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Activists from Jewish Voice for Peace hold a rally for divestment from Israel Bonds. (Jewish Voice for Peace)

The divestment drive that could shake Israel’s economic foundations

To fund perpetual war, Israel has grown ever more reliant on issuing bonds. Relinquishing these holdings, often invested passively, disrupts that equation.

By Aharon Porath June 30, 2026

Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California, and Amazon Web Service's office in Houston, Texas. (The Pancake of Heaven!, CC BY-SA 4.0; Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0)

‘No restrictions’ and a secret ‘wink’: Inside Israel’s deal with Google, Amazon

To secure the lucrative Project Nimbus contract, the tech giants agreed to disregard their own terms of service and sidestep legal orders by tipping Israel off if a foreign court demands its data, a joint investigation reveals.

By Yuval Abraham October 29, 2025

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks in the Israeli parliament after presenting the 35th government of Israel to the Knesset, May 17, 2020. (Alex Kolomoisky/Pool)

A very dangerous government

The Netanyahu-Gantz coalition threatens to harm the poorest Israelis, maintain the occupation, and ignore gender violence and climate disaster.

By Haggai Matar May 18, 2020

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Jewish Home chairman Naftali Bennett campaigning. (Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

With friends like these: How Netanyahu walked all over his closest ally

Netanyahu’s crushing victory wasn’t so much over the Left, which never stood much of a chance to begin with. His true and ruthless triumph was over the Right, and especially over one man — his closest ally, Naftali Bennett. It is difficult to describe Netanyahu’s victory in Tuesday’s elections as anything other than stunning. Stunning…

By Dimi Reider March 20, 2015

Yair Lapid (photo: Yotam Ronen / activestills.org)

Going rogue: How the Ministry of Finance plays by its own rules

When it comes to getting its way, the Finance Ministry will go to no end to force other governmental bodies to bend to its will. By Hagai Kalai Like public authorities in Israel, the Ministry of Finance aims to promote public interest to the best of its understanding. However, like all public authorities, the ministry…

By Haokets October 11, 2014

Settlement construction in Gilo, January 21, 2010. (Photo: Activestills.org)

Israel’s economy has problems, but a bubble ain’t one

The concern sparked by claims of an economic bubble in Israel are not supported by data, and could lead to a harmful consequences if interest rates rise and exchange rates are adversely affected. A response to Jesse Colombo

By Roi Maor May 14, 2014

Yair Lapid (photo: Yotam Ronen / Activestills.org)

OECD catches Israeli Finance Minister Lapid in apparent lie

Finance Minister Yair Lapid raises taxes on alcohol, then claims it was because of a binding agreement with the OECD. Problem is, the OECD has no clue what he’s talking about. After only a few months in office, local news and social media arenas seem to be catching Finance Minister Yair Lapid with a new faux pas…

By Ami Kaufman July 29, 2013