Israel — literally — cannot afford to retaliate against Iran
The Israeli economy, normally quite resilient, has taken a beating over the months of war and protests
The Israeli economy, normally quite resilient, has taken a beating over the months of war and protests
The longest war in Israel's history, combined with judicial overhaul protests and political cronyism is costing Israel dearly
The traditionally hardy Israeli economy is taking a nose dive thanks to the proposed bill dismantling the judiciary
Tech companies are already leaving Israel in response to proposed legislation by the new Israeli cabinet
TEL AVIV (JTA) — It has the highest poverty rate among affluent democracies, the fourth-worst income inequality and the seventh-lowest government spending on social services. Those are among the dismal conclusions of the State of the Nation report, an annual set of papers on Israel’s economy and society released last week by the Taub Center…
Calcalist, the Ynet-Yediot online business supplement, has an interesting interview with Pesach Hausfater, the Labor Zionist youth leader who’s described as the key organizational mind—some call him “the responsible adult in the room”—in the leadership of Israel’s current economic protest movement. His critique of Netanyahu’s economic policies is the most trenchant I’ve heard since the…
Note: I’ve corrected this post in light of the comments below that produced the text I was unable to find. In my blog post the other day about the Netanyahu government’s moves toward regulating the Israeli finance industry, I meant to elaborate about the role of Stanley Fischer, the governor of the Bank of Israel,…