Finance minister defends government's COVID policy of keeping economy open, says 'we haven't made cars illegal' despite car crash fatalities

Ratings agency says country also faces political uncertainty, noting possible upcoming 2023-2024 budget tussle

Israel records highest financial growth rate in 21 years; Liberman credits government's policy of 'living alongside the coronavirus'

Ministry sees jobless rate in 2020 at 15.4%, compared to 3.8% in 2019

The rebound in GDP in July-September 2020, compared to previous quarter, was led by surge in consumer spending, exports and investments, Statistics Bureau says

Reuters: Israel’s economy grew below the 2018 rate of 3.4%; even so, growth this year was the highest in Western countries and almost double the OECD average of 1.7%