Speaking at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York, Dr. Merav Galili, CEO of the Menomadin Foundation, presented a sweeping call to reshape Israel’s national strategy through what she termed “Israel 3.0”—a framework for building long-term resilience that is rooted in leadership, policy, and sustainable impact.
“Israel 1.0 was about survival. Israel 2.0 was about success,” Galili told the audience. “Israel 3.0 is about resilience, creating national roadmaps and forging leadership that unites us in crisis and propels us forward in times of opportunity.”
Galili outlined five core pillars driving Menomadin’s work: leadership development, local municipality empowerment, regional collaboration, national policy design, and a business-minded approach. She emphasized that these pillars are not abstract concepts, but practical systems already being implemented on the ground.
“In Israel 3.0, leadership becomes national infrastructure,” she said. “We need more than just strong systems. We need the people who lead them.” Galili highlighted the foundation’s Aalam program for the Druze community, a public sector leadership incubator now expanding nationwide with government backing and measurable outcomes.
Galili stressed that resilience must begin at the local level. “Municipalities are where education, welfare, and daily life happen… They are the front line of trust with the people,” she said, pointing to the foundation’s six-year partnership with the city of Tiberias. When 14,000 evacuees arrived there after October 7—a 25% population increase overnight—the city opened a school for 2,500 children within weeks, while elderly services were expanded and core functions continued without disruption.
Scaling meaningful impact: From local programs to national policy
She also addressed national policy, citing Menomadin’s “Right to Good Welfare” plan, adopted by two consecutive administrations. “To truly scale impact, we must go beyond systematic programs and shape national policy. That’s the highest, most meaningful form of scale.”
Galili concluded with a message of unity, recalling her childhood in Brooklyn’s Jewish community. “We are more than a country. We are a people bound together across oceans, generations, and destiny,” she said. “That unwavering sense of mutual responsibility called Israel is not just a value—it is the living, breathing strength of our people, and it is what will carry us forward, together, always.”
The Menomadin Foundation strengthens Israel’s social resilience by developing and implementing national roadmaps, in collaboration with government ministries, regional authorities, and municipalities; the foundation continuously measures its strategic philanthropy programs to ensure effective social impact. Employing an evergreen impact investment model, it reinvests profits from our portfolio of Israeli startups into its programs to ensure long-term financial sustainability. The Menomadin Foundation was established in 2019 by entrepreneur and philanthropist Haim Taib, an expert in the development and strengthening of nations, with 34 years of experience in national projects in Africa, in the fields of agriculture, energy, healthcare, education, and more.
This article was written as part of media coverage of the Jerusalem Post’s New York Conference