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Iranian Jews, Bijan Barchorderi, a restaurant owner (left); and Isaac Simanian, a merchant, sell Persian specialties at the Levinsky Market in south Tel Aviv, January 22, 2026. (Sharon Wrobel/ The Times of Israel)
February 4, 2026, 8:40 am
Skirting bans, Iranian products from spices to salves find way to Israeli stores
Using 3rd-country loophole, merchants and restaurateurs at Tel Aviv spice market sell authentic goods from Islamic Republic, though closure of Turkey conduit sending prices skyward
By Sharon Wrobel
Shoppers walk in the rain at the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem, January 18, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 23, 2026, 5:59 am
Mighty shekel could boost shoppers and travelers, but many will miss out on bonanza
Though the shekel is trading at its highest level in years, retailers might not pass the gains to consumers, and manufacturers and others working in dollars are likely to feel the pain
By Sharon Wrobel
Left: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference in Jerusalem on September 16, 2025. Right: The statue of King Leonidas of ancient Sparta stands over the battlefield of Thermopylae in central Greece on March 9, 2007. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL; PARIS PAPAIOANNOU/AFP)
September 29, 2025, 3:56 pm
With ‘super-Sparta’ speech, Netanyahu snarls a tech sector already entangled by war
Saying out loud what many quietly understood, PM’s talk of an increasingly isolated economy seen as unhelpful for an industry struggling to navigate effects of global anti-Israel sentiment
By Sharon Wrobel
Dutch foreign Minister David van Weel holds a press conference with the German foreign minister in Berlin on September 10, 2025. (Odd Andersen/AFP)/ AFP)
September 11, 2025, 4:21 pm
Netherlands plans to ban imports from Israel’s West Bank settlements
Dutch foreign minister says Amsterdam also backs plans to suspend trade-related measures in a European Union agreement with Israel
By Reuters
Israeli grown Jaffa Oranges. (GPO)
August 6, 2025, 5:20 pm
As Trump’s tariffs come for Israel, will Startup Nation lose its competitive edge?
The 15% tax set to hit Thursday bypasses much of Israel’s tech and pharma industries — so far. Experts warn, even so, these new tariffs may see Israel lose billions – and thousands of jobs
By Sharon Wrobel
US President Donald Trump arrives to sign an executive order to boost coal mining and production in the United States, in the East Room of the White House on April 8, 2025, in Washington, DC. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
April 9, 2025, 1:59 pm
Trump’s new tariffs take effect, spurring more carnage in global markets
With massive 104% duty on all Chinese imports and reciprocal tariffs on almost every country, US trade war causes stock indexes to tumble; economists fear recession
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Tom Westbrook
US President Donald Trump welcomes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
April 8, 2025, 5:36 am
Stressing the ‘billions’ US gives in aid, Trump refuses to commit to removing tariffs on Israel
At White House summit, Netanyahu promises to eliminate trade deficit with US, but fails to get promise from president to roll back policy
By Lazar Berman
Illustrative: A worker in a factory near Afula, October 14, 2024 (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
April 7, 2025, 6:37 am
Israeli exports to US will take annual $2.3B hit under tariffs, industrial org warns
Urging Netanyahu to use all ‘diplomatic and economic measures’ to change 17% tariff, Manufacturers Association of Israel says between 18,000 and 26,000 Israelis could lose jobs
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: US President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order after delivering remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled 'Make America Wealthy Again' at the White House in Washington, DC, April 2, 2025. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
April 3, 2025, 11:47 pm
After Israel fails to win reprieve from Trump’s tariffs, how hard will economy be hit?
New US policy set to threaten competitiveness of Israeli exports of machinery and medical equipment, experts say, while potential damage to tech industry is limited
By Sharon Wrobel
A street in the Christian quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, usually lined with restaurants and shops, sits empty amid Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza and the halt to international tourism to the city, December 14, 2023. (Gianluca Pacchiani/Times of Israel)
July 18, 2024, 8:40 pm
Up to 60,000 Israeli businesses may close in 2024 as war takes toll on economy
CofaceBDI says 46,000 businesses have shut down since Hamas invasion and slaughter on Oct. 7 amid ongoing war; construction, agriculture and services sectors are hit hardest
By Sharon Wrobel
Utahn government and economic officials visiting Israel as part of an unofficial Abraham Accords delegation. (Courtesy)
September 12, 2022, 9:32 pm
Utah looks to build on Abraham Accords, cement its ties in the Middle East
State delegation visits Israel and the UAE, as landmark 2020 deal bears fruits; trade between Israel and Utah has exceeded $1 billion since 1996
By Ethan Freedman
Four lead ingots dated to the 13th–early 12th century BCE that were found as part of a shipwreck cargo in the southern anchorage of Caesarea in Israel. (Ehud Galili/University of Haifa’s Institute for Maritime Studies)
February 21, 2022, 4:55 pm
New analysis of 3,200-year-old lead ingots sinks theories about Bronze Age trade
Interdisciplinary study shows a much more central role for ‘passive’ copper-rich nation Cyprus, which was able to pivot during fall of empires in 1200 BCE
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Israeli delegation consisting of members of the Israeli Chambers of Commerce, Manufacturers Association and Export Institute on a visit to Dubai, November 2020 (Manufacturers Association of Israel)
November 10, 2020, 12:23 pm
Israel delegation visits Dubai to pave way for investments, trade ties
Israel estimates trade volume with UAE could reach billions of dollars a year in ‘near future’ with focus on water & agriculture tech, medical equipment, cybersecurity, tourism
By Shoshanna Solomon
Helal Saeed Almarri, Director General of Dubai World Trade Centre Authority (DWTCA) and Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) (Courtesy)
October 5, 2020, 5:24 pm
Israel Export Institute, Dubai World Trade Centre sign cooperation accord
Deal is a first step toward a ‘comprehensive’ trade agreement to be signed between Israel and UAE; export potential to UAE is estimated at $500 million a year
By Shoshanna Solomon
US President Donald Trump (R) speaks to the press during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House on October 11, 2017. (AFP Photo/Jim Watson)
March 15, 2018, 6:52 pm
Trump wrongly insists US has trade deficit with Canada
American president takes to Twitter to repeat the debunked claim, even after he reportedly told supporters he had no idea
By AP
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