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Top Israeli Retirees Earn Up to $27,000 Monthly Pension
How 2 Israeli newsrooms (in Arabic, Hebrew) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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First reported by Calcalist · 3 hours ago
What happened
Israel's highest monthly pensions, as of September 2025, are paid to retired judges, reaching nearly 100,000 shekels, significantly exceeding pensions in other government sectors like education and health. Security personnel and elected officials also receive high pensions, while the state faces a total pension liability of approximately 758 billion shekels.
- 01Top Israeli judicial pensions exceed 99,000 shekels monthly.
- 02Judicial pensions are vastly higher than in other government sectors.
- 03Security retirees also receive substantial monthly pensions.
- 04Elected officials' pensions are also notably high.
- 05Israel's total pension liability is estimated at 758 billion shekels.
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