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A United Airlines flight lands at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, March 31, 2025 (Yossi Aloni/ FLASH90)
September 2, 2026, 10:10 am
US airlines bring competition back to NYC route, but fares won’t begin descent for months
Delta and United returning after Iran war hiatus, as Israir set to debut New York service, but prices will stay elevated until November, experts say, and may remain turbulent as long as war fears persist
By Sharon Wrobel
This picture of a kayaker rowing above sharks in central Hadera won Gilad Topaz a special mention in a marine photography competition organized by the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, June 9, 2026. (Gilad Topaz/Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel)
June 11, 2026, 1:26 am
Photography contest captures fragile beauty of marine life
Tel Aviv Cinematheque hosting exhibition of 40 out of 600 photographs submitted to Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel
By Sue Surkes
A woman takes out money from a Bank HaPoalim ATM machiine in Tel Aviv on December 9, 2024. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
May 6, 2026, 11:11 pm
Israel’s competition watchdog declares top 5 banks an oligopoly, targets deposits
Hapoalim, Leumi, Mizrahi Tefahot, Discount and First International control 98% of banking sector’s assets, competition watchdog says; critics denounce their huge profits, excessive fees
By Sharon Wrobel
Co-founders of digital lender Esh Bank Israel, Nir Zuk (right) and Yuval Aloni (left), and its chairman Shmuel Hauser (middle), September 15, 2025. (Courtesy)
September 16, 2025, 7:36 pm
Israel’s newest digital bank to start offering zero-fee accounts in early 2026
Esh Bank Israel will operate accounts completely free of fee charges for both retail customers and small businesses, and share interest revenue with depositors
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: A Wizz Air flight takes off from Ben Gurion International Airport, July 22, 2019. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
September 1, 2025, 11:19 am
Low-cost Wizz Air’s plan to open Israel hub faces fierce opposition from local rivals
If the plan led by Transportation Minister Miri Regev goes ahead, the Hungarian carrier will operate over 200 weekly flights and drive down exorbitant fares
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: People walk by a Bank Hapoalim branch in Tel Aviv on March 25, 2025. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
August 25, 2025, 8:38 am
As banks pig out on profits, top economist urges tax to keep them from hogging wealth
After seeing plans aimed at boosting competition fall short, former Bank of Israel research head Michel Strawczynski says levy on lenders’ excessive income will ease wartime burden
By Sharon Wrobel
A branch of Bank Leumi in central Jerusalem (Maxim Dinshtein/Flash90)
May 20, 2025, 10:53 pm
Major banks’ profits surge as they cash in on wartime credit and fee growth
As households and businesses grapple with high cost of living, rising mortgage rates, and growing credit and loan needs during war, Bank Hapoalim and Bank Leumi post big profits
By Sharon Wrobel
An Israir flight takes off from Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 25, 2024. (Yossi Aloni/ Flash90/ File)
April 22, 2025, 5:28 pm
Israir gets in line for TLV-NYC flights, but fares on El Al-ruled route to stay sky-high
Low-cost local carrier will offer seats to US next year; until then, war and fears of fresh cancellations are keeping prices raised despite competition from Arkia, Delta and United
By Sharon Wrobel
Ilustrative: Offices of Discount and Hapoalim banks in the center of Tel Aviv (Miriam Alster/ FLASH90)
April 9, 2025, 5:11 pm
Hapoalim and Discount each fined NIS 40 million by competition watchdog
Israel Competition Authority alleges that the commercial banks’ minority stakes in fintech startup Neema would restrict fair conduct and hinder competition
By Sharon Wrobel
The Eshkol power plant, Israel's largest natural gas powered plant, near the port of Ashdod. (Courtesy)
May 23, 2024, 7:58 pm
Leviathan partners ink $650 million natural gas deal to supply Eshkol power plant
The new contract is for the supply of natural gas to operate the Ashdod-based power plant owned by private Israeli electricity producer Dalia Power Energies
By Sharon Wrobel
View of the Strauss Elite candy factory in Nof Hagalil, northern Israel, April 28, 2022. (David Cohen/FLASH90)
August 22, 2023, 5:54 pm
Israel competition watchdog summons Strauss over price-fixing allegations
Food and beverage manufacturing giant, former CEO Giora Bardea, and CFO Ariel Chetrit are alleged to have attempted to coordinate price hikes with competitors
By Sharon Wrobel
Wissotzky tea. (Courtesy)
June 29, 2023, 9:03 pm
Israel antitrust watchdog declares Wissotzky a monopoly
Israel Competition Authority cites abuse of market power by company when it comes to green teas and herbal infusions
By Sharon Wrobel
The opening of the Ra'anana branch of French supermarket chain Carrefour, attended by Carrefour Israel CEO Uri Kilstein and Patrick Lasfargues, president of Carrefour's international division, May 9, 2023. (Courtesy)
May 9, 2023, 4:56 pm
French retail chain Carrefour opens 50 stores across Israel, vowing to disrupt prices
Basket of goods of Carrefour-branded goods is 60% cheaper versus basket of comparable goods by local competitors, according to retailer; analyst sees prices continuing to rise
By Sharon Wrobel
Shoppers at a Spar supermarket in Johannesburg, South Africa, March 24, 2020 (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)
March 5, 2023, 1:31 pm
Shufersal injects NIS 28 million to open Dutch SPAR chain in Israel
Israel’s biggest supermarket chain inks deal to exclusively import and sell SPAR products in Israel, vowing to increase competition and bring down food prices
By Sharon Wrobel
Shufersal CEO Ori Watermann and Israeli businessman Amit Zeev seek to open local stores of Dutch-owned international supermarket SPAR. (Courtesy)
December 29, 2022, 7:30 pm
Shufersal inks early deal to open local stores for Dutch SPAR chain
Israel’s largest supermarket chain says entry of SPAR stores will increase competition, lower food prices
By Sharon Wrobel
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