Social Justice

Social justice on the basis of equal social rights and standards is a central pillar of the work of the FES in Israel. Progressive approaches are designed to help address Israel's major economic and social challenges in a socially just manner.

Social policy is often underrepresented in Israel's public discourse and is overshadowed by security issues in particular. In addition, the short-lived terms of parliament and government often hinder the implementation of mid-term and long-term political concepts.

This paralysis is coinciding with a tense social situation. While Israel’s economic performance satisfies OECD levels, the social situation acuminates. The social gap widens and poverty rates stay high.

In our projects, economists and social experts develop just socio-economic solutions and policy concepts for Israel which are subsequently presented to policy makers and positioned in public discourse. The FES Israel also fosters the trade unions’ functional and political capabilities and promotes workers’ rights according to international standards

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14.05.2025 | Social justice, All Publications

It’s easy to be pessimistic about inequality. We know it has increased dramatically in many parts of the world over the past two generations. No one…


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13.05.2025 | Social justice, All Publications

Taking her inspiration from the ‘moonshot’ programs which successfully coordinated public and private sectors on a massive scale, Mariana Mazzucato…


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07.05.2025 | Social justice, All Publications

In this remarkable and provocative book, Yanis Varoufakis explodes the myth that financialisation, ineffectual regulation of banks, greed and…


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29.05.2025 | Shared society, Social justice, Upcoming Events

The Berl Katznelson Center annual conference, in collaboration with FES Israel, will be marked by rehabilitation and renewal this year. We will…


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Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Israel Office

Tuval 40, Sapir Tower
Ramat Gan 5252247
Israel

+972 (0) 9 9514760
+972 (0) 9 9514764

General requests:
fesisrael(at)fes.de

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The Work of FES Israel

The Work of FES Israel

The Israel office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, as one of more than 100 international offices, fulfills a particularly important role: it engages with the history of Israel and Germany, and the legacy of the Shoah. More