Last week, the Israeli government approved a groundbreaking, five-year economic development plan for the Arab sector, aimed at tackling the major gaps between Jews and Arabs in the Israeli society. This comprehensive plan calls for allocations of NIS 10-15 billion for the development of Arab communities in various fields such as education, transportation, welfare services, employment and housing. The Plan, which was developed in partnership with Arab leadership, was proposed by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry for Social Equality and was supported by Prime Minister Netanyahu.