Netanyahu Rival's Party Says Hit by Russian Bots, Then Blames PM's Party
Yisrael Beiteinu hired an intelligence firm to investigate site purporting to be run by ex-Soviet immigrants and calling Avigdor Lieberman an 'existential danger'
Hagai Amit
Israeli Economy Not Expected to Take Hard Hit From Coronavirus
Bank of Israel holds key rate, but stocks mark second day of sharp falls
Ultra-Orthodox Women Have Had Enough, and They’re Ready for War
They manage the home, raise the children and provide for their families, but they’re discriminated against and shut out of Haredi political power. A group of women is fighting for change, and they aren’t scared of getting ostracized
Analysis Do Israelis Want an American-style Finance Minister?
Netanyahu seems to think so, which is why he presented Nir Barkat and his 145-page economic plan to voters
Israeli Ethiopian Soccer Players Ordered to Meet Netanyahu or Be Benched
Netanyahu attended the final in Gedera on Tuesday together with Gadi Yevarkan, an Ethiopian Israeli who was elected to the last Knesset as part of Kahol Lavan but recently jumped ship to Likud
Israeli Army Chief Earned $28,400 a Month in 2018, More Than Previously Reported
New criteria for measuring pay – including bonuses for long service or signing on for extra time – showed military wages much higher than previously believed
Analysis Israeli Army Budget Falls Victim to Election Politics
Netanyahu has repeatedly promised the military more money, but not until after the vote
Controversial Israeli Cyberattack Firm NSO Adds Lieberman Ally to Its Arsenal
Sharon Shalom to head global policy apparatus, after leaving post at Defense Ministry, which has to green-light the firm's exports
A Monopoly in Israel’s Patrol Boat Sector May Be in the Making
Israel Aerospace Industries is offloading the unit that makes the Dvora-class vessel. Israel Shipyards, the maker of the competing Shaldag, appears to be eyeing it
Analysis Israel’s Next Satellite Will Be Locally Made, but That Will Come at a Cost
Awarding Israel Aerospace the contract will cost $50 million more than an off-the-shelf satellite made abroad. Was Likud politics or national security behind the decision?
'Right-wing Economic Lobby' With Populist Agenda Makes Knesset Debut
Our Interest says it aims to protect average Israelis from ‘pressure groups’ while promoting a freer market
Analysis Endless Elections Have Put Government in Hibernation
Data show how cabinet and Knesset activity has slowed to almost nothing since election first called a year ago
Israel Signs $35 Million Weapons System Deal With Montenegro
The three-year contract to supply vehicle—mounted weapons systems costs nearly half of the small NATO state's military expenditure per year
Analysis Damage to Israel's Security Inflicted by Submarine Affair Will Linger for Decades
Since the scandal involving Netanyahu's associates broke, Israeli defense procurement has become a sensitive issue, making hardly any progress
What’s Behind the Lull in Israel’s Financial Fight Against Terror?
An announcement by Bennett about an administrative order against a Palestinian ultimately reveals how the Defense Ministry’s fight against terror has been frozen for the past eight months
In Shadow of Submarine Affair, ThyssenKrupp Fails to Make $202m in Promised Israeli Purchases
German firm agreed to terms after winning contract to build patrol boats for the navy in deal now shadowed by Case 3000
Analysis Israel's Budget Constraints Make a Narrow Coalition Unlikely
Kahol Lavan can’t fund all the Joint List’s and Yisrael Beiteinu’s demands amid a sharply growing fiscal deficit
Israel Needs to Cut Over $8 Billion From 2020 Budget
Finance Ministry details reasons for deficit: Jerusalem’s socioeconomic decline, Holocaust survivor benefits and special education
Israel Reveals Its First-ever 'Air Force One.' Test Run Begins With a Hitch
Five years after Israeli Air Force One was ordered, at a cost of $164 million, the controversial project is about to begin its test flights
After U.S. Pressure, Security Cabinet Weighs Plan for Vetting Foreign Investment in Israel
Although the proposal is framed as 'supervision over foreign investment,' the real goal is create a mechanism for screening investments by Chinese companies and investment funds in strategic Israeli assets
Joe Lieberman's New Job: Advising Israel Aerospace Industries How to Promote Their Interest in Washington
Unable to sell to China or the Arab world, Israeli companies are buying and lobbying their way into expanded activities in the U.S.
Israeli GDP Growth Slackened to 0.6% Rate in Second Quarter
Revised figure comes amid slower rate of export growth than originally estimated
Drone Boats: Next Big Thing for Israel’s Defense Sector?
Elbit’s Seagull hunts down submarines and mines with nary a sailor on board
Israel's Government Budget Deficit Shrinks – but Only Due to Technical Reasons
Overspending remains high after discounting for tax revenue windfall in October 2018
Analysis The Israeli Army Doesn’t Need More Money, It Needs a Functioning Government
Netanyahu talks about a four-billion-shekel budget increase, but prolonged political paralysis is what is harming security
Israel’s Next Government Has a Long Economic To-do List and Little Time to Start on It
A yawning budget deficit and no budget at all for 2020 are topics A and B, but there are also issues in defense and health spending and creating economic growth engines
Analysis A New Election for Israel, but Mostly the Same Old Economic Platforms
Asked by TheMarker, the Joint List of Arab parties was the only outfit to give detailed answers about its socioeconomic platform. Likud has no platform at all
It All Started at Lunch With Sara Netanyahu: The Strange Deal Between Israel and Honduras
President Juan Hernández inaugurated a new trade mission in Jerusalem which could create 5,000 job openings for Hondurans in Israel. But the foreign ministry says no official agreement has been drafted
Netanyahu's Party Exposed Personal Details, Political Affiliation of Millions of Israelis
Party database, which was shut down after Haaretz query, allowed completely unsecured access to private info including phone and ID numbers ■ All parties in Israel have access to voter rolls, but are required by law to protect the information
Likud Telling Polling Stations Monitors to Collect Voter Data to Get Out Vote
While the technique is not illegal, technology makes it even more a threat to voter privacy