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New housing for Arab villages stonewalled

Residents are forced to build illegally while the authorities demand an upgraded sewerage system that the Galilee communities cannot afford.

By Raz Smolsky | Jan 2, 2012 | 04:54 AM

fischer - Olivier Pitoussi - November 23 2011

Taking stock / Retirement savings: The next frontier of the protest movement

It's becoming clear who the market serves. Guess what, it isn't you.

By Guy Rolnik | Dec 30, 2011 | 05:19 AM

The shekel drops / The last supper

As 2011 ends, we must admit that true change has not come; the winners so far are the rich and it looks like they will continue partying.

By Rotem Starkman | Dec 30, 2011 | 05:19 AM

round table - Haaretz - December 12 2011

Israel 2021: The people find their voice

Last Thursday evening, round tables were set up throughout Israel, where disparate groups of people met, shared complaints and ideas - and discussed how to seize the day and make real change.

By Nathan Lipson, Guy Rolnik, Oren Majar, Tali Heruti-Sover, Hagai Amit, Nati Tucker | Dec 12, 2011 | 03:10 AM

Regulators to be forced to care for consumers?

New bill would rule that beyond their regular duties, Israeli regulators would be responsible for the welfare of consumers and for advancing competition.

By Avi Bar-Eli, Zvi Zrahiya | Dec 2, 2011 | 04:27 AM

Thomas Gray - Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London - 29112011

Cents and sensibility

Forget dangerous, it turns out a little financial knowledge is a horrible thing.

By Guy Rolnik | Nov 29, 2011 | 05:01 AM

Deutsche Bank financial analyst Dan Harverd.

The danger of overkill

Deutsche's Dan Harverd says there is plenty of housing available, and freeing up more could lead to a crisis.

By Arik Mirovsky | Nov 28, 2011 | 04:37 AM

tur-kaspa - Kobi Kalmanovitz - November 23 2011

White coat ceremony in Safed

The new medical school will revolutionize healthcare, vows faculty dean Ran Tur-Kaspa.

By Efrat Neuman | Nov 23, 2011 | 04:02 AM

Angry, unhappy citizens evade more taxes, says professor

The social protests help explain why Israel has such a large black market, Avichai Snir explains

By Ram Ozeri | Nov 27, 2011 | 04:55 AM

'million-man' protest - Olivier Fitoussi - 16092011

Socioeconomic change waiting for Netanyahu

It was no coincidence that the two committees presented their reports at the same time, as there seems to be a sort of competition between them to see which will publish its final findings first.

By Lior Dattel, Asaf Shtull-Trauring, Zvi Zrahiya, Moti Bassok, Ram Ozeri | Sep 16, 2011 | 05:37 AM

Trajtenberg - Tomer Appelbaum - August 17 2011

Trajtenberg to call for crackdown on shadow economy

Israel's shadow economy is thought to be worth NIS 120 billion a year, although estimates vary widely due to the nature of the beast.

By Ora Coren, Moti Bassok | Sep 18, 2011 | 03:57 AM

Israel's poor spend almost half their income on housing, survey shows

Central Bureau of Statistics' annual survey of household spending shows wide gaps between rich and poor; housing is largest single expense for Israelis, poorest 20 percent spend over a quarter of income on housing.

By Moti Bassok | Sep 6, 2011 | 04:56 AM

Super-Sol reaches deal with protesting Israeli students

Materna, eggs, milk, Bamba to be 20% cheaper until spring.

By Adi Dovrat-Meseritz | Sep 6, 2011 | 04:56 AM

About Israel 2021

The Israel 2021 initiative from TheMarker recognizes the new impetus within Israel, in the form of a greater interest by Israelis regarding their country's economic and social future, and greater desire to play a personal role in shaping that future.

The initiative's main objectives are to attempt to move the public discourse on economic and social issues from a preoccupation with every-day events and short-term actions toward a focus on future plans, outlining and adopting ambitious goals and acting to realize them.