Finance Ministry

Teachers Union chief urges reforms as Israel faces growing educator shortage

Ahead of the school year, Teachers Union chief Yaffa Ben-David warned of a shortage of nearly 5,000 teachers and called for a strategic plan to address deep-rooted problems in education.

 A SCHOOL classroom in Givatayim is empty during a teachers strike. (Illustrative)
The nine-member panel at the High Court of Justice looks on as the hearing opens in Jerusalem.

High Court freezes NIS 409m. in coalition funds, releases urgent transfers

High Court Justice; illustrative.

High Court lifts freeze on NIS 78m. Religious Services funding, keeps broader freeze in place

Supreme Court Justice David Mintz on May 25, 2026.

High Court weighs petition against NIS 460m. coalition fund transfers during election recess


Tax Authority will immediately stop war damage claims until Bnei Brak mayor condemns mob attacks

According to the letter, Tax Authority employees were violently assaulted by a mob numbering in the hundreds on the afternoon of July 16 while carrying out enforcement activities in the city.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a road during a protest against the jailing of seminary students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order on Road 4 near Bnei Brak, July 16, 2026.

High Court questions yeshiva tax-benefits petition after state policy change

The state representative said that although the tax benefit was formally granted to donors, it nevertheless constituted indirect support by the state.

Israeli Supreme Court judges assemble to hear four petitions calling for the removal of Israel's hardline National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, alleging that he has undermined the independence of the police, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on April 15, 2026; illustrative

IDF Disabled Veterans Organization against Finance Ministry

Organization chairman in sharp call to finance minister: "Stand behind your signature." Finance Ministry officials: "Structural failures harm rehabilitation of combat soldiers."

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich

Netanyahu a ‘burden to Trump,' dismantled US-Israel ties, Liberman tells ‘Post’ - interview

“Trump wants to distance himself from him [Netanyahu]. The relationship has become a burden, and it is already hurting him in the upcoming US midterm elections," Liberman said.

Yisrael Beytenu leader MK Avigdor Liberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 6, 2026

These are the big winners from the shortening of the workweek, and these are those who are harmed

A comprehensive study by the Finance Ministry, the Histadrut, and the Joint examined the effects of transitioning to 40 weekly hours in the public sector.

A comprehensive study by the Finance Ministry, the Histadrut, and the Joint examined the effects of transitioning to 40 weekly hours in the public sector

Interest rate drama: The news for mortgage takers – and Smotrich's unusual attack on the governor

The finance minister harshly attacked the "minimal" interest rate reduction, in his words, to 3.5%, and revealed that he pressured for an aggressive cut.

Prof. Amir Yaron, Governor of the Bank of Israel

Organized crime costs Israel's economy around NIS 8,000 per household, data shows

The findings indicate that one of the central factors in the rise in the cost of living in Israel is widespread criminal activity across the agriculture, construction, and housing industries.

Chief of Police Daniel Levi at the scene of a shooting incident in Ramla, central Israel, May 11, 2026.

IDF plans massive NIS 130 billion buildup, including aircraft, munition factories

On the agenda are more fighter jets, refueling aircraft, attack helicopters, naval vessels, armored vehicles, advanced weapons production, and a space project.

The "Adir" (F-35I) fighter jet during the "Blue Flag", an international aerial training exercise at the Ovda air force base, Southern Israel, November 11, 2019; Illustrative.

IDF Disabled Veterans Organization warns of 'national disaster' amid exclusion in defense budget

The warnings came amid debate in 2026 defense spending discussions, in which the Finance Ministry rejected the Defense Ministry's petitions to increase spending by NIS 40 billion.

Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz, Israeli soldiers and Israeli veterans and disabled IDF soldiers seen during a march honoring IDF wounded and disabled IDF, in Tel Aviv, November 17, 2021.

Safed Rabbinical Court may close this fall despite strong local demand

Several rabbis wrote a letter to the chief rabbi opposing the decision, and the Rabbinical Courts Administration said it is doing everything "in its power" to stop the closure, the report said.

 Buildings in old city, Safed, Northern District, Israel.