International financial services and credit rating agency Standard & Poor's lauds Israel's economy as "diversified, competitive, and resilient." Economy is expected to grow by 3% on average annually until 2022.

Israel is held to a standard no other country is asked – or would agree – to uphold. It must take control of its own public diplomacy narrative instead of flinching at international intimidation.

In letter to Tzohar organization, 12 local rabbis accuse Modern Orthodox group of acting against Chief Rabbinate and posing a threat to Jewish character of the state.

The armored vehicles only require two soldiers instead of four, and come with large touchscreens, 360-degree vision and, in one prototype, a video game-style controller. Head of Defense Ministry's research and development branch says “a lot of discussion” is being devoted to a potential robot army of the future.

Nearly 80% of Israelis between the ages of 25 and 46 are employed – in contrast to a 73.7% average among OECD countries. As of 2016, only 0.16% of the national budget is invested in job training and incentives packages to develop and expand the job market – third from the bottom among OECD countries.