Analysis For Decades, Everyone Has Avoided Taking Responsibility for Civil Defense in Israel
On Tuesday, for the first time in 29 years in Greater Tel Aviv, schools shut and most workers were told to stay home
Meirav Arlosoroff
Analysis Haredim Are Leaving the Fold, but the Community Is Growing
A high birthrate means the number of ultra-Orthodox Jews will keep rising, and that’s bad news for the economy
Analysis From Oranges to High Tech? Netanyahu Deserves Some Credit for Israel's Thriving Economy – but That’s It
He might have saved Israel’s economy from collapse (with some help), but political machinations, and a lack of economic vision as PM have not delivered all he promised
Analysis Israeli Treasury Officials in a Panic Over the Deficit
Accountant General Rony Hizkiyahu has sparked a revolt by freezing government spending as this year's deficit approaches a far-higher-than-planned 4%
Analysis Ultra-Orthodox Employees Have to Be Crazy to Hold Down a Job in Israel
Government policies have made it much too easy and much too lucrative to maintain their ‘society of scholars’
Analysis Israel Isn’t One of the World’s Richest Countries, and Netanyahu’s at Fault
In 2005 Netanyahu promised Israel would be in the world’s top 15 for standard of living within 15 years, but his selling out to the ultra-Orthodox ensures it won’t happen
Analysis Israel's Funding of Life Insurance for Yeshiva Students Raises a Serious Moral Dilemma
The government will soon grant full-time yeshiva students who are married, publicly funded life insurance. Paradoxically the most significant disagreement comes from within ultra-Orthodox community itself
Analysis How a Five-minute Walk Led to a Two-day Strike
It was another case of powerful unions overplaying their hand. Thankfully, this time they backed down
Analysis Most Israelis Don’t Serve in the Army, but It’s Still the Right Solution, for Now
Israeli economists insist that the switch by the rest of the West to a professional army isn't a model for Israel because of the threats it faces. Part 2 of a series
Analysis It's High Time for Israel to Reduce the Period of Compulsory Army Service
While of value to the army and society, the 'people's army' ethos may be too expensive to hang onto due to economic realities. Part 3 of a series
Analysis Should Israel Scrap Its 'People’s Army' Model?
'Half those of draft age don’t serve, and the wealthy and those with connections get elite positions,' advocate for professional army argues. Part 1 of a series.
Israel’s Modern-day Sodom and Gomorrah
The Bedouin town of Lakiya is hugely corrupt and dysfunctional. The state doesn’t seem to care
Israel May Have the World's Highest Rate of Foreign Health Aides – and It's a Luxury, Not a Need
Unfettered migration of foreign health care workers has lead to a type of inflation that pushes Israelis out of the industry while acutely harming the foreign workers' rights
Analysis Filipina Workers Give Israel's Elderly Great Care, but They Can't Get Pregnant
Expelling women and the children they give birth to is just one way the system exploits a defenseless workforce
Analysis Lapid Is Right, Israel’s Coddling of the ultra-Orthodox Community Will Lead to Disaster
Kahol Lavan co-leader was accused of anti-Semitism when he portrayed Haredi leaders as extorting money, but figures on education show an even more worrying trend
Israel Is Forcing Doctors to Get Inferior Education Abroad – and Compromising Its Health Care
Israel is facing a dangerous combination of ballooning salaries and a doctor shortage
Analysis Israelis Take Too Long to Grow Up – and It’s Costing Us
Young people don’t get their BAs until well into the twenties, which adds up to too many lost years of productivity
Keeping Tel Aviv's Tiny Airport Open Could Cost Nearly $17 Billion
Experts warn that allowing Sde Dov to operate, as Transportation Minister Bezalel Smotrich has vowed, will lead to tens of thousands of lost housing units
Israelis Just Received a Report Card. It Shows That We're Frightfully Mediocre
Much of the reason for the low score can be attributed to education gaps in the country's ultra-Orthodox and Arab citizens
Analysis Israeli Majority's Fight With ultra-Orthodox Should Be Over Education, Not Conscription
Secular majority can’t force military service, but it can compel Haredi schools to teach children the core curriculum
Analysis Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ Is Coming. Israel Is Already Being Handed the Bill
Netanyahu is likely to sacrifice Israel’s interests in industries like potato chips or milk and not risk its security interests, including the high-tech sector
Analysis Shabbat Costs Israel Billions of Dollars Every Year
The ultra-Orthodox parties are demanding even less work on Shabbat. If they win, Israel has a lot to lose
Analysis Big Stakes Are at Play in Israel's Coalition Talks
The agreement will dictate much future policy, so ministry officials are trying hard to influence it
Analysis Under a Decade of Netanyahu Rule the Israeli Economy Has Gone Backwards
An annual report by the Bank of Israel gives the former finance minister an F on the economy, pointing to loss of growth engines
What Was the Finance Minister of One of the World’s Prosperous Countries Looking for in Israel?
Luxembourg’s finance minister, Pierre Gramegna, sought on a recent visit to forge ties between Israel’s high-tech sector and his country’s financial service sector
Analysis Kahlon’s Populism Will End Up Costing Us All Dearly
The credit rating report on Israel by Fitch this week is a warning about the growing price his policies are imposing
Analysis Pressed by U.S., Israel Mulls Regulation of Tech Exits for China
Washington is anxious about the security risks in China’s growing presence in Israeli infrastructure and high tech
Analysis Netanyahu Said Israel Is Nation-state of Jews Alone. The Data Show He's Right
The numbers shed a harsh light on how different the Israel of secular Jews, Arabs and ultra-Orthodox really is, and those gaps are costing us dearly
Analysis The Tragedy of Netanyahu: Smitten by His Own Legend
The prime minister held on to power too long and eventually abandoned the ideas he stood for
Analysis Judaizing the Galilee? Land Reform Marks an About-face
The government is encouraging home building in the Arab sector by granting ex-post facto legal recognition to illegal building and transferring state land for Arab construction to solve the sector’s housing shortage