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The Kibbutz Privatization Wave: How Debt Rebuilt a $13B SectorLead story
Israeli Real Economy · Jul 19, 2026, 8:13 AM EDT

The Kibbutz Privatization Wave: How Debt Rebuilt a $13B Sector

Israeli hyperinflation peaked at ~450% in 1984. The kibbutz movement entered the late 1980s technically insolvent. The Kibbutz Arrangement, differential wages, and outside capital rebuilt the sector. Every subsequent kib…

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Keren Hishtalmut: Israel's Wealth-Building Vehicle
Israeli Real Economy · Aug 13, 2026, 7:28 AM EDT
Keren Hishtalmut: Israel's Wealth-Building Vehicle

Keren hishtalmut is the most tax-efficient long-horizon savings account available to most Israeli employees — and almost nobody uses it for continuing…