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Rami Levy faces class-action lawsuit over wage deductions from supermarket cashiers

Rami Levy must file its defense in the class action within 30 days, after which the court will decide how the case will proceed.

View of Rami Levy supermarket in Modi'in, February 2, 2026.
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Fewer candidates, more hired: What happened in the job market in August?

"In 2026, Israel’s labor market isn’t just raising the minimum wage - it’s completely redefining the value of a worker’s time."

Changes to working hours and minimum wage in Israel for 2026

Foreign workers seen working in a field near the Ben Gurion Airport, on August 14, 2025.

Israel imports record foreign workforce to replace Palestinians, but housing crisis looms


Yesh Atid wins high school election famous for predicting real victors

A traditional model election at Blich High School in Ramat Gan has been a reliable precursor to the election itself.

 Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid at a graduating ceremony for new Israel Navy Officers in Haifa Naval Base, Northern Israel, on September 7, 2022.

Israel Elections: Joint List falls apart, Balad to run separately

The two parties finally broke apart in what became an extraordinary last-minute turn of events that could affect the entire election.

 Joint List final list, without Balad, as the parties broke apart, September 16, 2022.

Erel Margalit’s New York ClimateTech project trailblazes sustainability

The center, launched by JVP in partnership with MINI by BMW Group and the City of New York, promises to bring technology into the frontline of protecting our planet.

 Dr. Erel Margalit in his office

Israel elections: Merav Michaeli's Labor takes aim at Yair Lapid

A leaked Labor document called the prime minister's merger mediation attempts "illegitimate, counterproductive and unnecessary hysterics."

 Foreign Minister Yair Lapid with Merav Michaeli, Minister of Transport and Road Safety during a discussion and a vote on a bill to dissolve the Knesset, at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, on June 22, 2022

Israel elections: Are we barreling toward a sixth election round? - analysis

This time around, Netanyahu is not going anywhere. As a result, the country is staring down the barrel of yet another deadlocked election.

 WHO WILL greet Biden? Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid or Benjamin Netanyahu?

Israel Elections: Decisions to be made before parties give their lists

Questions involving a number of Israeli political parties will need to be decided until Thursday's deadline, and could lead to last-minute drama.

A voter in Jerusalem in the last Knesset election on April 9

Meretz gains at the expense of Labor, poll finds

The full poll results were: Likud 31, Yesh Atid 25, Religious Zionist Party 13, National Unity 12, Shas 8, United Torah Judaism 7, Joint List 6, Meretz 5, Yisrael Beytenu 5, Labor 4 and Ra’am 4.

 Zehava Galon following her victory in the Meretz leadership primary on August 23, 2022

Lapid, Michaeli, Galon to meet, discuss Meretz-Labor merger

The deadline for political parties to hand in their lists for the upcoming election is on Thursday.

 Labor Party leader Merav Michaeli, Meretz leader Zehava Galon

Zehava Galon: Labor could crash out of Knesset without Meretz merger

When asked if a merger is needed, Zehava Galon said that "out of responsibility, you must consider that one of the parties could fall [below the threshold].

 Labor Party leader Merav Michaeli, Meretz leader Zehava Galon

Likud's use of reserved slots keep the number of women MKs low - opinion

Opposition head Benjamin Netanyahu's use of reserved slots in Israel's Likud Party has become the focus of bitter competition among women.

 Former prime minister Naftali Bennett and the female ministers in the government pose for a photo with visiting German chancellor Angela Merkel earlier this year.