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David's Harp / Yair Lapid: New politics, or just born yesterday?

The Yesh Atid leader and his unlikely partner Naftali Bennett seem to have wrested control of economic policy. Or have they?

By David Rosenberg | Mar 20, 2013 | 08:54 PM

Yair Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid party, center.

David's Harp / Hugo Chavez, Yair Lapid and useful pigs

It may not be fair to devote more attention to the middle class than the poor, but it’s the class that gives back the most to society.

By David Rosenberg | Mar 13, 2013 | 09:52 PM

Hungover in Israel's bond market – and partying on

Still suffering the aftermath of the last big bond orgy, investors are getting back into bed with the same dubious sorts.

By David Rosenberg | Mar 6, 2013 | 05:08 PM

A Palestinian standing near a burnt car, allegedly torched by Jewish settlers, in the West Bank

David's Harp / Three intifadas and you’re out

A Third Intifada is an event waiting to happen among the Palestinians, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems incapable of doing what it takes to avert it.

By David Rosenberg | Feb 27, 2013 | 08:02 AM

David's Harp / Israel's poor, poor middle class

Israeli consumers are not just picky, as the boss of Super-Sol moaned this week. They are really scrounging to get through the month.

By David Rosenberg | Feb 20, 2013 | 05:27 PM | 4

Why can't Israel be the Norway of the Near East?

The Scandinavian states seem to have everything - a welfare state, strong state finances and globally competitive industry. Having an efficient and honest government and an inviting environment for big businesses is one way to get there.

By David Rosenberg | Feb 12, 2013 | 12:02 PM | 40

Stanley Fischer, the Israeli economy's single parent

A responsible adult, the governor has devotedly tended to the economy. But where is his partner at the treasury?

By David Rosenberg | Feb 5, 2013 | 10:07 AM | 2

Due Diligence / Getting the men in black into green

The Haredi draft is less about fairness than the need to create a pool of labor for the economy, which only army service can create.

By David Rosenberg | Jan 28, 2013 | 01:35 PM

Netanyahu’s inheritance is his own diminished fortune

Netanyahu's economic policy was more about dodging bullets than identifying targets and doing any shooting itself.

By David Rosenberg | Jan 23, 2013 | 03:47 AM

Money, Currency, Shekel - Reuters - 29.8.11

Israel's start-up nation is long on spirit, short on cash

Entrepreneurs abound, but where will they will get the money to finance their ambitions?

By David Rosenberg | Jan 16, 2013 | 06:42 AM

Due diligence / It’s the economy, stupid. Not

Yair Lapid's brand-new party Yesh Atid captures the Israeli zeitgeist the best. The man himself may have a general idea of what he aspires to, but he can’t make up his mind how to get there.

By David Rosenberg | Jan 8, 2013 | 01:22 PM

David's Harp / Is there a doctorate in the house?

With so many of the best and brightest residing abroad and opportunities to start businesses at home so limited, Israel is wasting its most valuable resource.

By David Rosenberg | Jan 2, 2013 | 05:42 AM

Due diligence / The year of the rich man

Israel isn't quite Saudi Arabia, where riches and economic distress go hand in hand, but we’re looking more and more like it.

By David Rosenberg | Dec 26, 2012 | 08:35 AM

Double Take

African migrants looking through the fence at the Egyptian-Israeli border on August 4, 2012.

Double Take / African asylum seekers out of the spolight but not in the clear

By Joel Greenberg | 08:39 AM

Double Take / A month after Gaza war, Hamas still rides a wave of popularity

By Joel Greenberg | 07:22 AM | 4

Double Take / The politics of potholes in East Jerusalem

By Joel Greenberg | 09:41 AM

Someone Else's Simcha

Someone Else's Simcha / Amit and Nili's wedding - Don't stop believing

By Ron Ben-Tovim | 06:29 PM

Someone Else's Simcha / Sharon Shaya's bat mitzvah – Logging off long enough to grow up

By Ron Ben-Tovim | 06:33 PM

Someone Else's Simcha / Pnina and Yitzhak's 50th anniversary – Indian love, set in gold

By Ron Ben-Tovim | 01:56 PM

On Root

Keep the pita, lose the hummus and pickles for Passover.

On Root / In search of breadcrumbs, oxygen and pickles

By Jeremy Benstein | 07:41 PM

On Root / How 'Europe' and 'Maghreb' both come from Hebrew

By Jeremy Benstein | 12:08 PM | 4

On Root / Cowboys home on the Israeli range at dawn

By Jeremy Benstein | 12:27 PM