Israeli economy

Smotrich doubles down on refusal to enlist daughter, claims IDF is 'no place for women'

In an interview, Smotrich also addressed his comments on crime rates in Arab communities, saying, "There is a culture of murder, killing, and jihad in Arab society."

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich arrives to a conference of the Israeli newspaper Makor Rishon in Jerusalem, December 25, 2025
Are We on the Way to a Green Energy Revolution?

Blue and white pride: An Israeli development bringing the vision of a green economy closer

Israel faces milk store stock shortage as dairy farmers halt milk deliveries. Febuary 2, 2026

Glass half-empty: How milk prices keep rising despite advanced Israeli innovation - analysis

People looking for work as unemployment rises

Israel job vacancies hit highest rate since December of 2022, CBS says


Jerusalem’s Young Professionals event brings together experts to discuss tech careers in AI age

Speakers Miriam Haart (ActionAI), Gideon Rosenberg (NVIDIA), and Mohammad Kabajah (AWS) talked about the future for young professionals in the age of AI.

Speakers Mohammad Kabajah (AWS), Miriam Haart (ActionAI), and Gideon Rosenberg (NVIDIA), alongside moderator Anna Ahronheim.

New Israeli airline TUS IL recruiting pilots as commercial operations set to start in 2026

The company is looking for experienced Airbus A320 pilots, and is offering a promotion track to the rank of captain within two years and after 3,000 flying hours.

A Tus Airways Airbus A320-200 is seen landing at Ben-Gurion Airport, in Israel, July 12, 2021

Economic recovery must be Israel’s priority for 2026 - opinion

Israel has proven it can survive and endure. The task of 2026 is to ensure it can thrive and flourish, not despite the past two years, but because it chose to rebuild wisely after them.

 Israel flag with stock market finance, economy trend graph digital technology.

Israel on the path to $1 trillion: Strong economy, weak infrastructure - opinion

With a population of roughly 10 million, Israel benefits from a large and expanding labor force. Its $580 billion nominal GDP and $58,000 GDP per capita reflect how far the country has come.

 US and Israeli currency (1 dollar bills and 1 shekel coins respectively) are seen in this illustrative photo of money.

Israeli hi-tech shifts to employer market as perks fade, hiring tightens - analysis

A viral job-seeker post captured the mood: “I’m willing to work 13 hours a day in the office, just let me find an employer.”

Workers from the high-tech sector protest, in Tel Aviv, on January 31, 2023 (illustration).

Israel must expand beyond defense in order to win in space - opinion

Indigenous launch capability is rare. A strategic decision can turn it into economic power.

 The Gaia Space Telescope.

Major Israeli businesses sign agreement to employ more olim

Rami Levy, Isrotel, Israel Electric Corporation, Ein Kerem Hospital, and HOT telecommunications, are among the businesses that signed the agreement.

People shop at a Rami Levy supermarket in Jerusalem, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Passover, April 9, 2025.

New bills on gov't owned companies 'harmful to public' -Dep. AG

Two bill proposals to amend a law that oversees appointments in government-owned companies “harmful to the public," Deputy Attorney-General Gil Limon wrote

 Deputy Attorney General Gil Limon attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on January 27, 2025.

From start-up to Sparta: Is it too late for Israel to save itself from isolation? - opinion

Instead of condemning itself to isolation that a small country may not survive, Israel would do well to admit that the path it has taken has not led to good results.

EU FOREIGN POLICY chief Kaja Kallas announces sanctions against Israel last week in Brussels. The writer asks: How did Israel become a country whose prime minister declares that it is destined to turn into a super-Sparta?

Gaza war, AI use trigger rising unemployment in Israel's tech sector, Taub Center study finds

The unemployment rate in the industry has risen and exceeded the average in the economy, and in 2024 there was a sharp fall in the number of vacant jobs.

People walk near office towers at a business park also housing high tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, Israel August 27, 2020