Inside the Shadowy World of Israeli Arms Dealers
Some say the business isn’t really all that profitable, except when you score that one very big deal
Shuki Sadeh
Israeli Importer Worked With Colgate-Palmolive to Keep Monopoly, Investigation Alleges
Schestowitz and the U.S. personal care behemoth allegedly attempted to limit parallel imports, stifling competition and keeping prices high
Nepotism, Debts and Scared Playwrights: Greatest Drama of Israel's National Theater Is Backstage
Habima has suffered from a chronic crisis for the last 30 years. But a debt of $22 million, actors who aren't being paid and criticism against the artistic quality of its productions threaten its future
The ‘Silent Genius’ Who Controls Israel’s Toiletries Market
With a death grip on imports of critical categories, Noam Weiman plays a large part in the high cost of living here
Two Elected Officials Arrested for Corruption in the Galilee
The investigation fingered nearly 20 suspects, including the mayor of the Haifa suburb of Kiryat Ata
The Good Life of Criminals Who Flee to Israel
Amid cumbersome extradition procedures, Jewish suspects from France and the former Soviet Union find sanctuary via the Law of Return
Shabbat Crusade: Why Have the ultra-Orthodox Picked This One Business to Boycott?
Bottle maker Phoenicia is in danger of closing amid a campaign pressuring wineries to stop using its products
Why an Israeli Green Activist Gave Up His Little Garden of Eden
His eco-friendly home drew thousands every year, but then he decided it was high time to live like ordinary Israelis
Who’s Behind anti-LGBT, anti-Reform Signs in Israeli Cities?
Huge signs with offensive slogans were posted recently in Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv area. A Haaretz investigation revealed a number of players involved in the campaigns
The Nation’s With the Golan, an Israeli Saying Goes. But Government Much Less So
Netanyahu scored a coup winning U.S. recognition of Israeli sovereignty, but the region’s residents say they’ve been neglected for the last 50 years
The Russian Immigrants Who Left Israel and Are Making It Back in Moscow
Three decades after the mass immigration from the former Soviet Union, many of the younger generation are still unable to integrate into Israeli society and some are even trying their luck back in Moscow
How Putin's Blacklisted Oligarch Friend Is Linked to Key Israeli Political Players
After the U.S. slapped sanctions on Putin pal Viktor Vekselberg, his interests in Israel, among them firms involving the likes of Benny Gantz and Ehud Barak, are on shaky ground
How to Turn Jerusalem Into an Economic Powerhouse
Evidence is accumulating that ultra-Orthodox Jews, East Jerusalem Arabs, religious Zionists and secular people can team up to cut the city's 46 percent poverty rate
'Sara's Top Aide in New York': The Businessman Police Say Connected Elovitch to the Netanyahus
Zeev Rubinstein, vice president of Israel Bonds, is suspected of helping the Netanyahus receive favorable coverage in return for paybacks from the Communications Ministry for his former boss, Shaul Elovitch
The Right-wing Think Tank That Quietly 'Runs the Knesset'
Under the radar, the Kohelet Policy Forum, officially a nongovernmental organization, has become one of the strongest and most influential bodies in Israeli politics
A Palestinian Woman's Fight to Bring Electricity Into Gaza Defies Israeli Moves Against Border Crossings
Gazans and rights groups wonder how long Israel will let goods flow at the reopened Kerem Shalom crossing, charge that Israeli moves are meant to punish the Hamas-ruled enclave
Admired for Their Army Service, Druze Remain Second-class Israelis
Societal discrimination and their own conservatism cause high poverty rates, few job opportunities, while army service hinders economic progress
Hadassah Faces Lawsuit for Not Compensating Crisis Consultants
Lawsuit alleges the organization was on verge of losing its hospital and derived benefits worth 1.25 billion shekels from firm
Yair Netanyahu’s New Job: Giving Lectures on Geopolitics to Tourists in Israel
Israeli tour guides have recently received offers from an agency that organizes trips to include a lecture for their tourists on geopolitics by prime minister's son
Israel Eyes Russian Dairy Project With Fund Under Western Sanctions
Russian Direct Investment Fund would invest $80 million in project to build facilities across Russia
Israel Nixed Solar Power Plan That Would Have Relieved Gaza Power Crisis
Energy Minister Steinitz, who rejected the plan, is said to have told the entrepreneur behind the venture that Abbas was against it
Bribery Scandal at Israeli Construction Giant Blows Cover Off Its Business Practices in Africa
Police: ‘Picture arises of S&B systematically bribing gov’t officials with tens of millions of dollars for years’
Israeli Businesses Face a Labor Crunch as Asylum Seeker Deportations Moves Ahead
Hotels, restaurants, building firms will be hard-pressed to replace them
Analysis How Israel Aerospace Went From Sky High to Free Fall
Trumps efforts to make American arms makers great again, as well as powerful unions have helped undo one of the countrys biggest firms
Coping With an Abusive Boss: In Israel, 42 Percent of Employees Will Experience Bullying
A 2016 court ruling in favor of the Netanyahus' ex-housekeeper has improved the treatment of workers who claim abuse. Nevertheless, 'the whole thing is still in its infancy,' a lawyer says
Meet the New Construction Baron Pouring Millions Into West Bank Settlements
Zeev Epshtein made his fortune in Russia after the USSR fell, but a few years ago he shifted to ideological investments in the West Bank
Israeli Lobbyists Working for Congo in D.C. Hire GOP Insiders, Including Bob Dole and Trump Campaign Liaisons
C. Mer Industries, which trades on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, will be getting $5.6 million from the Congolese government for the effort
Not Just Subs: Italian Jets, the Libyan Government and the Israelis Who Profited From a $2.8b Deal
Some of those being investigated about Israel's purchase of subs from Germany have also been asked about a huge 2012 transaction involving jets in exchange for Israeli-made materiel
The Rise (And Possible Fall) of Israel's Telecom Titan
Shaul Elovitch started with a store on a Tel Aviv side street, but a suspected conflict of interest might bring his empire down
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein Raises Millions for Israel’s Poor. And Don’t You Forget It
Eckstein, founder of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, is a prolific fundraiser among American Christians. But his need for recognition has led to clashes with the groups who receive the funds