Food prices

As we approach another election, it seems increasingly apparent that the cost of living has become a major campaign issue, if not the most important one.

Dr. Ron Malka states that other American and European retail chains besides Carrefour, which is French, are poised to enter the Israeli market.

The reason the current state won't change is that the government, the retailers, the hoteliers, and the restauranteurs can get away with it.

Israeli Tourism Minister Yoel Razvozov discussed the possibility of importing wheat and flour to Israel, among other economic cooperation opportunities.

A real opening of the Israeli market to international competition could adversely impact manufacturers’ profits. Here's how:

Let’s take stock of where we – those who will be voting once again on November 1st – stand in relation to what we require as against that which we receive.

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Netanyahu’s election strategy is to blame his rivals for economic problems that they did not cause and he cannot solve.

Lawyers said at least nine people had been detained and police removed a number of tents set up in the street by protesters, who are calling for a general strike in Hebron.

The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, the largest distributor of free kosher-for-Passover food in America, put out an emergency Passover fundraising call to raise $2.5 million.

The bank last month warned the impacts could be particularly harsh in the Middle East and North Africa, where countries like Egypt import up to 80% of their wheat from Ukraine and Russia.