May 29, 2023
Israeli anti-reform demos endure
Israelis have taken to the streets for more than five months in protest of plans by the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to overhaul the judiciary. By Erin Viner…
May 29, 2023
Israel passes nat’l budget
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the approval as important for economic stability and a first step in the fight against the cost of living (COL). By Erin Viner The government…
May 15, 2023
Israeli credit rating holds strong
S&P affirmed its Aa-/A-1+ credit rating and stable outlook for the country. By Erin Viner “Israel's positive rating has been left unchanged in a challenging period for the global economy.…
Mar 20, 2023
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…
Mar 01, 2023
Nationwide Protest Day declared in Israel
Organizers called for a “Day of Disruption” in a display of opposition to the government’s judicial reforms. By Erin Viner Today’s nationwide demonstrations come in tandem as the Knesset further…
Feb 27, 2023
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…
Feb 22, 2023
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…
Feb 20, 2023
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,…
Feb 16, 2023
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…
Feb 07, 2023
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…