Israel's infrastructure ambitions are colliding with mounting U.S. pressure to curb Chinese involvement, resulting in chaos and confusion over policy direction. While Chinese state-owned firm CRRC has been barred from one light rail project due to Washington's intervention, it's still in talks for another multi-million euro deal with Israel—exposing the absence of a coherent national strategy on Chinese participation in critical infrastructure. The fallout extends beyond rail projects, threatening delays across energy and metro developments unless Israel defines its foreign investment policy fast. In reality, China's policy of voting against Israel on a majority of motions made in the United Nations, as well as their state-run media's adoption of Hamas narratives should immediately disqualify China from consideration in major State infrastructure projects.

29 April 2025

Read more: Confusion Reigns as Israel Weighs China Ties vs. U.S. Demands

In a seismic move poised to redefine the global semiconductor landscape, Intel Corporation is preparing to axe an unprecedented 22,000 jobs—and Israel, one of its crown jewel tech hubs, is squarely in the crosshairs.

Despite no formal announcements yet concerning Israel's specific exposure, insiders suggest even the most favorable scenarios include several hundred layoffs, while worse-case forecasts stretch into the thousands, casting a long shadow over the country’s flagship high-tech sector.

23 April 2025

Read more: Intel’s Historic Layoffs Loom: Hundreds of Israeli Jobs on the Line

Last year marked a sobering turning point for Israel’s once-unstoppable high-tech juggernaut. For the first time in more than ten years, the engine of Israel’s economic growth—the globally envied tech sector—has shrunk, sending alarm bells ringing throughout the halls of government and industry boardrooms alike.

07 April 2025

Read more: Israel’s High-Tech Sector Shrinks for First Time in Over a Decade

In a powerful endorsement of Israel's economic endurance and technological prowess, OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann declared during a high-profile meeting in Jerusalem that Israel is poised to outpace global and OECD growth expectations in the coming year, defying geopolitical turbulence and internal challenges with remarkable tenacity.

02 April 2025

Read more: OECD Chief Hails Israel’s Resilient Economy, Tech Sector Strength

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is making a bold and urgent push to eliminate the last remaining tariffs on American imports, in what he calls a “strategic economic maneuver” to fortify Israel’s alliance with the United States and shield the Israeli economy from a rapidly shifting global trade environment.

01 April 2025

Read more: Smotrich Pushes to Eliminate U.S. Tariffs Amid Global Trade Shift