Yehuda Sharoni

Yehuda Sharoni is an economics commentator for The Jerusalem Post 's Hebrew-language sister publication Maariv .

Foreign workers.

Foreign worker ban to trigger housing cost rise and severe labor shortage

Power poles.

Israel's electricity reform: Israelis are leaving one of the country's oldest companies

Offshore gas and oil drilling rig.

Yitzhak Tshuva’s Ithaca Energy invests $860 million in Canadian oil drilling


Treasury to allocate NIS 40 million to institutions affected by war via two tracks

The Accountant General's initiative joins the Israel Tax Authority's program to compensate protection-racket victims and the decision to subsidize fuel prices by hundreds of millions of shekels.

Gali Baharav-Miara.

Vehicle theft targets revealed: The cities starring on the blacklist

Pointer data shows a 20% drop in vehicle thefts this year despite a Q3 rise. Tel Aviv and Petah Tikva led, each accounting for 17% of theft.

Fewer thefts overall, same old targets: SUV drivers in the Center aren't out of the woods yet.

Bank Hapoalim to finance Stark Power with $85 million

The deal helps the energy firm created by former Enlight and Nofar executives expand in the US to acquire and build new energy and storage projects.

Bank Hapoalim branch.

'In a year, we will be in a whole new world': Bank of Israel official's forecast

Banking Supervisor Hahiashvili tells Maariv bank profit taxes are unjustified, calls to lift salary caps and allow banks to enter insurance.

Bank of Israel.

Forget robots: The real AI threat is already here

Expert warns AI poses real danger to humanity, as OpenAI and Anthropic signal it is time to slow down and set boundaries before it is too late.

"The real danger of AI isn’t a robot apocalypse - it’s biased data quietly deciding human fate."

Eyal Waldman backs Eisenkot, warns Netanyahu win could threaten Israel’s democracy, economy

“I think we are facing a serious long term problem... the solution is to have a different government. I hope Eisenkot wins the election, and then everything will be different," Waldman said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu casts his ballot at his party Likud's main polling station during primary elections ahead of Israel's general election in October in Jerusalem on August 17, 2026; illustrative

The number left out of the CPI, but weighing on almost every household

A Taub Center study shows the Consumer Price Index does not fully reflect the cost of living. The interest on mortgages and credit burdens households, yet is excluded from the calculation.

Credit card payment.

Israeli banks could be hit: Major concern over European sanctions

Boycott measures could harm 18,000 West Bank Palestinian workers. Banks and institutions operating indirectly beyond Green Line face risks.

Discount, Leumi, and Hapoalim – Israeli Banks.

Nearly NIS 2B. revealed: Voluntary tax disclosure program comes to an end

Tax Authority ends voluntary disclosure program, which yielded 823 applications revealing NIS 1.89b. in capital to avoid criminal charges.

Israel Tax Authority, Israel Land Authority, Bank of Israel.

On the way to an Israeli AI crisis: Avi Simhon’s unusual warning

National Economic Council head Avi Simhon slammed power grid regulators for blocking data centers, assuring no energy shortages will occur by 2031.

Avi Simhon.