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The 49th Israeli Archaeology Conference, which was set to bring together 80 researchers from across the country, has been postponed indefinitely following political pressure from Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party. Eliyahu demanded the cancellation of Prof. Rafi Greenberg’s participation, citing his critical stance on archaeological excavations in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, which he argues dispossess Palestinians of their land

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s advisers, Eli Feldstein and Yonatan Urich, have been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged illicit connections between Netanyahu’s office and Qatari officials. Feldstein, the prime minister’s spokesman, and Urich, his media advisor, are suspected of crimes including money laundering, bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. The police are expected to request an extension of their detention

Tens of thousands of people are currently protesting in Habima Square, Tel Aviv, demanding the immediate release of hostages held in Gaza and protesting against the Israeli government's political maneuvers, including efforts to oust Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara. The protest is notably led by opposition leader Yair Lapid, among others, who are calling for an end to the ongoing war and for the safe return of the kidnapped individuals

In a groundbreaking deal, Alphabet, Google's parent company, has officially announced its acquisition of Israeli cybersecurity firm WIZ for $32 billion—$9 billion more than its initial offer from several months ago. This acquisition marks the largest ever made by an Israeli company, surpassing the previous record set by Mobileye’s $15 billion sale to Intel in 2017. It is also the largest deal in Alphabet's history, surpassing the $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility in 2011

An Israeli researcher’s recent report on her return to the University of Cambridge has raised alarm bells regarding Israel’s growing brain drain. Six years after completing her degree at the prestigious institution, the researcher found that the number of Israelis in Cambridge had quadrupled. This worrying trend poses the question: Is Israel’s intellectual brain drain intensifying?

Discount Bank reported a modest increase in net profit for 2024, reaching NIS 4.3 billion, up 2.1% from NIS 4.2 billion in 2023. However, the bank's return on equity (ROE) declined to 14.2%, compared to 15.7% in the previous year. Despite the slight dip in ROE, the bank posted solid results, driven by strong performance in the fourth quarter