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Yeshiva students study at the Kamenitz Yeshiva in Jerusalem on August 19, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Funding Haredim and others threatens Israel’s status as advanced economy, researcher claims
By Sue Surkes
Calling for single education system and funding transparency, Prof. Dan Ben-David reveals benefits for Haredim outstripped funds for hospitals and higher education combined in 2024
Illustrative: Futuristic robotic hand interacting with digital tax symbols and document icons in a global financial context. (iStock by Getty Images)
October 8, 2026, 4:54 pm
Finance Ministry eyes new taxes as AI threatens jobs and state revenues
New report opposes dedicated tax targeting AI tech, fearing damage to economy; instead proposes taxes on undeveloped land, capital gains, luxury goods, digital services
By Sharon Wrobel
Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron speaks at a press conference in Jerusalem, April 7, 2025. (Sharon Wrobel/ The Times of Israel)
January 5, 2026, 7:49 pm
In bold move, central bank cuts interest rates for 2nd straight time after ceasefire
Bank of Israel lowers rates to 4%, citing a moderation in inflation, a strong shekel, and growing labor market participation following the ceasefire agreement with Hamas
By Sharon Wrobel
IDF armored forces at a staging area in southern Israel near the border with Gaza. January 1, 2024. (Tomer Neuberg/FLASH90)
December 30, 2025, 5:40 pm
Mammoth defense spending at risk of overburdening Israel, report warns
Think tank cautions that welfare expenditures could suffer unless economy revs back up and state invests in infrastructure and human capital; cost of living still sky-high
By Sharon Wrobel
Visualization of Nvidia's new R&D campus in Kiryat Tivon in Israel's north. (Courtesy of Nvidia)
December 18, 2025, 4:44 pm
Nvidia picks Kiryat Tivon for large R&D campus, bringing tech jobs north
US chipmaker’s planned 160,000-square-meter hub set to create an estimated 10,000 jobs in region near Haifa, more than doubling chip behemoth’s presence in Israel
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: People shopping at the Azrieli mall in Tel Aviv, during the Municipal Elections, February 27, 2024. (Flash90)
December 2, 2025, 6:26 pm
OECD sees Israel economy rebound following Gaza ceasefire, but warns of risks
After ballooning war spending on defense and civilian needs, growth will be driven by exports and private demand, the organization says; raises concern about fiscal and tax policy
By Sharon Wrobel
Ulfaat, who works in the dismantling department of Ecology for a Protected Community. (Eitan Dotan)
July 27, 2025, 7:26 am
Israelis with disabilities help the environment and themselves at unique recycling hub
Northern Israel’s Ecology for a Protected Community sorts and repurposes electronic waste while mostly employing workers with special needs, many of whom go on to jobs at top-tier companies
By Sue Surkes
Muslim women working on computers (illustrative photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
August 28, 2024, 6:02 pm
Innovation Authority invests NIS 35m to lure tech jobs to Negev and Galilee
Addressing challenges posed by the months-long war, funds are allocated to help tech firms open new branches and hire local talent in the north and south
By Sharon Wrobel
Israeli Bedouin women working at a Bezeq customer service center, located in a mosque, in the southern Arab town of Hura, July 27, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 11, 2024, 7:16 pm
Income from employment in Arab Israeli society grows faster than other sectors – study
As the government cuts funding for the integration of Arab Israelis, a study finds signs that the contribution of Arab society to economic growth has grown over the past decade
By Sharon Wrobel
Representatives of the Reservists’ Wives Forum meet with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (left) in early 2024. (Courtesy)
May 28, 2024, 10:48 pm
Knesset passes law barring employers from firing spouses of IDF reservists
Following months of lobbying by Reservists’ Wives Forum, MKs approve measure to ‘protect our dear reservist families’
By ToI Staff
Field workers of female-run initiative 710 West are in Eilat to help displaced men and women find employment. (Courtesy)
January 31, 2024, 11:11 am
Women-led initiative opens doors for southern evacuees needing more than just a job
To cope with war trauma, 710 West tailors employment opportunities for residents of distressed Gaza border region, harnessing remote work options for those seeking return to normalcy
By Sharon Wrobel
Castro fashion store in Israel. (Courtesy)
December 14, 2023, 5:51 pm
Fashion chain Castro to bring back 90% of staff furloughed due to Hamas war
Retail group sees improvement over past month in same-store sales, including online sales; had put 30% of its workers on unpaid leave in October
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Eastech tech campus workspace in East Jerusalem. (Courtesy)
July 18, 2023, 8:29 pm
High-tech complex opens in East Jerusalem to help create jobs for local programmers
The Eastech campus, supported by an investment of NIS 10 million, is part of of the city’s Silicon Wadi tech hub project
By Sharon Wrobel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at his side, and other coalition ministers and MKs celebrate the passage of the state budget in the Knesset, May 23, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 24, 2023, 11:13 pm
Netanyahu’s fat man, thin man and the burden of the new state budget
As more funds are funnelled to the ultra-Orthodox community, other budgets for investment in high-tech are reduced; reforms for tackling high cost of living are suffering
By Sharon Wrobel
For illustration: Workers in a startup.(Vadim_Key; iStock by Getty Images)
May 16, 2023, 1:48 am
25% of tech firms plan layoffs after demand for workers halved in 2022 — report
New survey shows 17,000 open positions in high-tech industry at end of last year, down from 32,900; warns global recovery could bypass Israel if political uncertainty continues
By Sharon Wrobel
Ultra-Orthodox young women in the Adva training program, which aims to teach them with tech skill (Courtesy)
January 30, 2023, 3:09 pm
Women still only about a third of tech employees in Israel
New report by Power in Diversity also shows Arab and ultra-Orthodox participation rates in the tech workforce remain low
By Sharon Wrobel
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