-Likud periphery, home to 25% of Israelis

Nearly 1 in 4 Israelis live in development towns and southern cities. The left simply doesn’t speak their language, say experts and locals — one reason it keeps losing elections

By Sue Surkes

Illustrative image of a person forging a path ahead with innovation (wildpixel; iStock by Getty Images)

January 14, 2019, 3:36 pm

‘Smartup, not startup’: 4 crucial pillars to buttress Israel’s tech ecosystem

AI, personalized medicine, injecting innovation into hidebound industries and into the periphery will help the country break new ground, Innovation Authority says

By Shoshanna Solomon

An Israeli high school student videoconferences with a North American baby boomer for a weekly English lesson. (Courtesy of Israel Connect/via JTA)

April 6, 2018, 2:57 pm

North American baby boomers teach Israeli kids English — via video chat

For students in many underprivileged periphery schools, Israel Connect is a gateway to cultural exposure, academic excellence and professional success

By Ben Sales

Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel seen in Jerusalem Old City on March 6, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

May 17, 2017, 1:42 pm

Opposition MKs urge criminal probe into Jewish Home minister

Lawmakers call on PM to fire ‘thief’ Uri Ariel over state comptroller report he funneled millions in state funds to benefit cronies

By Marissa Newman

Uri Ariel touring a construction site in the settlement of Kokhav Yaakov, August 2013. (Flash90)

May 16, 2017, 4:01 pm

State watchdog: Jewish Home minister transferred millions to benefit his cronies

Comptroller report urges attorney general to investigate conduct of Uri Ariel in 2013-2014, during his tenure as housing minister

By Marissa Newman

The northern coastal town of Nahariya (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons Public Domain)

November 1, 2015, 12:31 pm

Galilee cities launch strike over expected cuts to tax benefits

30,000 students stay home in open-ended protest ahead of Knesset Finance Committee meeting

By ToI Staff

Gadi Yarkoni (R) of the Eshkol Regional Council (Facebook)

June 3, 2015, 2:54 pm

Southern man who lost legs in mortar attack elected mayor

Gadi Yarkoni, cricitically wounded on the last day of last summer’s Gaza war, will lead the embattled Eshkol region

By Gedalyah Reback

Jeffrey Levine, the new president of the JNF. (photo credit: courtesy image)

March 9, 2014, 6:00 am

For JNF president, time is right to build on sand

Jeffrey Levine, on his 1st visit to Israel since taking the reins 6 months ago, touts Negev projects and JNF treatment of Bedouin

By Debra Kamin