Israel business

Built for uncertainty - opinion

What Israeli entrepreneurs can teach global business about building when the plan keeps changing

|ByIDAN TAMIR
Israelis have become exceptionally good at building when the plan keeps changing.
AI is reshaping the digital world, raising questions about who owns and controls our personal data.

Israeli AI security company Alice raises $140m. in latest financing round

Alice provides AI safety solutions across the full lifecycle of AI systems. The financing round brings the total amount raised to $280 million

|ByMEYTAL VAIZBERG/GLOBES/TNS
Jan-Jaap Jager, CEO of Acronis.

Acronis pushes AI beyond recommendations with new autonomous IT platform

Software vendors are now trying to move beyond the recommendation model. Rather than telling IT teams what should happen, the next generation of AI is beginning to carry out parts of the work itself.

|ByARIEL SHAPIRA
ATTACHING TIRES to the chassis of an F-150 pickup truck at Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Michigan, in 2024.

Michigan is not turning away from Israel – opinion

America’s political area will have no impact on the economic, technological, and personal ties between Israelis and Michiganians

|ByMARK DAVIDOFF, HOWARD HANDLER

Gratitude in a box: How we’re delivering hope to Israel’s heroes this Rosh Hashanah

One package alone can support a family-owned business, strengthen an entire community, and remind people thousands of miles apart that they are connected

AUGUST 9, 2026ByMICHAL SHILOAH GALNOOR, IN COLLABORATION WITH JNF-USA
Items in the new Rosh Hashanah Support package, available on the Mitzvah Marketplace

Israel's quantum leap: Building a national hub for the next tech revolution - interview

“AI requires, on one hand, a lot of technology, which Israel excels in, but also from the other end, it needs for the data centers, lots of land and lots of energy, which Israel does not have."

JULY 29, 2026ByFELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE
Portrait of a female researcher standing before a quantum computer. (Ilustrative)

'Deals happen outside meetings': Hakibbutz unveils first Israeli startup home in New York City

"We didn't want to build just another office space. We wanted to create a place that people and companies genuinely want to be part of," said Amir Wolner, Founder and CEO of Hakibbutz.

JULY 20, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
The New York City skyline and the Empire State Building, as wildfire smoke impacts air quality in New York City, US, July 17, 2026.

Israel's tech employees cost more than US counterparts

Tech workers in Israel are currently 2.4 times more expensive than their counterparts in Poland, Lithuania, Romania, and Ukraine

JULY 3, 2026ByASSAF GILEAD/GLOBES/TNS
People walk near office towers at a business park also housing high tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, Israel August 27, 2020

The curse of being Israel's most valuable company

Tower's share price has jumped nearly 900% in the past five years, but less than 24 hours after reaching the top, the world's chip stocks plummeted, and Tower's share price tumbled 10.79%

JUNE 25, 2026ByNETANEL ARIEL/GLOBES/TNS
In January, Israel’s Ministry of Defense signed a multi-year contract with Semiconductor Devices valued at approximately $115 million (NIS 380 million).

Shekel gains sharply despite interest rate cut

The Iran war led to a 3.3% contraction in GDP (on an annualized basis) in the first quarter

MAY 27, 2026ByEITAN GERSTENFELD/GLOBES/TNS
A bunch of Israeli New Shekel banknotes in the hand on the Bills background.Conceptual Image for Finance and Banking

Evolving regional economic opportunities

The UAE as a strategic economic partner

MAY 19, 2026ByDAVID ALEXANDER, IN COLLABORATION WITH PHOENIX FINANCIAL
David Alexander, Deputy CEO of Phoenix Financial

Israeli private equity firm David Group launches to invest in mature businesses

David Group, founded by Stella Cohen and chaired by former Goldman Sachs partner Raanan Agus, will focus on financial services, defense, industrials, and tech-enabled business services.

MAY 17, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
David Group founder Stella Cohen and Chairman Raanan Agus

Rethinking risk: Why Israel is no longer the outlier - opinion

The world no longer behaves as we once knew. Europe is now under quiet but noticeable pressure and the Middle East is stable but can face sudden disruptions

APRIL 12, 2026ByEZRA GARDNER
Investors are beginning to ask where systems continue to function under stress.

Record profits for Ashdod Port Company in 2025

Ashdod Port Company achieved a new revenue record of NIS 1,232 million, a 17% increase compared to the previous year

MARCH 29, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ashdod Port