Another point worth remembering is that unemployment has reached the center of the country, and can be seen today from Hadera to Gadera, an area that was less exposed to unemployment—the middle of the country, which contains 41 percent of Israel’s population, today contains 55 percent of the unemployed in Israel.
Therefore it is important to us, that beyond holding training, we should increase the flexibility of the ability to return to the labor market. The mechanism for that exists today, and it should be maintained and even developed further. Thus, for example, an employee who wants to, and can, return to work on a part-time basis will be able to collect partial unemployment benefits.