Israel News News Israel » Finance: Israel’s multiple wars see finance, defence ministries clash over spending
Spiraling costs of Israel’s conflicts deepen rift between finance and defense ministries ahead of budget decisions.
News Israel » Finance: Israel Finance Ministry Cuts Growth Forecast as War in Gaza Hits Economy
(Bloomberg) -- Israel's finance ministry slashed its projection for growth in 2024, underlining the strain the almost year-long war against Hamas has put on the country's economy. Gross domestic ...
News Israel » Finance: Can Israel’s economy survive an all-out war with Hizbullah?
Israel’s economy should have been trundling towards recovery. After all, many of the 300,000 workers who left their jobs to fight have now returned to offices, factories and farms. Instead, a ...
News Israel » Finance: Smotrich says Finance Ministry preparing ‘very painful’ measures against countries that sanction Israel
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says his office is preparing retaliatory measures to impose on any countries that are threatening to impose sanctions on Israel.
News Israel » Finance: What did the gov’t approve for Israel’s 2026 state budget?
The 2026 budget passed its first test, yet the battles over defense, taxes, and reforms expose a government more focused on managing crises than shaping policy. Israel's state budget for 2026 passed ...
News Israel » Finance: Israel’s finance minister says occupying Gaza is ‘possible and necessary’ in wake of Hamas war
Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday that Israel must occupy the Gaza Strip in the wake of the war with Hamas. Speaking at a conference organized by the Yesha Council, the ...
News Israel » Finance: Netanyahu says Israel should invest in influence operations to counteract isolation
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel needs to invest heavily in "influence operations" in traditional and social media to counteract economic isolation arising from negative publicity abroad, Prime Minister ...
News Israel » Finance: Israel finance minister warns land grab eroding support
Finance Minister Yair Lapid warned Tuesday that Israel was eroding its international support after Washington joined a chorus of criticism of its biggest grab of Palestinian land since the 1980s.
News Israel » Finance: Israel's tech sector says more staff seek relocation abroad-report
A general view of apartment blocks and office buildings under construction, amid the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel, in Tel Aviv · Reuters The above button links to Coinbase. Yahoo Finance ...
News Israel » Finance: Israeli finance minister says country should embrace ‘occupation’ of Gaza
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Monday that the citizens of Israel should embrace the word “occupation” and that the country will not leave Gaza even with another hostage deal. Israel ...
News Israel » Finance: Israel's far-right finance minister withdraws threat to quit coalition over ceasefire deal
JERUSALEM, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has withdrawn a threat to quit the government if Israel does not return to fighting in Gaza, several Israeli news sites reported ...
News Israel » Finance: Israel's Powerful Finance Minister and the Future of the Gaza Strip
NPR has learned that Israel is considering a major ground invasion of Gaza to fully occupy the territory and establish a military rule over Palestinians there. We learn about this plan and hear about ...