Government
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A newly released OECD report paints a complex and troubling picture of the Israeli education system: While Israel ranks among the highest in investment in education and teaching hours, its students continue to study in the most overcrowded classrooms in the developed world, perform poorly on academic assessments, and suffer from one of the highest levels of inequality among students
Sep 8, 2025
Category: Government
Lt. Col. (res.) Yitzhak Harosh, 68, of Jerusalem, and Sergeant Oren Hershko, 20, of Tel Mond, were killed in a terrorist attack on Thursday at the Allenby Bridge Crossing, which connects the West Bank with Jordan
Sep 18, 2025
Category: Government
Britain, Canada, Australia, and Portugal officially recognized the State of Palestine on Sunday, joining over 150 countries in support of the two-state solution. The move comes amidst growing international condemnation of Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza and increasing pressure for a political resolution to the decades-long conflict
Sep 21, 2025
Category: Government
Israel’s export data reveals that economic isolation from Europe is beginning to take a measurable toll, as goods exports to European countries dropped 15.4% (annualized) during the June–August 2025 period compared to the same months last year
Sep 21, 2025
Category: Government
Danish pension fund AkademikerPension announced on Wednesday that it will remove Israeli companies owned or controlled by the Israeli government from its investment portfolio. The move is explicitly tied to the war in Gaza and Israel’s expansion of settlements in the West Bank.
Sep 24, 2025
Category: Government
At midnight between Tuesday and Wednesday, regulated fuel prices in Israel will be updated upward once again, reflecting continued pressure from global energy markets. The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure announced Monday that the maximum price of 95 octane unleaded gasoline at self-service pumps (including VAT) will climb by 7 agorot, reaching 7.23 shekels per liter
Sep 27, 2025
Category: Government
The Israeli defense industry is sounding the alarm after the Spanish government canceled another major arms deal with Rafael, deepening concerns that other countries may follow suit as part of efforts to pressure Israel to end the war in Gaza
Sep 28, 2025
Category: Government
Alarms echoed across central Israel last night, including the Dan bloc, the Shephelah, and the southern West Bank, after a ballistic missile was launched from Yemen. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that the missile was intercepted successfully and caused no casualties
Sep 28, 2025
Category: Government
Israeli naval forces intercepted a flotilla of vessels attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, detaining more than 440 activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, in what has quickly escalated into a diplomatic flashpoint
Oct 2, 2025
Category: Government
A month after announcing a $9.1 billion deal to acquire air defense systems from European suppliers instead of the U.S.-made Patriot, Denmark is again considering an Israeli alternative — the Barak MX system developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
Oct 6, 2025
