Informing
Policy
for Progress

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.

Visionary optimist – Dov Lautman 1936-2013

INDUSTRIALIST DOV LAUTMAN died November 23 following a decade-long battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig’s Disease. He was 77. He is survived by his son, Noam, and three grandchildren.

How will the Israeli gas flow?

The state seeks to promote the establishment of two land-based facilities to absorb the gas, but residents of the selected location for the facilities object due to safety and environmental considerations. It seems that the establishment of a floating rig in the sea may solve the problem.