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The Great Departure

50 Haredi Families Leave Israel Over Rising Costs

Fifty families from Rabbi Rubinstein's Romema community announced they are leaving Israel, unable to sustain mortgage payments and basic living expenses • The mass departure signals deepening economic despair across the Haredi sector

Gila Isaacson
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Yaron Zelekha

"It's Not About The Haredim"

Economist Yaron Zelekha Says Blaming Haredim For Cost Of Living Is A "Spin" To Protect Israel's Tycoons

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Oil tanker

Rising tensions

Oil Races Back Toward $100 as US Strikes Iran Missile Sites Hours After Trump Declares Peace Deal 'Largely Done'

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Mojtaba Khamenei

Ayatolla Economics

Missing Mojtaba to Iranians: Avoid Layoffs, "Be Frugal"

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A mother feeds her two week old baby with milk substitute. February 28, 2011. Illustration.

Cost of living

Parents Rejoice as Price of Formula Plummets

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Baby formula in Israeli store

Rising Cost of Living

Israel Sells Emergency Baby Formula Stockpiles at 50% Discount 

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Concerning

Rising Costs in Israel for 2026: Arnona, Electricity, and Beyond – What Households Need to Brace For

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Drivers are waiting to fill benzene at a gas station in Jerusalem before petrol prices rise on 28 Feb 2012. Israel has some of the highest prices in the world for gasoline, with a liter of 95 octane priced at approximately 8 Shekels, or about 2.5 US dollars.

Good news

Don't Fill Up: Gas Price to Drop Historically at Midnight

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People walking with their shopping, outside a supermarket in Lod, central Israel, June 13, 2025.

Israelis Funding The War

Finance Ministry Considers Reinstating Taxes on Disposable Items and Sweet Drinks

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Less Amazon, More Blue And White

Inflation blues: Israelis are ordering less from abroad

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Worrying about the cost of living.

When They're Right, They're Right!

"Warmongering is enough; our tables are empty": Iranian pensioners protest rising living costs

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Like They Can Afford It, Anyway

Worried about protests? Iran to move capitol from Tehran to the coast

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Dealing with rising prices. Illustration.

It Depends Who You Ask

Is the cost of living increase in Israel temporary or long-term?

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Finance Minister Smotrich surrounded by security at all times

We Sure Could Use It

Tacking cost of living: Bezalel Smotrich extends tariff exemption for multiple food products

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Checking grocery receipts.

Here's Hoping Prices Actually Go Down

Israel's "what's good for Europe is good for Israel" regulation reform goes into effect

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Worrying about the cost of living.

Iran Spends Money On War, Not Its People

Pensioners and nurses protest throughout Iran

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Grocery stores.

Economy, Cost of Living

Govt survey: Israelis in better financial shape than 20 years ago

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Shufersal Deal supermarket in Katsrin, Golan Heights

Cost of Living, Osem

Israeli food giant Osem is slashing (some of) its prices

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Man viewing receipts in a supermarket

VAT, Cost of Living, Finance Ministry

Cost of Living crisis deepens as VAT hike looms

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3D illustration of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) logo

OECD, Cost of Living, Inflation

Food and Beverage Prices in Israel Exceed OECD Average by a Whopping 52% 

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