Israelis protest for 11th week

Hundreds of thousands packed city streets nationwide on Saturday in another mass display against the controversial judicial reform plan by the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. By Erin Viner Describing…

300,000+ protest Israeli judicial reform

Citizens flocked to the streets nationwide for the eighth consecutive week. By Erin Viner In what has been the largest show of opposition against controversial legal reforms advanced by the…

Israeli shekel sinks to 3-year low

The national currency further dropped in value as much as 2% against the US dollar yesterday. By Erin Viner The development comes as the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

Israeli anti-gov’t protests in 7th week

[Ed. Note: this article has been updated to reflect that the Knesset passed the first reading of the judicial reform amendment to the country's Basic Law, with 63 in favor,…

Inflation rate soars in Israel

This, according to the latest data released by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). By Erin Viner Over the past year, Israel's inflation rate has risen by 5.4% - marking…

Israeli Bank: institution autonomy vital

This, according to the country’s Central Bank Governor Professor Amir Yaron. By Erin Viner Institutional independence is critical for Israel's sovereign credit rating, the country's central bank chief told Members…