Food prices
Baby food aid requests rose 25% in 2025, infant formula prices climb, Social Bank reports
Data from the National Insurance Institute found that 2.8 million Israelis currently live with food insecurity, including over a million children.
The food Israel wastes each year could feed a country, so why doesn’t it?
Unusual move: The chain selling fresh chicken thighs for less than NIS 8 per kilogram
Cultivated food and advanced tech: How can the world fight food price surges? - opinion
Did food prices spike at the beginning of November? Depends who you ask
November 1 wasn't just Election Day. It was also supposed to be the first day of noticeable price increases in supermarkets throughout Israel.
TikTok goes viral for pointing out this one obvious flaw in Israel
Want to move to Israel? Become a billionaire. That's the message this viral TikTok video has, pointing out the crisis of high cost of living in Israel.
Letters to the Editor October 3, 2022: No good choices
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
Israel's food reform targets unbearably high prices - editorial
That being said, more is needed to help Israelis break out of the burden of their country’s extremely high cost of living.
Smells fine to me: Liberman cancels fish taxes in Israel
Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman signed on the cancellation of duty fees for the import of fresh, frozen and processed seafood.
Celebrating birthdays in Jerusalem at the Mamilla Rooftop
Good wine, lamb chops and duck breast are the perfect way to celebrate a birthday. Oh, and the Jerusalem skyline at sunset is nice too.
As cost of living rises, we must keep all Israelis fed - opinion
Asked if the food aid agencies were exacerbating the problem of food insecurity by giving fish instead of rods, I almost lost it because only those who have never struggled for food could ask this.
Who is afraid of inflation?
MIDDLE ISRAEL: Israeli inflation has crossed 4%, reflecting rising global prices of both finished goods and raw materials. This doesn’t mean price rises should be accepted fatalistically.
Israel's gas prices to drop NIS 1.25 in August, Liberman announces
Furthermore, the 16% rise in electricity prices that was announced on Wednesday will instead be 8.6%, the finance minister said.
Rami Levy to open discount department store network
