The Fortnightly

The Fortnightly

EDI's fortnightly report is your ultimate resource to the latest trends, movements and developments in Israel and the Middle East


The Fortnightly is EDI’s regular newsletter review of Middle East business and economic news throughout the region. It also includes insights on political, cultural or religious developments of particular interest to our readers. The Fortnightly is edited by Seth J. Vogelman, Trade Director at EDI.

About Seth

Seth J. Vogelman currently serves as the Director, Trade for Atid, EDI, a business consulting firm located in Jerusalem, Israel. The firm’s leading clients include Pennsylvania, Delaware, Illinois, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Ontario, for whom the company serves as their Middle East Regional Office. He is responsible for the daily coordination of local office activities in Israel, Turkey, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority, North Africa, the Arabian Gulf, Pakistan and Egypt. To this end, he helped to create and maintain a national and regional marketing system for the promotion of American exports. Mr. Vogelman also produces The Fortnightly, a newsletter on economic and business development in Israel and the Middle East that is distributed internationally. Mr. Vogelman has experience in both the construction field and on collective agricultural settlements, where he was extensively involved in organic/biological agriculture.

Seth J. Vogelman is a 1981 graduate of McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, and holds a Joint Honors B. A. in Political Science (International Relations) and History (American). He currently resides in Maale Adumim, Israel.

Seth is fluent in English and Hebrew, and has an excellent working knowledge of German, French and Arabic.

Seth J. Vogelman
Seth J. Vogelman
Director, Trade and Editor, The Fortnightly