Shekel
Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi: Don’t Look At 50-Shekel Bill Showing Intermarried Man
The bill shows poet Shaul Tchernichovsky, who was married to a non-Jewish woman.
Intel Pays Israel Tax On Mobileye Deal In Dollars To Keep Shekel Down
Israel allowed Intel Corp to pay the tax due on its planned purchase of Israeli autonomous vehicle technology firm Mobileye in dollars.
Strong Shekel Spurs Israelis To Vacation Abroad
Israel’s booming economy has made the shekel soar, local prices rise and travel fans compare what their money can buy and come to the conclusion - it’s time for a vacation abroad.
Israel’s All-Male Banknotes Updated to Include Two Female Poets
Israeli banknotes will soon be graced with female faces of the Hebrew poetesses Rachel Bluwstein and Leah Goldberg.
WATCH: Donald Trump Backer Accuses Press of Selling Out ‘for a Few Shekels’
Jew-hatred popped up at another event for the Republican nominee this Tuesday in Miami, according to footage posted to Twitter by Shane Goldmacher, a reporter with Politico.
Plunging Shekel Could Boost Israel Economy Amid Election Uncertainty
The collapse of Israel’s government will keep investors on edge at least until new elections are held in March, adding to the economic hit to tourism and growth from the July-August Gaza war.
Israeli Banknotes All Feature Ashkenazi Jews
Israel’s Cabinet authorized newly designed bank notes to be issued at the end of this year, despite concerns that all of the bills will feature Ashkenazi Jews.
Soaring Shekel May Force Israel Bank Action
Israel’s shekel is at a 15-month high against the dollar, prompting speculation in the foreign exchange market that the Bank of Israel may intervene as it has in the past to protect the economy.
Collectors Bid for Million-Dollar Shekel
A single silver shekel from a famed ancient revolt stole the spotlight at a recent New York coin auction. The price: a cool $1.1 million.
Shekel Shekel Bills Y'all: World’s Richest Israelis
Ten of the world’s wealthiest people are Israeli, according to this year’s Forbes’ Rich List. The ten billionaires join the company of the prince of Saudia Arabia, Itlay’s Prime Minister, Oprah and Mark Zuckerberg, and about 1,000 other people around the globe who have 10 digits in the bank. (Yeah you heard us right.)