Informing
Policy
for Progress

ENTREPRENEUROVIRUS

The Zisapel approach encourages creative people to leave big and growing companies and start small ones.

Israel’s China Dilemma

How can Israel build trade and investment with China, without damaging ties with the US and Europe?

It’s All in the Family

Contrary to conventional wisdom, many family firms, such as Sano, the consumer products company, are exceedingly well managed.

Rethinking the Draft

How can conscription be modernized and improved to achieve Israel’s goals and maintain its security?

Dissecting BDS

Is the Boycott, Divestments and Sanctions movement truly a threat to Israel? It is a mistake to lump B, D and S together – they are utterly different. Sanctions are the main threat.

Strong shekel blues

Has the Bank of Israel thrown in the towel in its war against the appreciation of the shekel?

Who Will Heal the Hospitals?

The crisis at Hadassah, the country’s leading medical center, is only symptomatic of the deep malaise affecting Israel’s medical system.

In search of a cure

Erez Vigodman, the new CEO of Teva, Israel’s premier global company, has to work fast to pull the conglomerate out of crisis.

Law against plastic bags? You are populists

New law proposals are trying to retire the use of plastic bags, but the truth is that this is a small percentage of the total packaging waste and there are more pressing issues.