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Jul 8, 2018, 2:59 PM

Reflections From The 2018 ROI Summit

(1) Throughout my professional journey in the past decade, moving from non-profits to Government, to private sector, from working with start-ups and entrepreneurs to large corporations, then back to “start-up land”, and above all – building my own business —...

Jul 2, 2018, 1:17 PM

The Issue of Household Debt

Israel's government debt fell to below 60% of gross domestic product for the first time in 2017. For the first time ever, the country was inside the benchmark for permissible debt ceiling under the EU's Maastricht Treaty. Israel has been...

Tamar Friedman Wilson

Jun 28, 2018, 10:58 AM

Are food prices really going down in Israel?

Illustrative: A man shops at a Rami Levy supermarket. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

With imports and local subsidies, Minister of Finance Kahlon aims to leave more in your pockets than chump change

Jun 25, 2018, 12:56 AM

Toward Partnership with the Haredim

We who try to keep our politics separate from religion often treat those who do not do so as adversaries of the public good. Israel’s secular Jewish population is no exception; you do not need to search far to...

Jun 25, 2018, 12:29 AM

Kushner’s New Interview with Palestinian-Arab Editor (with transcript & good/bad analysis)

Jared Kushner’s new interview -- given to an Arab editor -- has good points. But the good points are not even close to being enough to compensate for the great dangers that Kushner is poised to push Israel into. Analysis: Bad -- REPORTER:...

Philip Lefkowitz

Jun 25, 2018, 12:14 AM

Is The ACLU Reconsidering Its Role?

The disclosure of an internal memo at The American Civil Liberties Union has questioned whether the ACLU, long the standard bearer for the protection of free speech at all costs, the First Amendment, is considering modifying their position. "Our defense...

Jun 20, 2018, 1:40 PM

Israel-Asia Center honors Asia’s ‘future leaders’

A drip irrigated field in southern Israel (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)

Eleven fellows have just completed the Israel-Asia Leaders Fellowship program, an initiative sponsored by the Jerusalem-based Israel-Asia Center that’s now in its seventh year

Jun 19, 2018, 5:58 PM

Why the car leasing trend reversed since 2009, and why it might be bad for Israel

Car leasing is on the rise, but is that a good thing? Israel's spending on private consumption is increasing, but we're still in a unique position because household debt in this country remains much lower than in developed countries. Household...

Jun 19, 2018, 6:59 AM

Israel’s Largest Industries Have Been Doing Well

The top four industries in Israel are technology, tourism, mining and manufacturing, and transportation. Israel’s technology industry has been well publicized internationally and is growing faster than any other industry in the country. According to the Israel Ministry of...

Jun 18, 2018, 12:04 PM

Making It, Or Just Getting By?

In Israel, the standard of living as per capita is in the middle range. Israelis are better off when compared to poor countries of the OECD, but our levels of poverty are worse than most other Western countries. Restrictions on...

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