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Brussels Airlines workers threaten strike over flights to Israel, union cites ethical objections

They argued that flying to Israel could not be deemed sufficiently safe, citing Belgium’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which advises against “all non-essential travel to Israel and Jerusalem.” 

A Boeing 737 (OO-TNB) from TUI fly Belgium is landing in Brussels-National Airport on July 3, 2026 in Steenokkerzeel, Belgium.
Nobody is left to stand by the machines: The battle over foreign workers threatens to bring down Israeli industry (illustration).

Who will stand at the machine? The systemic failure paralyzing Israel’s production lines

Foreign workers seen working in a field near the Ben Gurion Airport, on August 14, 2025.

Israel imports record foreign workforce to replace Palestinians, but housing crisis looms

Thousands of passengers wait at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv after a strike was announced, August 20, 2026.

Serious management failures caused Ben-Gurion Airport strike, says former IAA chief


Burger King to deploy AI that monitors employee "friendliness"

Burger King is expanding AI use with a voice assistant in employee headsets, helping with meal prep, inventory, and analyzing how staff interact with customers.

Burger King. The AI will monitor friendliness.

From innovation to oversight: Why AI demands board attention - opinion

AI is transforming enterprise risk faster than boards can adapt. Productivity gains may follow, but only after substantial structural change.

AI in the workplace

Study reveals surprising trends in sick leave use across Israel in 2025

A 2025 study of Israeli workers finds sick leave patterns shaped by job type and flexibility, not commitment, with Gen Z taking the fewest days and public sector absenteeism highest.

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Dynamic Staffing Services signs with 105 Israeli plants amid rising industrial labor demand

Company says it plans to place about 1,400 skilled workers in Israel’s industrial sector in 2026, as vacancies climb and the state expands foreign labor quotas.

Samir Khosla Samir Khosla chairman of Delhi-based Dynamic Staffing Services (DSS)

Israel job vacancies hit highest rate since December of 2022, CBS says

The total number of job vacancies in Israel rose to 152,134 in December, compared with 150,953 in November

People looking for work as unemployment rises

Police detain senior figure in Histadrut's Hapoel branch for questioning as part of corruption case

He is one of several dozen key figures detained, along with eight people arrested until now, as part of the two-year-long investigation.

Headquarters of Lahav 433 – The National Crime Unit in Lod, pictured August 6, 2025.

Israel's economic resilience could suffer from severe labor shortage - opinion

Either decision-makers continue to act to resolve the crisis, too little and too late, or we will all end up paying the price of neglect.

STORES ARE open at Dizengoff Center in Tel Aviv after a ceasefire between Israel and Iran was declared in late June. Anyone who walks into a shopping center can feel that the system is not functioning as it used to, says the writer.

'This is not a strike': Ben-Gurion Airport staff claim delays due to lack of staff

Despite the chairman of the workers' committee at Ben-Gurion stating that the staff are not on strike, the Israel Airports Authority announced the workers had begun an 'Italian strike.'

 TRAVELERS AT Ben-Gurion International Airport.

Most Americans over 55 plan to keep working, not retire, new study shows

The study also found that more than half of respondents aged 66 to 75 intend to remain active, continue working, and seek opportunities for engagement.


Ten Indian foreign workers rescued from Palestinian village

Ten Indian foreign workers were rescued from al-Zaim after they were promised work in that area by a Palestinian resident who then took their passports, preventing them from leaving.

 THE POPULATION and Immigration Authority office in Jerusalem yesterday.