Nir Barkat

US to ease tariffs on defense and diamond imports from Israel

As for chips and pharma, two leading sectors in Israel's exports, the negotiations are expected to continue for months to come.

A trader inspects a diamond during a show at Israel's Diamond Exchange near Tel Aviv, Israel
Katherina Reiche with Ben Yanover, general manager of the Dan Hotel Tel Aviv.

Grapevine, December 21, 2025: A strong relationship

View of the Haifa port in the Northern Israeli city of Haifa, November 17, 2024.

Rising Israeli exports approach pre-war peak, Economy Ministry predicts $160 billion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to a Likud party meeting at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem on July 23, 2025.

Power struggles emerge in Netanyahu's Likud internal elections ahead of national primaries


Israel-India ties can be a 'win-win' partnership, minister tells 'Post'

"This will help Israeli innovation reach world markets, as well as bring down costs for Israel, " India's Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal told the Post.

(L-R) Economy and Industry Minister Nir Barkat, India's Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, Prime Minsiter Benjamin Netanyahu, and Indian Ambassador to Israel JP Singh.

Eric Adams: “My love for Israel is not a momentary matter.”

New York City Mayor Eric Adams took part in a festive dinner at the King David Hotel where he spoke about his special connection to the State of Israel

MK Ron Katz, Dr. Ron Tomer, New York City Mayor Eric Adams; MK Nir Barkat, Moti Gamis, DG of the Ministry of Economy and Industry, Avi Balashnikov Chairman of the Ronald Lauder Center for Employment

Awz to build NIS 5b chip fab in Ashkelon for defense and civilian sectors

Facility, part of The RISE national deep-tech hub, will focus on III-V semiconductors and advanced packaging under a hybrid “open fab” model

Awz to build NIS 5b chip fab in Ashkelon. Ashkelon Mayor Tomer Glam (L), Industry Minister Nir Barkat (C) and Yaron Ashkenazi (R)

Grapevine: Mazal tov!

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 Mazal tov to Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion and wife, Stavit, upon the marriage of their daughter Shirael to Noam Muskovich on Oct. 21, 2025.

NIS 2 million: Nir Barkat's new car

Economy Minister and billionaire Nir Barkat bought a Mercedes-Maybach GLS, mainly for oligarchs, before the ceasefire. He says public officials who pay their own expenses deserve respect.

557 hp and luxury wood trims. Mercedes-Maybach GLS600.

‘A flawless execution': Politicians, MKs commend Israeli strike on Hamas leadership in Doha

Israeli leaders from the coalition and opposition praised the IDF and Shin Bet strike on Hamas leaders in Doha, calling it historic and justified.

Smoke rises after several blasts were heard in Doha, Qatar, September 9, 2025.

Local sheikhs aren’t the answer to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - opinion

That route will not bring peace, but likely violence. It will pit clans against clans and Palestinians against one another. In the fog of violence, Jews will be killed.

 BRITISH PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer greets PA Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa at 10 Downing Street in April. The PA remains the least bad option in a region where that is often the best you can hope for, says the writer.

No shortage of dairy products, no need to hoard food - Economy Minister Barkat

"This morning, I visited the Tnuva dairy factory in Rehovot and saw normal stock levels, ongoing production, and dedicated workers who are going to work in a complex security situation."

Economy Minister Nir Barkat visits a Tnuva dairy.

Current situation could lead to firings, economy must be opened - business leaders head

"The Israeli economy is strong but needs certainty, backup, and conditions that will allow it to continue to function even in emergency."

 Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Tel Aviv, June 16, 2025.

Editor's Notes: Palestinian clans are looking to join Abraham Accords after Oct. 7 - comment

After October 7, some Palestinian clans are considering entering the Abraham Accords and changing the face of the Middle East.

 JERUSALEM POST Editor-in-Chief Zvika Klein speaks with Economy Minister Nir Barkat at the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Israeli Economics Minister Nir Barkat sign economic partnership

"As long as I am mayor of this city, we will be invested in Israel," Adams said at the conference.

 NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Israeli Minister Nir Barkat sign economic partnership at The Jerusalem Post's Annual Conference in New York, US, May 19, 2025'