Periphery

Israel to build new international airport in Negev, PMO announces

The project, initially approved by the Economic Affairs Committee in March of 2025, is also intended to help alleviate traffic at Ben-Gurion Airport.

FEBRUARY 10, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Passengers at the Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv on September 18, 2025.

Pitchon-Lev launches new scholarship for youth from Israel’s socio-economic periphery

The launch of the scholarship is part of the ongoing collaboration between both organizations, reflecting a vision of not only providing assistance but also showing change for these young people.

JANUARY 20, 2026|ByTAMARA OSSANDON

NEW APARTMENTS are under construction in Katzrin this month. The importance of developing our periphery – the Galilee, the Golan, and the Negev – is increasingly evident, the writer maintains.

Developing Israel’s periphery is vital for economy, aliyah - opinion

As Israel plans for the arrival of its next 10 million, the periphery must play a leading role. The region is hiding in plain sight. Now is the time to see it.

NOVEMBER 17, 2025|ByDOUGLAS ALTABEF

25 ViZionaries Ido Mahatzri: No. 15

Ensures that children in underserved communities have opportunities to advance

SEPTEMBER 21, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Merage Foundation CEO: If you want to strengthen the Israeli economy, invest in the Negev

Eyal Naveh, co-founder of Brothers in Arms, added: “There are no real plans. It’s time for politicians to work for the people, and they’re not doing that.”

MARCH 27, 2024ByLIOR NOVIK

Panel participants at Maariv’s economic conference discuss future challenges confronting Israel.

Students are passing, but an education system is failing - opinion

As the Education Ministry grapples with displaced students from northern and southern peripheries, educators and NGOs still face challenges five months after the start of the war.

MARCH 3, 2024ByTOMER SAMARKANDI

CHILDREN EVACUATED from Kibbutz Nir Am, in the South, spend time at a hotel in Tel Aviv, in January.

Shortening wait times for medical care - opinion

Patients can substantially advance their appointments and receive speedy and professional medical treatment, and doctors don’t need to sit idly in their clinics because of no-shows.

FEBRUARY 26, 2024ByUZI BITAN

LONG WAITING times are one of the biggest challenges in the healthcare system, says the writer.

Google and the Rashi Foundation launch AI literacy program for youth in the periphery

Students will discover the mysteries behind artificial intelligence and learn how to use it safely and responsibly.

FEBRUARY 11, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

(Right to left) Yael Balla Avni, VP Programs, Rashi Foundation, Liron Uziel, Ido Ben Yair ,Prof. Yossi Matias, VP of Engineering and Research at Google and Head of Google's R&D Center in Israel.

As Israel's southern Sderot evacuees return, questions remain over Gaza border future

REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: Sderot can be a great place to live as long as the Hamas terror entity is defeated next door, says resident Ivri Adanani, who evacuated and returned with his family.

FEBRUARY 1, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

The ruins of a home directly hit by a Hamas rocket in Sderot, southern Israel, October 15, 2023

Dedicated to helping others: Nissim Elmakayes Meir Panim’s Dimona Branch Manager

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023ByALAN ROSENBAUM

LIVE: First trees, now tobacco. How JNF-USA is turning a new leaf in Israel’s south

Yedidya Harush, Jewish National Fund-USA Liaison in conversation with Erica Schachne Jerusalem Post magazine editor.

JULY 24, 2023ByALAN ROSENBAUM

How Experiential Education can narrow the employment gap in Israel

Rashi Foundation promotes social mobility and equal opportunity in Israel’s geo-social periphery, focusing on education, employment, and social welfare.

JULY 18, 2023ByALAN ROSENBAUM