Opinion Bitcoin Is a Fraud, and Let’s Hope and Pray It Stays That Way
For all the hype about cryptocurrencies, no one except criminals and speculators use it. For once, Trump’s got it right
David Rosenberg
Opinion China and Israel Will Both Lose From Trump's Trade Wars
China's economy is feeling the pinch and Israel will, too, because the global system under assault from the White House has been a boon to Israel
Opinion From Trump to Erdogan, Populists Are Assaulting Central Banks. What's Stopping Bibi?
Erdogan fired his central banker and Trump is bending his to his will. Israel is safe for now, but only because Netanyahu is preoccupied with the courts
Opinion When Hunger Supplants Religion as the Driver for Middle East Conflict
Strangely enough, Trump may be precipitating this by hastening climate change and disrupting world trade
Opinion What Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Could Learn From How Israel Copes With Earthquakes
Lesson 1: No matter how urgent the threat of climate change, even bigger government is not the one and only solution
Opinion An Arab at the Helm of an Israeli Bank? It’s Nothing Less Than a Miracle
Israeli Arabs are ready to join the mainstream economy, but it’s not at all clear the rest of Israel is ready to welcome them
Opinion Cannabis Catch-22: Is Medical Marijuana Israel's Next Big Export, or a Pipe Dream?
Israel has the R&D prowess and global demand is growing, but if there’s really gold in them thar spliffs, others will probably get it
Opinion Trump's Peace Plan: As Deep as a Beauty Pageant Speech and Twice as Vain
The Trump-Kushner excuse for a plan is like Miss America calling for world peace: Who can disagree? But the devil is in the details
Opinion Donald Trump Could Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Israeli Universities
Israel could be a global center for higher education. America is giving us opportunity by giving overseas students a cold shoulder
Opinion As Its Economy Tanks, Iran May Have to Talk With America
The regime is growing desperate as the forecasts tumble from a bit of growth to deep bear territory, and other options just aren't there
Opinion Nyet, Vladimir: Why Israel Should Stand by Uncle Sam
America will remain ascendant, China and Russia are going nowhere, says an unconventional forecast. Israel should be pondering the implications of the study
Opinion How Did Ronald McDonald Become the Scourge of West Bank Settlers?
The burger chain is being accused of discriminating against them by not opening restaurants over the Green Line. It’s a worrying politicization of Israeli business
Opinion Never Mind the Embassy Move and the Golan, Trump's True Mark in Israel Is on Its Economy
An unemployment office in Tel Aviv, rather than a town in the Golan, might be a more appropriate place to carry the Trump name, since joblessness may well be the president’s most lasting legacy to Israel
Opinion Trump Has a Better Handle on Israel Than Anyone
The markets are making a big mistake in assuming it will be business as usual after the elections. The end of the Bibi era is going to leave Israel ‘messed up’
Opinion Could Avigdor Lieberman Be Startup Nation’s Savior?
Taking on the Haredim over the draft is a start because the brain-drain data shows: Israel can no longer tolerate a growing uneducated, unskilled minority
Opinion Israel's Cesspool of Corruption Is Filling Up
Shari Arison joins a growing list of the rich and powerful facing indictments, but at least it shows the legal system is working. Bibi wants to put an end to that.
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
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