Taub Center for Social Policy Research

Taub Center 2025 Report: Rising defense debt and low productivity threaten Israel’s 2026 growth

After two years of war, Israelis are facing mounting economic pressures. A new report by the Taub Center warns country must boost productivity and invest in human capital

|ByANNA AHRONHEIM
The Housing Market in Israel.
People walk near office towers at a business park also housing high tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, Israel August 27, 2020

Gaza war, AI use trigger rising unemployment in Israel's tech sector, Taub Center study finds

The unemployment rate in the industry has risen and exceeded the average in the economy, and in 2024 there was a sharp fall in the number of vacant jobs.

|ByMEYTAL VAIZBERG/GLOBES/TNS