Integration

The race in the Icelandic referendum is particularly tight; after counting about 40% of the votes, supporters of resuming negotiations for joining the European Union are leading with 51.2%. In rural areas, a majority for the opponents is emerging, while in the capital, Reykjavik, the camp supporting accession is leading.

Will the "modern Haredim" bring down the walls? When you arrive in Beit Shemesh, you meet a wide spectrum: anti-Zionists, voters of United Torah Judaism and Shas, and also a population that wants to do everything differently. "What have they done for me? Nothing," says a young man in jeans and a black kippah. Eliyahu, who came to the launch of the "Haredi Public" party, notes: "The parties have...

Cooperation between "HaMishkam" and the IDF is changing the lives of workers with disabilities: "I stop and look at the soldiers, and I get emotional. After everything I went through, I didn't believe it."

The activity, which took place at the initiative of the Bat Yam Municipality and in cooperation with the "Habaita" organization, reflects the desire of new immigrants to integrate into Israeli society, take an active part in community life, and contribute to the city.

Actor Dean Miroshnikov shared an emotional moment of "closing a circle" nearly three decades after immigrating to Israel. He participated in a discussion on how to better support new immigrants and lone soldiers.

The criticism of the ultra-Orthodox leadership is not superfluous. But whoever seeks to strengthen the state-oriented Israel must identify and strengthen the ultra-Orthodox forces that seek change from within, and cooperate with them.

Fadi Aboud, one of the most senior Arab professionals at Intel, discusses his journey in technology, overcoming cultural barriers, and the importance of role models for integrating Arab society.