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Thursday, September 24, 2026
Weekly Issue
Cows at Play: How Scientists Determine a Cow’s Happiness (נפתח בעמוד הנוכחי)
A deep dive into the scientific effort to understand when a cow is happy, identify personality patterns and develop a kind of dictionary—a data-driven universal translator for animal behavior. Dr. Oren Forkosh, who leads the research: “The human presumption that we can interpret animals is a trap that is very easy to fall into.” (נפתח בעמוד הנוכחי)
By Maya Ronen
“Rethinking What Force Can Achieve”: The Article Proposing a Change in Israel’s Military Strategy (נפתח בעמוד הנוכחי)
By Tal Kaspin
"Hello, My Name is Amitai, I'm Your Brother's Grandson" (נפתח בעמוד הנוכחי)
By Amitai Perez
Guest Column (נפתח בעמוד הנוכחי)Between the Days of Awe and Dizengoff Square: A Call for an Israeli Yom Kippur (נפתח בעמוד הנוכחי)
Between the traditional synagogue and the empty streets, there is a public seeking to mark Yom Kippur with a pause, introspection, and Jewish and spiritual content in a language that suits them, but it does not always find a clear place for this in Israeli public life (נפתח בעמוד הנוכחי)
Guest Column (נפתח בעמוד הנוכחי)This Yom Kippur: Humility Against Stubbornness (נפתח בעמוד הנוכחי)
Shared introspection begins when “we” includes me too—my actions, my part, and the possibility that I, too, was wrong, caused harm, or made a mistake | In the face of stubbornness and the certainty that we are right, humility allows us to hold on to a principled position while leaving room for listening, learning, and change (נפתח בעמוד הנוכחי)
By Tamir Zeiger
Coalition Against Houthis Falters: “It Seems the Saudis Are Alone in the Campaign” (נפתח בעמוד הנוכחי)
By Uriel Levy
Immigration Committee Reveals There Are More Jews in Ethiopia Eligible for Aliyah (נפתח בעמוד הנוכחי)
By Yahel Farag
Study: The Structure of Social Welfare Tenders Gives Private Companies an Advantage Over Nonprofits (נפתח בעמוד הנוכחי)
By Yuval Lekach
The True Cost of Living: New Study Shows What Happens When Interest Rates Are Added to the Consumer Price Index (נפתח בעמוד הנוכחי)
By Yuval Lekach
The Jewish Author Leading the Fight Against the Silent Boycott (נפתח בעמוד הנוכחי)
By Yoel Rothschild
09.14.2026
שליח וולט (צילום אילוסטרציה: PM/POSTIMEES GRUPP via Reuters Connect)

The Settlement in the Class-Action Lawsuit Against Wolt Legitimizes the Problematic Employment Model for Couriers

While the settlement agreement includes significant achievements, it also contains serious problems, such as the failure to recognize an employer-employee relationship between Wolt and its couriers and the denial of their right to unionize | It appears that Israel has decided it wants to create a “backyard” of workers stripped of rights in the labor market

By Nizzan Zvi Cohen
09.14.2026
דרון אג'מולו בטקס קבלת פרס נובל לכלכלה (צילום: TT News Agency/Pontus Lundahl via REUTERS)

What Drove the World’s Leading Business Magazine to Take Aim at a Nobel Laureate

The Economist published an unusually scathing critique of economist Daron Acemoglu, whose recent research has focused on the impact of artificial intelligence on workers. Yet the article neither seriously engages with Acemoglu’s arguments nor explains its objections to his proposals. The result is a surprisingly clumsy broadside, particularly given the venerable magazine’s reputation.

By Gal Rakover
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