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Avia Liberman

Mar 12, 2026, 3:19 PM

Rebuild Gaza with digital currency, not cash

A Palestinian vegetable merchant shows worn-out Israeli currency, July 9, 2025, in Gaza City. (AP/Jehad Alshrafi)

Before October 7, aid vanished into opaque systems that empowered Hamas. Transparent digital payments could ensure reconstruction money reaches civilians

Nov 2, 2025, 3:55 PM

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Bring back Palestinian work permits for the sake of Israel’s security

Palestinian laborers cross illegally into Israeli areas through a hole in Israel's security barrier on November 20, 2019, near the southern Israeli city of Beersheba (HAZEM BADER / AFP)

Shutting the door to legal labor doesn't remove the workers; it only removes the oversight

About Me

Avia Liberman is an Israeli economic analyst currently pursuing a Master in Public Policy at Yale University. His work focuses on economic peacebuilding and development. Before Yale, he worked as a researcher at Israel’s Ministry of Finance, the OECD Economics Department, and the Tachlith Institute for Israeli Public Policy.