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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided not to hold primaries in the party, just a day after announcing that he is considering such a move - which is estimated to prevent the possibility of a unity government led by another party candidate. Instead, they said in the Likud, it was decided to convene the party center to determine that Netanyahu will be the only candidate on her behalf for the prime minister, throughout the Knesset vote yesterday. According to the Likud announcement, the party's center will be convened on Thursday next week to confirm this decision. The proposed...

The New York Police Department has reported 311 total hate crimes through September, as opposed to 250 reported through the same period in 2018, according to Deputy Inspector Mark Molinari, who heads the department’s Hate Crimes Task Force. Molinari said 52 percent of the reported hate crimes, or 163, have targeted Jews. Over the same period last year, the NYPD reported 108 anti-Semitic hate crimes. At a meeting Thursday with Jewish philanthropists, Molinari discussed the numbers and how to prevent anti-Semitic crimes in the city. He recounted a list of anti-Jewish hate crimes that had...

The Ministry of Transport has started operating a dedicated travel lane for private cars that travel more than one passenger. The project was announced three weeks ago under the name "Path Plus", under which Route 2 was specially trained for a 22-kilometer route, between the Netanya interchange and the Galilee interchange, in both directions, where public transport and vehicles with at least two passengers (driver and passenger) will be allowed. At the same time, on Route 20, a special route for public transport and private vehicles with at least three passengers (driver and two passengers)...

At the Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, construction of the new emergency department, which is the emergency room, began. Construction is expected to last for three years, and its completion is expected to be the emergency room of the largest and most magnificent Ichilov Hospital in Israel. It will include the large number of beds and CTs, a short hospitalization department and designated tracks. The cost of building the emergency room is about NIS 200 million. Philanthropist Silvan Adams has donated $ 20 million. Professor Roni Gamzo, hospital director, said that Ichilov is the best,...

The Political Security Cabinet decided to establish a foreign investment oversight body for the Israeli economy, as Finance Minister Moshe suggested, as the committee window be the responsibility of the Ministry of Finance. It was decided that the committee would not deal with high-tech investments. The establishment of the commission may be related to the government's pressure on Israel in light of China's investment in infrastructure projects in Israel. The committee will be accompanied by senior representatives from the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Defense and the National...

The new Prime Minister's plane took off this morning for a first test flight, a plane held by the pilot of the IAA pilot. The flight lasted between two and three hours, during which time the airplane systems were examined. This is the first test flight of a series of flights and further tests to be conducted later. Last Thursday, the plane, worth NIS 729 million, performed a convection test according to the test flight preparation protocol. In this convection test, hydraulic systems, brake systems, and ground steering systems were examined. During the preparation for the first run, light...

In the coming years, government agencies are expected to contract with many foreign companies through 100 infrastructure and energy tenders, whose total value is estimated at NIS 200 billion. The Ministry of Economy said today that the call made by Minister Cohen to his colleagues in the government that the need to require government-awarded companies to implement reciprocal procurement in these auctions stems from the evasion of government entities from the obligation on foreign suppliers to reciprocate in the Israeli economy. During the cabinet meeting, the head of the Industrial...

The government's plan to renovate buildings to strengthen them and allow them to withstand earthquakes A plan known as the "TAMA 38" expires in May 2022, but will only finish completely in 5 years because local municipalities who wish to keep the plan going can follow the plan until May 2025. Provided they advance A local plan for urban renewal program which was recently approved. Head of National Housing and National Planning and Building Council Chairman Ze'ev Bielski: "After countless discussions and thinking, I welcome the extension of the 38th TEMA for a three-year termit. IT is a...

For the second time in a year, the Administrative Court canceled a plan to build 3,000 apartments southeast of Ashdod Port, which was twice approved by the National Planning and Building Committee and promoted by the Israel Lands Authority. This is a huge plan to build a new neighborhood known as Lachish Park, on a 612 acre site where Ashdod's new football stadium is to be built. The ruling will force the state to appeal to the High Court or completely cancel the plan. At the beginning of the year, the Be'er Sheva Administrative Court received a petition from the Manufacturers...

The ceasefire reached between Islamic Jihad and Israel has been violated again and at least five rockets have been launched into communities near the Gaza Strip in the last hour. Among other things, rockets were launched into the cities of Sderot and Netivot, and to smaller towns in the Negev, Eshkol and Sha'ar Negev areas. An iron dome system intercepted two rockets. Egyptians reported this morning that a ceasefire agreement has been reached between Israel and Islamic Jihad. A certified Egyptian source reports that the Islamic Jihad agrees to stop the shooting and will settle for...