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Monthly Issue/October 2021

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Young Israelis in Tel Aviv. (Photo: Miriam Alster / FLASH90)

Facing Mounting Economic Insecurity, Israel’s Gen Y at a Political Crossroads. Prof. Danny Gutwein calls younger generation the “precariat,” pointing to their vulnerability in the job market, and warning of the unharnessed political potential of their frustration: “The leftist parties push young voters to the populist right when they do not offer them an alternative”

By Gil Plotkin 0

Israeli university students at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. (Photo: Olivier Fitoussi / FLASH90)

In the Shadow of Economic Crisis, University Students Begin Academic Year. As 350,000 students in higher education start the year, a National Student Union study finds that 70% are worried about their financial situation, and almost 40% receive financial assistance from their parents | Hadas Golub (30): “I had to give up medical treatment” | Adva Tal Sondheimer (25): “I was thinking about dropping out and working for [a food delivery service] for a year”

By Hadas Yom Tov; Michal Marantz 0

Medical interns demonstrate for better work conditions in Tel Aviv. The sign reads: "We will not give up until shifts are shortened." (Photo: Tomer Neuberg / Flash90)

Hundreds of Medical Interns Demonstrate Against 26-Hour Shifts, Threaten to Resign En Masse. Interns protest that the government plan for shortening their shifts has no concrete timeline for implementation | “[Health Minister] Horowitz, [Finance Minister] Lieberman, let’s see you work a 26-hour shift”

By Dafna Eisbruch 0

Tel Aviv. (Photo: Miram Alster / Flash90)

40% of Unemployed Israelis Are Young People, Data Finds. New survey reveals that nearly 80% of unemployed young people are searching for jobs with no success | Largest percentages of unemployed previously worked in retail (11%) and education (9%)

By Nizzan Zvi Cohen 0