Cultural Project: Immigration in Israel
I became interested in this topic because immigration is the basis of Israel. The culture of Israel is based on the cultures of the immigrants. Regardless of what topic you may research about Israel, you will find articles discussing the influence of the Arab immigrants, Russian Immigrants, European immigrants, etc. I decided to look at the ability of immigrants to integrate in the Israeli culture.
First, I looked at the services the government offers to those immigrants and how they are utilized. I compared the poverty levels of new immigrants and Israeli citizens and the possible effect of Hebrew proficiency on poverty. My next goal was to look at the Arab Israeli minority and their status in the State of Israel.
I found that there is a possible correlation between language and economic status in immigrants. I also found that Arabs are offered the same rights as their peer Jewish Israeli citizens. However, Arab citizens of Israel remain of a lower economic status due to different factors including discrimination and lower levels of education.
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