Through a New Lens: The Third Sector and Israeli Society

[...]despite the deep ambivalence that most streams of Zionism felt towards charity and philanthropy from Jews in the Galut (exile), whom they considered to be living an obsolete and demeaning pattern of Jewish life, the Zionist community nevertheless remained heavily dependent upon external contributions. [...]recent developments underscore a growing trend of diversification in both the internal composition of the sector and nonprofit organizations' modes of operation with regards to the state. [...]the fact that the government has been the major source of funding for nonprofit organizations reflects the notion that such organizations are established to serve the public and their existence and survival depend upon the government. [...]the government decided to significantly decrease the number of organizations receiving recognition as service providers, and several of these organizations likely will be impaired as a result.