Characterizing the term ‘Benevolent community’
This report is the first part – and a central component – in the project “Benevolent Community – for Social Mobility, Community Resilience, and Quality of Life – in the 21st Century”. The project is a joint venture of the (Israel) Joint-Ashalim, the Community Resources Division in the Ministry of Welfare and Social Affairs, and […]
“Common Ground”: Agreed Road Map for Long-Term National Paradigms
Strategic thinking process for the state of Israel is presented. Based on interviews of 40 prominent Israelis, from diverse walks of life, we find a wide common ground in considering the ‘Declaration of Independence’ (1948) to be Israel’s vision for the coming decades. To validate our proposition that the vision chapter of the Declaration of […]
Evidence based risk management: a review of risk management models and methods
Risk management provides a basis for decision making both at the strategic an tactical level. The dramatic advances in data collection capabilities enhanced the risk management activities from qualitative to quantitative analysis. Domain expert assessments, using anchored scales such as a 1-5 Likert scale is still widely used. The objective of this review is to […]
Survey of Attitudes of the Residents of Umm El-Fahm
A survey of personal and community security was conducted in the city of Umm al-Fahm during the months of November-December 2021. The survey dealt with the personal security of residents of the city, their relationship to and with the police, and examined the satisfaction of the inhabitants of the city with the City Council and […]
Evaluation of R&D Instruments for Fostering Academia-Industry Collaboration: The Case of the MAGNET Consortia
In this project, we implement a comprehensive approach for mapping and evaluating existing government tools and instruments for academia-industry collaboration in Israel and in selected countries. A special emphasis is placed on the evaluation of the IIA MAGNET Consortia Program, which constitutes the flagship of the IIA R&D instruments. The main goals of the research […]
Violence, Crime, and Policing in Arab Society in The Age of Covid
Link to the full Report Following are the main results from the survey as specified in the report: The data indicate that respondents from the population of Palestinian citizens of Israel feel a lack of personal security because of violence in their communities to a significantly greater extent than respondents from Jewish society. Among the […]
Advancing the acquisition of competencies, knowledge, skills, values and attitudes in the education chain
In recent years, significant insights have emerged regarding education across its various components, spanning from early childhood education to academia. It is now widely recognized that the mere dissemination of knowledge is insufficient in the modern era. The imparting of skills and competencies has become a crucial mission of educational systems, higher education institutions, and […]
Social Resilience In Arab Society
The preoccupation with resilience and emergency preparedness is currently in a central place in the public, political and academic discourse. This work is not unique to Israel, however, in the world the practice of resilience is in the context of natural disasters, while in Israel, the practice is mainly in the context of security issues, […]
The Economic Impact of the Abraham Accords After One Year: Passions vs. Interests
This brief essay summarizes research on the economic benefits of the Abraham Accords, flowing to the five nations involved: Israel, Morocco, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Sudan. Israel is seen so far as reaping the largest share. The agreement with the United Arab Emirates is by far the most significant, for the two nations. The […]
Building a personal resilience through contact with nature in the times of Corona
The research is conducted in collaboration with the Shamir Research Institute and funded by the Ministry of Science. During the time of COVID-19 pandemic, the public in Israel has experienced various stressful events. Stressful life events often lead to psychological stress and impair health.Promoting personal resilience is therefore an essential part of adaptation in such […]