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Israel imports record foreign workforce to replace Palestinians, but housing crisis looms

Israel now has 250,000 legal and illegal foreign workers, the highest number ever, according to Israel Population and Immigration Authority figures, with more to come.

Foreign workers seen working in a field near the Ben Gurion Airport, on August 14, 2025.
Employment Service, archive.

From Haredi cities to the Sharon: Where was the sharpest spike in job seekers recorded?

Yair Golan, chairman of The Democrats party, with party members following the announcement of the results of The Democrats party primaries ahead of the upcoming elections, in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 20, 2026.

Yair Golan's Democrats list for the Knesset cements Labor's shift to the far Left - opinion

The waiters and gardeners returned, the high-tech workers stayed home. Job fair

The labor market has not yet recovered from the war


Knesset erupts over speaker's jab at Supreme Court chief, Netanyahu expects more peace deals

Knesset speaker introduced Supreme Court president as a judge, drawing outrage • Netanyahu: Expect to forge additional peace agreements in the region

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enters the Knesset plenum, October 20, 2025.

Doha clears UK activist Andy Hall of defamation over migrant rights case

A Doha court overturned the 2022 defamation conviction of British activist Andy Hall, clearing him of charges linked to his advocacy for migrant workers’ rights ahead of the 2022 World Cup.

Activist Andy Hall attends a meeting at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office to discuss his detainment in Qatar, July 2025.

Israel's economic resilience could suffer from severe labor shortage - opinion

Either decision-makers continue to act to resolve the crisis, too little and too late, or we will all end up paying the price of neglect.

STORES ARE open at Dizengoff Center in Tel Aviv after a ceasefire between Israel and Iran was declared in late June. Anyone who walks into a shopping center can feel that the system is not functioning as it used to, says the writer.

IDF Home Front Command lifts some defense restrictions in central Israel

Under the restrictions, schools and kindergartens remained closed across the country. However, most workplaces were allowed to operate normally.

  IDF Home Front Command Search and Rescue teams conducting rescue operations at missile impact sites in central Israel, June 15, 2025.

Australian elections will not determine Israel's fate, but could divide Jewish community - opinion

With looming elections and the lingering trauma of October 7 — along with a disturbing surge in antisemitism in Australia— it’s becoming harder to find common ground among Jewish voters.

 People queue to vote outside a pre-polling centre in Sydney, Australia, April 29, 2025.

Shabbat work sparks clash between labor minister and opposition

Minister Ben-Tzur launches enforcement campaign against businesses employing Jewish workers on their weekly rest day, while Lapid challenges the crackdown as unnecessary.

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Labor Minister Yoav Ben-Tzur signs minimum wage increase from 5,880 to 6,247 NIS

"Raising the minimum wage during wartime is our moral and ethical duty for workers in the economy who work hard for their livelihood," Ben-Tzur said.

 Minister Yoav Ben-Tzur.

Nearly three-quarters of Israelis fear they cannot handle employment crisis - study

"The last decade has been characterized by profound changes that have dramatically affected the labor market in Israel and around the world."

"Worthwhile to Work in Jerusalem" employment fair

Israel’s wage growth slows in 2025 as inflation outpaces salaries

While Israel’s wages climbed in 2024, January 2025 data signals real wage erosion amid rising inflation and tax increases.

 New Israeli Shekel banknotes and coins, illustrative. November 9, 2021

Ties between Qatar, Netanyahu's office raise treason suspicions, Yair Golan says

Netanyahu's advisors "allegedly received payments, maintained connections, and did business with the country that funded Hamas," Golan said.

 Yair Golan holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, on February 13, 2025