<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Galit Altstein - ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Galit Altstein - ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AWYHBNnYDFs/galit-altstein</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Galit Altstein - </title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AWYHBNnYDFs/galit-altstein</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 12:49:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2025 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AWYHBNnYDFs/galit-altstein.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Israel Keeps Rates on Hold on Uncertainty Over War in Gaza]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-20/israel-keeps-interest-rates-on-hold-on-uncertainty-over-gaza-war</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-20/israel-keeps-interest-rates-on-hold-on-uncertainty-over-gaza-war</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Galit Altstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 13:01:03 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYY71xGfjU8Y/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYY71xGfjU8Y/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>An Israeli flag at an outdoor market in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Israel said its war against Iran was to prevent the country from acquiring atomic weapons, a risk also cited by Trump to justify US involvement.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel to Double Army Reservists in Gaza to Boost Campaign]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-20/israel-to-start-call-up-of-60-000-reservists-for-gaza-offensive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-20/israel-to-start-call-up-of-60-000-reservists-for-gaza-offensive</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Galit Altstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 06:55:05 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iUU8cGExq4SY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iUU8cGExq4SY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Israeli soldiers look at destroyed buildings in the Gaza Strip, on the border, on Aug. 13.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel to Raise Budget by Around $9 Billion to Cover War Costs]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-19/israel-approves-increase-to-budget-to-cover-ongoing-costs-of-war</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-19/israel-approves-increase-to-budget-to-cover-ongoing-costs-of-war</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Galit Altstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:47:50 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iyGgcLk4xZug/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iyGgcLk4xZug/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>IDF soldiers prepare tanks near the Gaza Strip&apos;s northern borders on Aug. 19.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-War Protests Erupt in Israel Ahead of Gaza City Operation]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-17/netanyahu-slams-anti-war-protests-as-gaza-city-conquest-looms</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-17/netanyahu-slams-anti-war-protests-as-gaza-city-conquest-looms</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Galit Altstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2025 13:04:18 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iJ1nqMHZMiDs/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iJ1nqMHZMiDs/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel’s Economy Unexpectedly Shrinks as Iran War Takes Toll]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-17/israel-s-economy-unexpectedly-shrinks-as-war-on-iran-takes-toll</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-17/israel-s-economy-unexpectedly-shrinks-as-war-on-iran-takes-toll</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Galit Altstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2025 10:50:07 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iOBUj.iY7tCI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iOBUj.iY7tCI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A light rail tram on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem, Israel, on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. Israel&apos;s economy has been hit since the conflict began with Hamas&apos; attack in October 2023 and gross domestic product grew slowly relative to most other developed nations last year.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel’s Biggest Labor Union Declines to Join General Strike]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-11/israel-s-biggest-labor-union-declines-to-join-general-strike</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-11/israel-s-biggest-labor-union-declines-to-join-general-strike</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Galit Altstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:29:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i7ywnu8hyUfA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i7ywnu8hyUfA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Palestinians watch as a plume of smoke rises during an Israeli strike on Gaza City on Aug. 8.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel to Seize Gaza City, Stopping Short of Full Takeover]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-08/israel-to-seize-gaza-city-stopping-short-of-full-takeover</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-08/israel-to-seize-gaza-city-stopping-short-of-full-takeover</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Williams]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:15:39 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iNJ1AyTMo7Wc/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iNJ1AyTMo7Wc/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel Weighs Full Gaza Takeover Despite Concerns of Armed Forces]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-05/israel-eyes-full-gaza-takeover-despite-concerns-of-armed-forces</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-05/israel-eyes-full-gaza-takeover-despite-concerns-of-armed-forces</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Williams]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 15:15:25 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iLNJxk3Syl0M/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iLNJxk3Syl0M/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel’s Financial Markets Are Soaring Despite 22 Months of Brutal War]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stock prices are up, the shekel is strong, and investments are rolling in, even as the death toll rises.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-05/israel-s-stock-market-has-been-soaring-despite-years-of-war</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-05/israel-s-stock-market-has-been-soaring-despite-years-of-war</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Galit Altstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 10:03:26 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iC8g5NhtX4IA/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iC8g5NhtX4IA/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange is defying wartime expectations.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netanyahu’s Cabinet Fires Attorney General Citing Lack of Trust]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-04/netanyahu-s-cabinet-fires-attorney-general-citing-lack-of-trust</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-04/netanyahu-s-cabinet-fires-attorney-general-citing-lack-of-trust</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Galit Altstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 17:44:13 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iqqJTq2wumPg/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iqqJTq2wumPg/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Attorney General of Israel Gali Baharav-Miara Photographer: Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP/Getty Images</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Gaza Descended Into a Hunger Crisis, Explained]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US and Israel tried to replace the UN’s aid delivery network. A humanitarian disaster ensued.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-07-31/hunger-in-gaza-who-s-to-blame-for-the-humanitarian-crisis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-07-31/hunger-in-gaza-who-s-to-blame-for-the-humanitarian-crisis</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Galit Altstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 20:04:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i4tGsCzLiohk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i4tGsCzLiohk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Palestinians hold out pans to receive food from a charity distribution point in Gaza City, Gaza, on Friday, July 25, 2025. French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state builds on international outrage over Israel’s curbs on humanitarian aid entering Gaza, although it’s unlikely to have an immediate impact on the war against Hamas in the territory.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US, Israel Say Starmer’s Palestine Recognition Vow Rewards Hamas]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-30/trump-and-netanyahu-say-starmer-s-recognition-vow-rewards-hamas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-30/trump-and-netanyahu-say-starmer-s-recognition-vow-rewards-hamas</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Morales]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 07:57:51 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iHYzACIU9CDg/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iHYzACIU9CDg/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel to Boost Budget by $12.5 Billion for Iran and Gaza Wars]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-17/israel-to-boost-budget-by-12-5-billion-for-iran-and-gaza-wars</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-17/israel-to-boost-budget-by-12-5-billion-for-iran-and-gaza-wars</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Galit Altstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:49:31 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iZoO2D2pLgU8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iZoO2D2pLgU8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Smoke billows over destroyed buildings during an Israeli strike in Gaza on July 17.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netanyahu’s Coalition Loses Majority on Military-Draft Feud]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-16/netanyahu-s-coalition-loses-majority-on-feud-over-military-draft</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-16/netanyahu-s-coalition-loses-majority-on-feud-over-military-draft</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Galit Altstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 15:45:03 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/icWy0LmL.ZOM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/icWy0LmL.ZOM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Israel&apos;s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel Attacks Syrian Capital, Says It’s Defending Druze]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-16/israel-steps-up-strikes-on-syria-hitting-military-headquarters</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-16/israel-steps-up-strikes-on-syria-hitting-military-headquarters</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Galit Altstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 10:15:20 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iLBQWdFcmEdM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iLBQWdFcmEdM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Syria&apos;s security forces drive through the predominantly Druze city of Sweida as smoke rises following Israeli bombardment on July 15.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel Carries Out Several Airstrikes in Syria and Lebanon]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-14/israel-strikes-syria-after-new-clashes-involving-druze-minority</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-14/israel-strikes-syria-after-new-clashes-involving-druze-minority</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sherif Tarek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 20:48:03 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ibO6xZwFDpMg/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ibO6xZwFDpMg/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Smoke rises from what was believed to be an Israeli attack near Sweida, Syria, on July 14. </media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel Holds Rates and Cuts Growth Forecast for This Year]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-07/israel-holds-rates-giving-inflation-time-to-return-to-target</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-07/israel-holds-rates-giving-inflation-time-to-return-to-target</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Galit Altstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:00:49 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iKy2h4Bi9.HI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iKy2h4Bi9.HI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Shoppers at Carmel market in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Friday, June 13, 2025. Israel launched airstrikes across Iran on Friday morning, targeting nuclear facilities and killing senior military commanders in a major escalation that could spark a broad war in the Middle East.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel Set to Look Past Shekel Rally and Hold Interest Rates]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-07/israel-set-to-look-past-shekel-rally-and-hold-interest-rates</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-07/israel-set-to-look-past-shekel-rally-and-hold-interest-rates</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Galit Altstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 06:21:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Call to End Netanyahu Trial Spurs Israeli Debate on Pardon]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-03/trump-call-to-end-netanyahu-trial-spurs-israeli-debate-on-pardon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-03/trump-call-to-end-netanyahu-trial-spurs-israeli-debate-on-pardon</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Galit Altstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iBAILGq80fK0/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iBAILGq80fK0/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends his trial on corruption charges at the district court in Tel Aviv in April.  Photographer: Moti Kimchi/AFP/Getty Images</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Caused $3 Billion of Damage With Missile Strikes on Israel]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-26/iran-caused-3-billion-of-damage-with-missile-strikes-on-israel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-26/iran-caused-3-billion-of-damage-with-missile-strikes-on-israel</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Galit Altstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 10:17:55 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/itWivbfhL1hw/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/itWivbfhL1hw/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item></channel></rss>