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Without the integration of the Haredim and the Arabs into the economy, the state will have difficulty sustaining itself over time. The government must make dealing with these two communities one of its top priorities.

By Haaretz Editorial | May 20, 2013 | 05:06 AM

Haredim strolling the streets of Bnei Brak. Will they bear the burden, too?

Israel's treasury seeking to push ultra-Orthodox, Arab into workforce
By Meirav Arlosoroff | 2
Bank of Israel chief warns against rapid efforts to push Haredim, Arab women into work force
By Moti Bassok
Israeli economy unsustainable if Haredim, Arabs don't join workforce, experts warn
By Meirav Arlosoroff | 2
Yair Lapid: Budget will aid middle class in long term
By TheMarker and Moti Bassok
How did Israel reach a NIS 40 billion budget deficit?
By Hagai Amit | 8

Left-wing Israeli academics, shunned at home and abroad

Growing support for an academic boycott of Israel abroad and subtle censorship at home make it hard for Israeli scholars to play a role in moving their country toward peace.

By Or Tshuva | May 17, 2013 | 02:12 PM | 21

Hurrah for the 'hilltop youth'

The government’s intention to make the crime of settlement outposts kosher is in direct and flagrant contradiction to its masquerade that it wants to advance the peace process.

By Haaretz Editorial | May 17, 2013 | 03:14 AM | 9

Netanyahu's OECD report card

A recent report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development gives Israel a failing grade on poverty and suggests the prime minister has much to learn about the importance of the welfare state.

By Ravit Hecht | May 17, 2013 | 02:27 AM | 2

The end of the era of concealed racism

When Upper Nazareth Mayor Shimon Gafsou says he wants to 'preserve the Jewish character of the city,' it's a sign that racist statements are no longer taboo. Whoever provides a school for Moshe but denies it to Omar must suffer the consequences.

By Oudeh Basharat | May 17, 2013 | 02:00 AM

The real royals of Caesarea

There is a Great Wall of China between the high-living Netanyahus and their subjects. What will it take for people to realize that they are the dirty-dancing, uninvited guests at all of our weddings?

By Yossi Sarid | May 17, 2013 | 01:00 AM

King Bibi doesn't sleep on the floor

Unlike former Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, who once slept on the floor of an international flight, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems to spare no personal expense while asking the Israeli public to accept painful budget cuts.

By Nehemia Shtrasler | May 17, 2013 | 12:00 AM | 6

Action, not just words, needed in battle against exclusion of women

Cautious optimism is warranted after AG Yehuda Weinstein's decree on the fight for women's equality, but enforcement is key.

By Shari Eshet | May 16, 2013 | 11:28 PM | 3

Angelina Jolie's powerful message about the ultimate symbol of womanhood

When the most beautiful woman on earth decides to have her breasts removed, it shatters accepted notions of femininity.

By Tsafi Saar | May 16, 2013 | 12:47 PM | 6

Bennett’s test of leadership

Habayit Hayehudi is being torn apart from within over the identity of the next chief Ashkenazi rabbi.

By Israel Harel | May 16, 2013 | 06:33 AM

Israel, the arms hunter

If Israel had pursued peace along with its policy of hunting down weapons in the region, maybe there would be no room for criticism. But when heading off weapons supplies becomes the only aim, it prompts a burning question: By what right?

By Gideon Levy | May 16, 2013 | 06:27 AM | 26

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