Articles by November, 2021

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Health Ministry Director General Prof. Nachman Ash announced Sunday that the government is preparing to purchase Pfizer's drug for Corona patients in Israel. Why is it different from previous epidemic treatments, how effective is it, who will receive it and in what dosage, and is Israel really lagging behind other countries in negotiations with the pharmaceutical company? Dr. Erez Gerty of the Davidson Institute, the educational arm of the Weizmann Institute, explains that “if the results are correct, there is a significant change here in the way we deal...

Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman has decided to increase compensation for businesses affected by the Corona crisis in 2020. The compensation will be given as a one-time grant. The Ministry of Finance has established several assistance routes for businesses that have been affected due to the decrease in the scope of their activities. After examining the entitlements and providing a response to businesses that were particularly severely affected during 2020. Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman: "Thanks to the responsible conduct of the government and the preservation of business sector...

Israel approved on Sunday night the outline of inbound tourism to Israel. The Corona Cabinet approved in a telephone poll the outline of the tourist groups initiated by Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz and Tourism Minister Yoel Rezbozov. The entry of tourist groups to Israel began as early as September, but now - in accordance with the approval of the outline, tourist groups will be able to enter the country even if they are not vaccinated with a third vaccine, provided they confirm a negative result in a recent corona test. According to the new outline, which will take effect tomorrow,...

The State Attorney's Office filed an indictment against MK Haim Katz as part of a plea agreement signed with him, according to which he will be fined and given a suspended sentence only. As part of the plea bargain, the offense of fraud and breach of trust attributed to Katz was reduced to the offense of conspiracy to achieve a kosher purpose by improper means. This, at the end of negotiations that lasted a year between his defense attorneys and Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit and the State Attorney's Office. Katz, who will be represented by attorneys Noyet Negev, Yana Fogel and Tuval...

The Natural Resources Taxation Law passed on Wednesday evening by a majority of 9 MKs against 0 opponents and entered the law book of the State of Israel after long months of discussions and delays. In this way, the "wealth fund", to which taxes from gas profits are directed, will probably accumulate more than a billion shekels in 2022, and the money will be able to be used for public use. Thanks to the amendment to the law, levies over $ 200 million, the payment of which has been delayed for a long time due to disputes with the tax authority, will soon be paid for the benefit of all...

The aerospace industry launches the Scorpius family, the first electronic warfare system (LA) of its kind in the world with reception capabilities, blocking and disrupting several threats at different frequencies and in different directions at the same time. And disrupt the activity of enemy systems in a targeted manner, using multiple transmission beams at the same time. The threats handled by the system are from a wide range and include aircraft, drones, ships, missiles, means of communication and more. Unprecedented that it is possible to detect a large number of threats with different...

The hot and dry weather, almost stormy, and the fear of fires is coming true: in the locality of Gita in the Western Galilee, near the city of Maalot Tarshiha, at least 20 families were evacuated on Saturday following a fire raging tens of meters from the locality. The fire brigade said that there was a "real danger" to the settlement, and that the evacuation had taken place on its first line of houses. Many crews have been called to the scene from across the north, and five firefighting planes are assisting from the air. Another forest fire has been raging since nightfall near the...

A survey published by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) regarding demand for new dwellings shows that despite the holidays, in September this year 4,727 new dwellings were sold to the general public - a 45% jump compared to September 2020, when 3,258 new dwellings were sold; compared to the previous month (August 2021 ) Where 3,902 new apartments were sold, an increase of 21%. On an annual basis (last 12 months - October 2020-September 2021), this is a 34% increase in the sale of new dwellings, after 51,454 new dwellings were sold in the past year, compared with 38,401 new dwellings...

Only 8,000 students (about half a percent of students in Israel) are studying financial education this year, according to a report by the Knesset's Research and Information Center (KRIC) ahead of a discussion on the subject to be held on Monday in the Knesset's Education Committee. The report, prepared by Dr. Eliran Zard for the committee's chairman, MK Sharan Hashakel, also shows a new hope, that in the 2009-2010 school year, before the Corona crisis, only 24,000 students studied the profession. These numbers are very low, despite That it is a profession that is considered by many to be...

The Bank of Israel has announced a reform designed to increase information transparency and competition in the mortgage market. The new reform is expected to facilitate borrowers in three key aspects: transparency and the ability to compare, simplicity and the ability to understand and efficiency in carrying out the process. It is estimated that the reform is expected to take full effect towards the middle of 2022 and there may be further changes. The Bank of Israel actually takes competition in the banking system one step further and requires the banking system to present uniform mortgage...