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It's been about eight months that the security establishment, led by Defense Minister Benny Gantz, has been taking unilateral civilian measures that facilitate the population in the Gaza Strip. As a result, there are encouraging initial signs of slight improvement in the broken economy under which the 2.2 million residents of the Gaza Strip live. The new policy is unilateral, regardless of the conduct of Hamas, nor following negotiations for a cease-fire following an operation or under any arrangement, as in the past. On Sunday, reporters were presented with the main points of this...

The unemployment rate in Israel increased slightly in July, but it is still low: from the data published by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), it appears that the narrow unemployment rate increased in July to 3.7%, which is 159.5 thousand people, compared to a rate of 3.4% measured in June, which is 146.5 A thousand job seekers. Meanwhile, the employment rate also decreased, from 61.2% in the previous month to 60.9%, which is 4,195,800 employed. However, the number of unemployed and the unemployment rate are still lower than on the eve of the Corona crisis at the beginning of 2020

The Ministry of Education is looking into the possibility of shortening the school week in dozens of kindergartens and canceling classes on Friday. This is a solution to the predicament of kindergartens in other institutions. Several weeks, the ministry announced that 117 kindergarteners are missing and the proposal is intended to provide a solution in cases where a kindergartener cannot be found. However, this is of course a precedent that may expand

Less than two weeks before the start of school, negotiations between the Ministry of Education and the Teachers' Union, which represents elementary and middle school teachers, are still stuck. Both sides are intensifying the tone towards September 1, and the pressure in the corridors of government is increasing in an attempt to prevent a strike - certainly during an election period. Now the Ministry of Finance presents another offer for teachers, the third in number. In the core controversial issues—mainly the starting salary of teachers—the Treasury did not improve its proposal. The...

The Cyber, Emergency and Security Unit and the Chief Economist Division at the Ministry of Finance continue to strengthen the long-standing relationship and cooperation with the US. Further to the meeting of Finance Minister Lieberman with the US Deputy Treasury Secretary, Wally Adeyemo, in November 2021, in which they discussed the need to strengthen the resilience of systems, organizations financial and deepening cooperation on the subject, today (Tuesday) a cooperation agreement (MOU) in the cyber-financial field was signed between the ministries of finance of Israel and the USA. On the...

The 2,496,000 kindergarten children and school students start the school year this morning. At the last moment, the Ministry of Finance and the teachers' organization reached an agreement, and the high schools will also open this year as a series. The first day will be devoted mainly to festive ceremonies and meetings with the friends and teachers, introduction to the new education teams and disclosure of regulations and the annual timetable. The supervised nurseries will not start the year due to the staff strike. According to the data of the Ministry of Education, 544 thousand children...

The Innovation Authority and the Ministry of Economy and Industry are launching an innovative aid track to increase research collaborations between manufacturing companies and academic institutions, to the extent of NIS 4 million The track will allow manufacturing-oriented industrial companies to order studies from the leading research institutions in Israel in a way that will allow the local industry to incorporate groundbreaking knowledge into products and production processes, advance to the forefront of industrial innovation and take leading positions in global markets

The average salary of Israeli workers in June was NIS 12,522, 3% higher than the average salary in June of last year, according to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics published on Sunday. This is also an increase of about 4%-6% relative to the months of May and April, which indicated a downward trend in the average salary. It should be noted that in the month of June, many workers are paid recovery fees, so it cannot necessarily be concluded from this that there is a change in the trend. In addition, the real average salary - deducted from the monthly consumer price index was NIS...

The average budget for a state-religious high school student in 2021 was NIS 41,400 - 26% more than the budget for a state high school student, which was over NIS 32,800. This was the gap in 2020 as well - thereby maintaining the large gap between the two sectors this year as well. This is according to the "Budgetary Transparency" presentation for 2021 published today (Sunday) by the Ministry of Education. These disparities are the result of the period in which ministers from the religious parties ruled the ministry, between 2015 and 2020 - first Naftali Bennett and then Rafi Peretz - who...

The Minister of Education, Yifat Shasha-Biton, is expected to announce in the coming days the establishment of a new university in the Galilee, which will be the first to be established in the region, and in total the 11th university in Israel. Even though this is an election period, Shasha-Biton is expected to bring the decision to the approval of the Higher Education Council (HEC), which is expected to support it during, after Rosh Hashana. and OT), where objections are actually expected. In the past, there were differences of opinion in the higher education system on the need to...