06.16.2023 UN Secretary-General, 17 Heads of State Attend ILO’s World of Work Summit The two-day summit, held as part of the International Labour Organization’s 111th annual conference in Geneva, will discuss strategies for promoting social justice, reducing socioeconomic inequality and ending labor exploitation | UN Secretary-General António Guterres: "We must prepare now to meet the needs of a changing world of work" By Maya Ronen
06.15.2023 Protests Against Funds for Haredim Miss the Real Drama Behind the Budget The public debate about discretionary funds directed towards the Haredi sector is important, but the way it is being conducted skews the facts | Protesters should focus their attention on the limited scope of the budget By Asaf Zvi
06.14.2023 Peace in the Time of Missiles: An Interfaith March for Coexistence During the latest Israel-Gaza flare-up in May, Rabbis for Human Rights led an interfaith march for peace in the heart of Jerusalem | Organization head Avi Dabush: "The security tension sharpens the need for a common call for peace, justice and equality" By Yaniv Sharon
06.12.2023 How the Kohelet Policy Forum Promotes Class Division An article published by a researcher for the Kohelet Policy Forum justifies lowering the academic requirements for licensing in speech therapy, occupational therapy, and other therapeutic professions | His arguments reveal a troubling attitude that favors economic savings over proper care for citizens, along with half-truths and misleading statements By Asaf Zvi
06.10.2023 Hundreds of Ethiopian Israelis Demonstrate for Families Left Behind in Transit Camps Protestors carried photos of their families left behind in Ethiopia to petition the Knesset to allow their immigration | 12,000 Jews are reportedly waiting in transit camps | "This is not a problem of budget, it's a problem of will” By Yahel Faraj
06.10.2023 Negev Residents Fight For Safety on Route 40, Amid Mounting Death Toll After two fatal accidents in the last month and another 500 accidents that have claimed the lives of dozens of people in the last decade on Route 40 in the Negev, residents of the area started a campaign for restoration of the road | "We must act, otherwise the road will not be repaired for the next 15 years" By Oren Dagan