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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.
The right steps after an injury can protect both your health and your legal rights.

Common causes of personal injuries and how to protect your rights

High-tech office complex

Dramatic split: The new map of upheavals in Israeli tech

AIG

Labor dispute at AIG: Employees demand improved conditions, AI regulation


Visa lays off dozens of senior executives, including some with salaries near $500k

New documents reveal that among the 320 employees set to be laid off at Visa's California headquarters are six vice presidents, 37 senior directors, and senior technology executives.

Senior executives being fired

Bullying epidemic in the Israeli job market

From allegations of abuse at the Prime Minister's Residence to quiet exclusion in government offices: The alarming data of the Israeli job market.

Prime Minister's wife Sara Netanyahu

The employee relied on AI and made a mistake: Who will pay the price?

Most employees in Israel already use artificial intelligence on a routine basis, but most organizations ignore the need for clear guidelines.

A high-tech employee in an office

More employees were hired, but competition is only growing: How the job market looked in July

The Jobnet index in collaboration with Civi AI found that in July, the number of candidates who began working increased by 10%, but job openings fell by 3%.

Employees in an office

The omission that will cost the state tens of billions

AI is pushing workers 50+ out of the job market. With the state refusing to invest in retraining, it will pay heavily in benefits and lost revenue.

Illustration: Using AI at work

Trap of the summer break: Parents face summer with no available vacation days

The gap between the education system and the labor market strikes the middle class again: A new survey by AllJobs reveals the true cost of summer.

A family on vacation

New York construction accidents and the Israeli-American workforce

Israeli-American construction workers in New York benefit from some of the strongest workplace injury protections in the US, but understanding their legal rights remains essential.

Construction workers on a New York building site representing workplace safety, legal protections and the Israeli-American workforce.

The labor market has not yet recovered from the war

The labor market continues to recover, but the road to the pre–war routine is still long: There were 169,000 job seekers in June.

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

Your Taxes: How to live longer according to the OECD

By 2060, one out of three people in OECD countries will be at least 65 years old, up from one out of five today, according to the OECD, with careers now spanning decades, up to five generations

A photo shows a view of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) headquarters in Paris on September 22, 2025

60% increase in the number of Israelis who have changed careers since October 2023

Career expert Hayut Yogev tells Maariv that many war-affected Israelis are seeking new professions as previous fields become irrelevant.

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