The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/middle-class/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:24:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png middle class | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/middle-class/ 32 32 US sanctions squeeze Iran middle class, upend housing sector https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-sanctions-squeeze-iran-middle-class-upend-housing-sector/ Tue, 23 Jul 2019 10:42:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2116968 Families are hit hard by the collapse of the national currency, accelerating inflation, eroding wages and spike in housing prices -- fallout from unprecedented American measures

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]]> Cabinet okays income tax breaks for parents of young children https://www.timesofisrael.com/cabinet-okays-income-tax-breaks-for-parents-of-young-children/ Wed, 03 May 2017 15:17:54 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1611888 Treasury proposal must still pass 3 readings in Knesset; Kahlon vows plan will save couples 'thousands of shekels each year'

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]]> Pharmacy offers Arabs career boost, enhanced ties with Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/pharmacy-offers-arabs-career-boost-enhanced-ties-with-jews/ Mon, 24 Aug 2015 16:14:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1238732 Over a third of Israeli pharmacists are members of Arab communities, providing a road – if a bumpy one – to the Israeli middle class

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]]> In Gaza, tiny middle class enjoys spin classes, fine dining https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/gaza-middle-class-discovers-spin-classes-fine-dining-private-beaches/2015/08/23/7e23843c-45d5-11e5-9f53-d1e3ddfd0cda_story.html?postshare=2291440389557916 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 06:22:21 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1238449 Though caught between the restrictions of Israel's blockade and Hamas rulers, some are able to make the best of things

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]]> June marks all-time high for property buying in single month https://www.timesofisrael.com/june-marks-all-time-high-for-property-investors-in-single-month/ Mon, 10 Aug 2015 00:27:53 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1230548&preview_id=1230548 Israelis raced to purchase some 16,000 properties ahead of the Finance Ministry tax hike on second homes

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]]> Kahlon moves up homebuyer tax hike, thwarts investors https://www.timesofisrael.com/kahlon-moves-up-homebuyer-tax-hike-thwarts-investors/ Tue, 23 Jun 2015 21:48:46 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1203482 Finance Ministry surprises with Tuesday night bump in purchase tax on second homes

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]]> Bid to make housing affordable sends buyers scrambling, but will it work? https://www.timesofisrael.com/will-kahlons-new-plan-make-housing-affordable/ Sun, 21 Jun 2015 03:51:04 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1201203 Finance Minister Kahlon's purchase tax hikes go into effect on July 1, so there's a rush to get deals done by then. But experts aren't sure his plan will really help first time buyers

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]]> ‘Yair’s an aggressive guy,’ says Yesh Atid’s campaign guru https://www.timesofisrael.com/yairs-an-aggressive-guy-says-yesh-atids-campaign-guru/ Thu, 05 Feb 2015 04:56:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1128318 US-Jewish strategist Mark Mellman on how he deals with the challenge of a second centrist party focusing on socioeconomic issues

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]]> Dear Mister Knesset Man: English-speaking olim deserve mention too https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/dear-mister-knesset-man-english-speaking-olim-deserve-mention-too/ Wed, 07 May 2014 15:04:48 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=974690 Nobody, but nobody is helping immigrants from Western countries - and even MKs who should know better don't seem to care

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]]> Israelis in Berlin signal middle class struggles at home http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-09/israelis-in-berlin-signal-middle-class-struggles-at-home.html Mon, 10 Mar 2014 10:52:50 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=906448 Bloomberg: The city is home to some 17,000 emigrants from Israel -- some of them the grandchildren of Holocaust survivors

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]]> Finance minister urges lowering of bank fees https://www.timesofisrael.com/finance-minister-urges-lowering-of-bank-fees/ Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:51:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=749812 In meeting with bank heads, Lapid calls on banking sector to increase transparency, help small businesses obtain credit

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]]> Finance minister pledges help for fictional middle-class ‘Mrs. Cohen’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/finance-minister-vows-to-look-out-for-middle-class/ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:25:36 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=440762 Israel must not become like Greece or Cyprus, says Yair Lapid, as treasury works to overcome 'monstrous overdraft'

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]]> Likud scorns, Kadima praises center-left unification attempt https://www.timesofisrael.com/likud-scorns-kadima-praises-center-left-unification-attempt/ Sat, 05 Jan 2013 14:33:35 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=333644 Yair Lapid says the parties would do better to join Netanyahu to keep ultra-Orthodox, far-right out of government

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]]> Yachimovich supports Livni’s idea of center-left alliance against PM, but no meeting yet https://www.timesofisrael.com/yachimovich-left-center-unification-move-has-made-positive-waves-aroused-hope-for-change/ Sat, 05 Jan 2013 11:59:41 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=333608 Lapid also agrees to talks, but says he won't 'ostracize people or parties'

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]]> Yesh Atid party to submit equal service petition https://www.timesofisrael.com/yesh-atid-party-to-submit-equal-service-petition/ Sat, 15 Dec 2012 21:28:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=313674 Document calls on public to support only those parties that aim to ease the disproportionate burden shouldered by the middle class

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