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The Likud primary: Trolling as a way to gain support – opinion

War and destruction plague the nation while politicians try to ‘boom boom boom’ the consciousness of this away. Israel suffers from a governing culture that is only skilled at projecting power

MK Tally Gotliv attends a hearing on petitions against the government’s dismissal of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sarah attend the Likud Party's election campaign opening event in Jerusalem, Jan 21, 2020.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu has an insurance policy - it's called Israel's opposition – opinion

A photo shows a view of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) headquarters in Paris on September 22, 2025

Your Taxes: How to live longer according to the OECD

Truck and car on highway in front of stacks of shipping containers

Israel, Costa Rica sign FTA eliminating over 90% of tariffs, expanding bilateral trade


OECD sees sustained post-war growth in Israel

The OECD recommends Israel adopt structural reforms, including cutting the budget of yeshivas

 A person holds Israeli shekel coins in their hand in Jerusalem on December 18, 2024.

Time to invest in Israel's economic future through meaningful social change - editorial

Israel’s systemic inequalities are harming its economic stability.

 OECD representative meet with Finance Ministry officials, including Minister Bezalel Smotrich, on April 2, 2025.

New bill proposed: Abolish 10-year disclosure exemption for immigrants

Your taxes: Will the ten-year exemption for Olim be in danger next? Apparently not, according to the commentary.

 Illustration of a sign leading to the Tax Authorities offices in Jerusalem.

How green are Israeli households? New report says Israel falling behind

Only when it comes to willingness to replace red meat with lab-grown meat, is Israel ahead of the other countries.

 Recycling bins

Climate activists plan to protest ‘shameful’ climate bill

“We are not saying don’t pass a climate law,” Yardena Israeli stressed. “We want the country to pass an effective law.”

 Interrelated crises with reciprocal feedback: Pollution, Climate change and Activity that Impairs Biodiversity

Israel not on track to meet its climate ambitions, OECD warns

Review provides 24 recommendations for improving sustainability

  Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman speaks at an OECD briefing on Wednesday in Jerusalem.

Israel's hospital bed shortage continues, wait times longer than ever

The rate of beds for acute care in Israel is only 2.0 per 1,000 people, a figure significantly lower than the OECD average, which is 3.5.

 Empty beds in the intensive care unit at the Coronavirus ward of Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem on October 14, 2021.

Israel is the fifth-most educated country in the world - report

About half of people in Israel have completed tertiary education, according to the report.

 STUDENTS CONGREGATE on the Mount Scopus campus of Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Israeli environmental protection minister to meet OECD counterparts in Paris

Zandberg, who became Environmental Protection Minister just last year, will serve as the OECD forum’s deputy chair.

 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MINISTER Tamar Zandberg speaks at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, on March 14, 2021

OECD tells Israel to cut red tape in non-tech sectors to boost economy

OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann praised Israel's economic progress since joining the OECD in 2010, but says Israel should reduce bureaucracy and over-regulation in traditional sectors.

 Secretary-General of the OECD Mathias Cormann and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at a cabinet meeting on February 13, 2022.