The pandemic has revealed a weakness at the heart of Israel’s economy: it’s been so focused on developing its technology sector that more traditional industries are languishing.
Just a few years ago, Israel’s massive natural-gas fields were caught up in endless infighting. Now, thanks in part to the UAE deal, they’re about to transform the region’s economy.
The country’s civil servants don’t hide money from politicians and the public intentionally—they just doesn’t know how to wisely spend it all.
It could invigorate the U.S.-Israel alliance.
Big energy comes to the Jewish state.
A crisis of confidence.
A government signing checks won’t bring economic rehabilitation.
A problem for the BIRDs.
India, South Korea, Brazil, and other countries will make better trading partners.
Small democracies facing big threats.
Meet Moshe Bar Siman-Tov, the economist coordinating the Jewish state’s public-health measures.
The New York Times should know that betting against Israel is a losing proposition.
By granting exclusive rights to import goods, Jerusalem represses the free market.
By a number of measures Israeli sensibilities have always been fairly conservative, but conservatism as an ideology was long frowned upon—until recently. What’s next?