Nir Barkat

Grapevine March 1, 2026: Women in the spotlight

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

TALIA EILAT with her 2026 Peres Center Medal of Distinction and certificate.
Nir Barkat.

Economy minister says Israel can’t miss ‘beheading’ opportunity in Iran, urges full-force strikes

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

Smotrich doubles down on refusal to enlist daughter, claims IDF is 'no place for women'

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at cabinet meeting to vote on 2026 budget, December 5, 2025.

'Chutzpan': Netanyahu removes Smotrich, Amsalem from cabinet meeting after shouting match


The dysfunctional government could stumble along until 2024 - opinion

The moment the dye was cast and the 2023-2024 budget turned into law, it became clear that our largely dysfunctional government could continue to stumble on.

 FINANCE COMMITTEE Chairman Moshe Gafni addresses the Knesset plenum. Gafni is certainly aware that Noa Kirel is not part of the curriculum of any sort of non-haredi school, nor the cause of haredi poverty.

Israel to roll out Harvard 'cluster' economics program this summer

For every $3 invested by the private sector in approved companies, the government will invest $1, making investing in Israeli companies "one of the best and low-risk investments you can make."

 THE GRAVE of John Harvard, founder of Harvard University, in Boston. Parents have a right to know who is teaching their kids about Israel.

WATCH: Judicial reform protestors attacked at conference attended by Barkat

A group of people, including hotel staff, attacked the protestors, violently pushing them and throwing chairs at them.

 Police attempt to push back protesters on Ayalon Highway during judicial reform protests, March 1, 2023.

Israeli, Moroccan agricultural collaboration could make Africa bloom

Economy Minister Nir Barkat announces plans to open an economic attaché's office in Morocco.

 Economy Minister Nir Barkat at the first official Israeli pavilion at SIAM.

Twin brothers arrested after protest against Nir Barkat in Tel Aviv

Police were called to the scene after a fight broke out between the protesters and Barkat's security guards.

 POLICE AND protesters are involved in confrontations near the Ayalon Highway, in Tel Aviv on Monday night

UK minister seeks trade cooperation with Israel, celebrates women

Kemi Badenoch, the UK’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade and Minister for Women and Equalities, concluded her first official visit to Israel.

 Kemi Badenoch, Britain's Secretary of State for Business and Trade with Israel Economy Minister Nir Barkat.

This week in Jerusalem: Nof Zahav

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 LONELY NO more: Working in a downtown cafe.

Israeli reserve pilots drop judicial reform protest, talk with IDF chief

Defense Minister Gallant and IDF chief Halevi met with IDF reserve officers and clarified that insubordination wouldn't be tolerated.

AN ISRAELI F-15 fighter jet prepares to take off from a base in the South. F-15s are regularly used in ‘roof knocking’ operations.

Is Israel's Herzog preparing a second judicial compromise initiative? - analysis

The secretive discourse suggests that a second Herzog initiative may be in preparation behind the scenes – without the politicians having had to meet.

 Israeli president Isaac Herzog at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, on February 21, 2023.

Barkat: I want to double Israel’s GDP within 15 years

Barkat’s lofty goals may be difficult to achieve in light of the proposed legal reform, which may harm Israel’s reputation among foreign investors.

Likud MK Nir Barkat addresses a Kohelet Policy Forum event, February 12, 2020.