in 1971 a series of violent demonstrations in jerusalem conducted by the israeli black panthers movement forced government to discuss seriously the panthers' claims and a public committee was established to seek solutions. prime minister golda meir appointed katz to head the commission, mandated as the “prime minister’s commission on children and youth in distress” (katz committee). two years later, with an unprecedented panel of 120 participants from academia, services and various government bodies, the committee presented its conclusions, recommending that families whose income was lower than the necessary minimum for subsistence, receive a state grant to complete their income. it further recommended the broadening of informal education and the support of deprived areas and more.