Labor

Foreign workers replace Palestinian labor in Israel, face hurdles

Restructuring of work permits and recruitment policies is reshaping construction, agriculture, and services while raising concerns about long-term economic and social effects.

 Palestinian workers wait to enter Ma'aleh Adumim, February 23, 2023; illustrative.
 Arnon Bar-David, Chairman of the Histadrut, speaks at a press conference attended by heads from the Israeli commerce sector attend a press conference at the Histadrut Union in Tel Aviv on March 27, 2023

Histadrut head Arnon Bar-David among labor leaders arrested in alleged public corruption scheme

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enters the Knesset plenum, October 20, 2025.

Knesset erupts over speaker's jab at Supreme Court chief, Netanyahu expects more peace deals

Activist Andy Hall attends a meeting at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office to discuss his detainment in Qatar, July 2025.

Doha clears UK activist Andy Hall of defamation over migrant rights case


West Bank won't be part of Israel, Labor leader Michaeli says

"It's a shame to invest in a place that at the end of the day, won't be part of Israel," said Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli.

Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli in Tel Aviv.

Israel Elections: Don't be pressured into changing your vote - opinion

Forget the threshold and be a strategic and principled voter, not a tactical and cynical one. Vote your conscience, even if that might mean that your ballot goes to waste.

 A NEARLY-EMPTY Knesset plenum debates the dispersal of parliament, in June. In the upcoming election, be a strategic and principled voter, not a tactical and cynical one, says the writer.

Responsibility for employing foreign workers transferred to private companies

Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked has appointed an inter-ministerial team to examine the employment of 50,000 Palestinian construction workers.

People work at a construction site in the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near Ramallah in the West Bank July 1, 2020.

Israel one of top five worst countries to work in, study finds

Research reveals Israel is in the top five worst countries to work in when it comes to working conditions and benefits.

 TEACHERS DEMAND better pay and working conditions, as they demonstrate in Tel Aviv, in May. A sign reads: ‘Without teachers, there is no future.’ The shirt reads: ‘Fair salary now!’

Labor to hold Rabin memorial in Zion Square 3 days before elections

Labor intends to hold the Rabin memorial rally in Zion Square in Jerusalem, where an infamous anti-Rabin protest took place before his murder.

Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin

Yesh Atid wins high school election famous for predicting real victors

A traditional model election at Blich High School in Ramat Gan has been a reliable precursor to the election itself.

 Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid at a graduating ceremony for new Israel Navy Officers in Haifa Naval Base, Northern Israel, on September 7, 2022.

Israel Elections: Joint List falls apart, Balad to run separately

The two parties finally broke apart in what became an extraordinary last-minute turn of events that could affect the entire election.

 Joint List final list, without Balad, as the parties broke apart, September 16, 2022.

Erel Margalit’s New York ClimateTech project trailblazes sustainability

The center, launched by JVP in partnership with MINI by BMW Group and the City of New York, promises to bring technology into the frontline of protecting our planet.

 Dr. Erel Margalit in his office

Israel elections: Merav Michaeli's Labor takes aim at Yair Lapid

A leaked Labor document called the prime minister's merger mediation attempts "illegitimate, counterproductive and unnecessary hysterics."

 Foreign Minister Yair Lapid with Merav Michaeli, Minister of Transport and Road Safety during a discussion and a vote on a bill to dissolve the Knesset, at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, on June 22, 2022

Israel elections: Are we barreling toward a sixth election round? - analysis

This time around, Netanyahu is not going anywhere. As a result, the country is staring down the barrel of yet another deadlocked election.

 WHO WILL greet Biden? Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid or Benjamin Netanyahu?