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Israel's economic future at risk as productivity falls behind G7 nations, report warns

Israel went from outperforming G7 economies to lagging behind them, as a new Shoresh report warns that education gaps, demographic shifts, and brain drain threaten its economic future.

A nighttime view of the Haifa Port and the surrounding area in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, September 17, 2026.
View of an empty classroom at a school in Givatayim, during a teacher's strike, on May 6, 2025.

Israel’s PISA collapse exposes a failing education system threatening its future - opinion

MK Tally Gotliv attends a hearing on petitions against the government’s dismissal of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025.

The Likud primary: Trolling as a way to gain support – opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sarah attend the Likud Party's election campaign opening event in Jerusalem, Jan 21, 2020.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu has an insurance policy - it's called Israel's opposition – opinion


Bennett to OECD education ministers: We can transform the world

The conference in Jerusalem brought together some 30 education ministers and delegations from around the world.

EDUCATION MINISTER Naftali Bennett speaks at the OECD global summit in Jerusalem yesterday as President Reuven Rivlin looks on.

OECD report: Israel’s gender pay gap is higher than average

Israel also lags behind on student spending.

WOMEN IN ISRAEL still earn less than similarly educated men in the same age group, relative to other OECD countries.

Israel lags OECD in broadband mobile subscriptions

Israel, ahead of only seven countries, has a 25.9% fixed penetration rate.

A record year for smartphone sales in Israel

‘Answer to OECD report is rezoning’

Peri says zoning of private land in central Israel can create supply of over 200,000 apartments.

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Poverty, inequality mar strong Israeli economy, OECD report finds

Poverty rates are second only to Mexico's among the OECD's 34 member states, and only a handful rank higher in measures of inequality.

OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría presents the fourth OECD Economic Survey of Israel to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‏

Your Taxes: Exporters beware of sales agents

On October 5 the OECD published recommended measures that purport to tackle BEPS – Base Erosion Profit Shifting.

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OECD Praises Israel for Improving Employment Situation Among Israeli Arabs

Projects Manager for the Arab Sector at the Ministry of Economy to ‘Post’: One of our tasks is to integrate minorities in high-wage jobs and career advancement

An Israeli Arab casts her ballot at a polling station inside a church in the northern town of Reineh

Kulanu MK seeks to mandate an extra week of vacation days for workers

The Kulanu MK came to the conclusion that the current law on vacation days are based on the assumption that people were likely to stay in the same workplace for much of their adult lives.

RACHEL AZARIA speaks at The Jerusalem Post Wednesday afternoon.