Liat Ron

Liat Ron is an economics reporter and commentator for Walla .

A Palestinian woman shops as she prepares for the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Gaza City, February 17, 2026.

Israeli suppliers empty out inventories selling sweets, soft drinks to Gaza for Ramadan

A worker packs sweets outside a shop as Palestinians prepare for the upcoming holiday of Eid al-Fitr marking the end of Ramadan in 2020.

Israel moves sweets, energy drinks into Gaza ahead of Ramadan 'at Trump’s request'

Eyal Ravid, Victory's CEO

Victory will sell a Dyson wet vacuum for NIS 1,099


Surprise: The chain that lowers the price of a coffee to only NIS 10

After a wave of price increases swept the industry, the Cafe Cafe chain surprises with a reverse move: The price of coffee for Take Away drops to only NIS 10.

Cafe Cafe

Good news for parents: Materna for only NIS 35

Instead of paying NIS 59, two supermarket chains won a Ministry of Economy tender and will sell the state’s emergency stock – close to 600,000 cans – at a price lower by dozens of percent.

Baby formula

West Bank group lashes out at Smotrich over banks’ handling of foreign sanctions

HaShomer Yosh says a Bank of Israel directive provides lenders with legal cover to restrict services for Israelis targeted by overseas measures, and calls for government action.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich arrives to a conference of the Israeli newspaper Makor Rishon in Jerusalem, December 25, 2025

Three years of ChatGPT: The tool that shook our lives – and where it’s heading

A special project with Walla: AI has taken over our lives – unstoppable convenience, vanishing jobs, and blurred lines between truth and virtual reality.

chat gpt.

After about a year: Shufersal reopens its second branch in Kiryat Shmona

Although it was damaged in attacks during the fighting, the Shufersal Deal Metsudot branch reopens in anticipation of the return of Kiryat Shmona residents and the surrounding area to their homes.

 After about a year: Shufersal reopens its second branch in Kiryat Shmona

Why are cigarette prices climbing? Breaking down the latest increase

This increase is similar to the one that occurred in March 2024, when the government raised the purchase tax on cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and roll-your-own tobacco.

 Janine Schulzki, tobacconist and owner of a kiosk, sorts cigarette boxes with an affixed, self-made cigarette labels displaying graphic images in her shop in Berlin February

How Shufersal is confusing you: The mystery behind the price hike

Supersal is discontinuing its private label, raising prices, and says "XPO products are not copies."

 Supersal

Learn from Putin: Israel needs to issue an ultimatum to Iran - opinion

Russian President Putin demonstrated a similar approach by threatening nuclear retaliation against Ukrainian ballistic missiles—a strategy that has been effective in deterring direct threats.

 Illustrative image of Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu

Fear of misleading consumers: What kind of milk did you intend to buy?

Substitute for regulated milk in short supply is often similar & pricier. What happens when products are nearly identical?

 Find the differences: on the right is 3% milk at a regulated price, on the left is much more expensive 4% milk

Hashachar Ha'ole chocolate increases in price by 10%

Hashachar Ha'ole raises prices on chocolate, cocoa, and baking chocolate by 8%-10% due to significant increases in raw material costs.

Hashachar Ha'ole