At the turn of the twentieth century, tuberculosis was a leading cause of death across
America, Europe, and the Russian Empire. The incurable disease gave rise to a culture of …

During the final years of Ottoman rule and the three decades of British rule, Palestine
witnessed the emergence of a community of professionally trained Palestinian Arab doctors …

No idea was more fundamental to Zionism than the ingathering of Jews in the land of Israel
and the ending of their exile. 1 Those who came to live in the land of Israel were thought to …

Under Quarantine is the riveting story of Shaar Ha'aliya, a central immigrant processing
camp opened shortly after Israel became an independent state. This historic gateway for …

The article explores and contextualises the arrival of Jewish psychiatrists from Germany and
Austria in Palestine and their absorption process during the 1930s and 1940s. We …

The scholarship on state-building has devoted a significant amount of attention to the role of
taxation in building state institutions and capacities. It has also emphasised the crucial role …

Regulation of health insurance systems is a complex undertaking considering the
complexity of health insurance markets and the diverse stakeholder interests to be …

Social policy and state building have long been central themes in the study of Israeli history.
By shifting the focus from the spending side of social programs to their revenue side (dues …

Health is about people's physical well-being. But at all times, and particularly in times of
conflict, it is about a lot more than that. Health issues can translate into military strength or …

Abstract The State of Israel was established in May 1948. By its eighth Independence Day,
the small country, with a population of only 600,000 Jews, faced the formidable task of …