Opinion Bibi Has Bet on the Wrong Horse in the U.S.-China Race
The trade war is growing bitter and Israel can't just cuddle up with both sides as if nothing has changed
David Rosenberg
Opinion The War Between the U.S. and Iran Has Begun, in Case You Didn’t Notice
It’s being fought quietly and on Tehran’s terms, which isn’t good news for the oil market or world economy
Opinion Trump, Send the B-52s Home and Let the Sanctions Do Their Work
The Iranian economy has been hit hard, but America’s saber-rattling is just stiffening Iranian resistance
Analysis The Price-fixing Claims Look Worse for Teva Than They Really Are
It’s a nasty business but the financial impact on Teva is containable and the bigger picture for the troubled drug maker is looking brighter
Opinion Erdogan Crashes the Mediterranean Gas Party
Last week Turkey sparked another crisis by starting drilling in Cypriot waters. That’s a problem not just for Cyprus but for Israel, too
Opinion How Eurovision Became a Strategic Asset for Israel
The music isn’t even good, but both Israel and Hamas seem convinced that the success of the song contest is a decisive image maker
Opinion The Left’s Growing Discomfort With Jewish ‘Privilege’
As the left becomes more race and gender conscious, Jews have been put into an awkward position for being on the wrong side of the great divide
Opinion The Palestinian Authority Is Collapsing, and Annexation Could Follow
It lost its biggest source of revenue and with it, its last raison d’etre. The PA's demise will leave a vacuum annexationists would love to fill
Opinion What Do Trump, Erdogan and Wall Street Have in Common?
They all love low interest rates and share a dangerous nonchalance about inflated asset prices
Opinion It’s Time to Get Down and Dirty, and Draft the ultra-Orthodox
Haredi exemption from the draft is a perverse luxury that Israeli society can no longer afford
Opinion Ocasio-Cortez Is Right About Cutting Aid to Israel, for the Wrong Reasons
Israel should take advantage of the friendly climate in Washington to engineer convenient cuts, rather than wait for it as a punishment
Opinion The True Cost of Israeli Settlers' Annexation Dream
Bibi, a status-quo man forced into action, has created new risks for Israel by opening a Pandora’s Box he should have known to keep shut
Opinion Israel Election 2019: Bibi's Got the Power, but Mr. Economy Has Become Mr. Legal Woes
It will take the kind of leadership Netanyahu hasn’t shown in years to deal with the economic challenges posed by the Haredim and Israeli Arabs
Opinion Climate Change-driven Flooding Has Become Trump’s Ally in His War on Iran
The extensive flooding in Iran shows that climate change is real and wreaks real economic havoc, too, even if Trump doesn't believe in it. And, it’s going to grow worse
Opinion Aramco Can Pay Saudi Arabia's Bills, but It Can't Create Saudi Skills
Mohammed bin Salman envisions Aramco paying for Neom and reform of the Saudi labor force, but Saudi labor skills are not up to snuff
Opinion Dr. Economy and Mr. Nationalist: Three Reasons Not to Vote for Bibi
The prime minister really is Mr. Economy, in the short run. But over time, his policies will doom Israel to backwardness and poverty
Opinion Fake News Is Bad, Fake GDP Could Undo the Global Economy
Satellite images of cities at night unveil autocracies faking economic data, and in the case of serial data killer China, it could lead to a disaster
Opinion Kahlon Learns the Hard Way: Rockets Beat Cottage Cheese
The finance minister thought that middle class voters crushed by the high cost of living would reward him for four years of goodies. Nah
Opinion He Said, Xi Said: Trump Could Send the World Into Recession
The incumbent American and Chinese presidents aren’t exactly the kind of people we should want in charge just as the U.S. economy is looking increasingly shaky
Opinion Hamas Deserves Blame, but Not for Gaza’s Economic Crisis
Gaza has grown completely reliant on outside aid and that has dried up. Now, it faces a humanitarian crisis and there's no one to help it
Opinion Forget Marijuana, Feiglin’s Been Smoking Some Pretty Strong Ideological Stuff
His Zehut Party offers a bizarre platform of Torah, Milton Friedman and Meir Kahane. On paper it doesn’t make sense and in the real world, it would be a disaster
Opinion Turkey’s Recession Spells Danger for Its Neighbors and Friends
Its days of self-confidence based on strong economic growth are past and what’s left is Erdogan’s dangerous paranoia
Opinion Women Will Inevitably Conquer the World, and They've Already Begun
The change is already evident in the classroom and will inevitably reach the boardroom
Opinion Will Israel Be Worse Off Without Netanyahu at the Helm?
The premier himself hints that we'd be worse off without him, but Israel owes its recent success to factors beyond his control
Opinion Is Trump's 'Deal of the Century' Just the Biggest Bribe in History?
Whatever it is, the Kushner plan to invest billions in the West Bank and Gaza is doomed to failure
Forget Kahane, Israeli Racism Is Going to Be Something Different
Rising Israeli Arab aspirations and a slowing economy are going to combine and create frictions of a kind Israel has never experienced
Opinion Lebanon Is Headed Toward Economic Collapse. Should Israel Worry?
Beirut’s dysfunctional politics make it unlikely it will tackle its problems, and as Hezbollah takes blame, it could look for a convenient distraction
Opinion How Could Rashida Tlaib Get Caught Using Israeli Technology?
The Palestinian-American congresswoman isn't the only BDSer with a spotty boycott record, partly because Israeli tech is too ubiquitous, but partly because of plain old hypocrisy
Opinion Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal Is Surest Way to Lose War on Climate Change
Its backers have added so much ideological baggage to their plan that it would make it harder to deal with the threat
Opinion How 40 Years of Mullah-nomics Have Failed Iran
War and sanctions did a lot of damage, but nothing compared to the inefficiency, corruption and revolutionary stubbornness of the country’s leaders