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How Many Palestinians Have Israeli Entry Permits? COGAT Gave the Knesset No Total
COGAT sorts Palestinian entry permits into 8 areas but gave the Knesset’s research service no permit total.
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Society and Services
Marriage and divorce, welfare registration, road casualties and the local-authority series, each attributed to the body that recorded it.
Record Explainer
Can You Get Married in Israel Without a Religious Ceremony?
Israel’s Civil Union Law registers couples only where both partners are recorded as having no religion, on the Ministry of Justice’s own published rules.
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Which Israeli City Scores Best on Quality of Life?
Kfar Saba leads most quality-of-life indicators among Israel’s big cities in the Central Bureau of Statistics release for 2024.
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Does Israel Run Welfare Services In-House or Buy Them In?
About NIS 3.5 billion went on purchased social services in 2022, about 36% of the Ministry of Welfare budget, on the State Comptroller’s audit.
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How Many Israelis Have a Disability? About 1.6 Million
The State Comptroller counted about 1.6 million people with disabilities in Israel in 2020, about 17% of a population of about 9.2 million.
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How Big Is Israel’s Haredi Population Expected to Get?
The Central Bureau of Statistics projection puts Haredi society at 22% of Israel in 2045 and 32% in 2065, from 12.3% at the end of 2022.
Counting Comparison
Is Community Housing Cheaper Than Institutional Care in Israel?
The State Comptroller’s July 2024 audit puts community housing at about NIS 1,700 a month against about NIS 13,000 for the alternative.
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Do Special Education Graduates in Israel Get Help as Adults?
About 3,200 special education graduates receive welfare services only a year or more after leaving school, on the State Comptroller’s 2024 audit.
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How Many Adults With Disabilities Is Israel’s Welfare Ministry Meant to Serve?
The State Comptroller counted about 44,500 adults aged 18 to 40 eligible for Ministry of Welfare services in its July 2024 audit.
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How Many Doctor Posts Are Unfilled in Israel’s Prisons?
17.25 of 71 Prison Service physician posts stood unfilled at the State Comptroller’s 2022 follow-up audit, which counted 274,600 check-ups in 2020.
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How Many Public Housing Apartments Does Israel Have?
About 48,000 apartments in Israel’s public housing inventory in 2023, down from about 54,000 in 2018, on the State Comptroller’s follow-up audit.
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Is Israel Ready for an Earthquake? What the Knesset Centre Published in 2026
The National Emergency Authority’s budget fell from NIS 182.1 million in 2018 to NIS 80 million by 2023, on Knesset research service figures.
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Does East Jerusalem Get the Same Rubbish Collection?
81 sanitation workers, 871 refuse containers and 9 collection routes in East Jerusalem against the west, on the State Comptroller’s 2018 audit.
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How Many People Are Killed on Israel’s Roads? 439 in 2024
The Central Bureau of Statistics recorded 439 people killed in road accidents in Israel in 2024, its final data for the year.
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How Many Couples Get Married in Israel Each Year? 51,643 in 2022
The Central Bureau of Statistics counted 51,643 couples married in Israel in 2022, with the group breakdown and what it excludes.