Published: September 8, 2026 · Tedros Editorial
"HaDerech HaHadasha" in Netanya: what the municipality still publishes, and what to ask before you go
Why Netanya
Netanya has the largest Ethiopian-origin population of any locality in Israel — 13,300 people, per the CBS figures. What the municipality runs there reaches more people than in any other city.
What the page says
On Netanya municipality's site, under the welfare and social security division, there is a service page for the "HaDerech HaHadasha" ("the new path") programme. Per the page, it is "a government programme intended to assist the optimal integration of Ethiopian-Israelis into society", and it operates a team of social workers and Amharic-speaking guides.
The services the page lists: personal accompaniment for the family, inclusion in group and community programmes, employment counselling, academic reinforcement, mentoring, parenting guidance, guidance in realising entitlements, and connection to community bodies.
Referral to the programme is made by a family social worker — not by applying directly.
The three tracks
| Track | For whom | Route of referral |
|---|---|---|
| Supportive family | Ethiopian-Israeli families with a child under the care of the juvenile probation service — guidance on realising entitlements, mediation with service providers, and tools for involvement in the adolescent's life | Juvenile probation service |
| The home programme | Mothers of children aged 0-3 who are not in any framework — personal guidance at home with an Amharic-speaking guide, on child development and the parent-child relationship, plus an introduction to early-childhood services | Family social worker, early-childhood centres, tipat halav clinics |
| Wraparound | Community boys aged 13-18 with functional difficulties at high risk — rehabilitation and keeping them in the community | Family social worker |
The address
The page records the service address: 2 Yona Bogola Street, Netanya, in the Ramat Yadin area.
(The street is named after Yona Bogale, a leader of Ethiopian Jewry and a pioneer of education in the community. A street name is a small thing, and it is not self-evident either.)
The caveat — and this is why we are writing about it
The text on the page itself describes the programme as intended to assist "until the year 2020". That is: the page is live, but its wording describes a horizon that passed six years ago.
That does not mean the service does not exist. It does mean the page must not be relied on as current. Before you travel — call the municipal hotline 106 or the welfare division, give the programme name and the track relevant to you, and ask three questions:
- Is the programme, or that track, operating today?
- If not — what replaced it, and who runs that now?
- Who is the social worker the referral goes through, and how do I get an appointment?
And if the answer is that the programme closed — that is still a useful answer, because it saves the trip.
Why this keeps happening
Government programmes for Ethiopian-Israelis come with a budget horizon and change names. The municipal service pages written around those programmes stay up long after the budget ends. The result is people travelling to an address with a programme name that no longer exists. The simple rule: phone before you travel, always.
Read also
- Netanya — the city page
- Where the community lives — the CBS figures
- Kiryat Nordau — urban renewal in Netanya
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