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The Ministry of Finance published a memorandum to increase the retirement age for women, now 62 years. According to the proposal, this is a gradual move that will take place over a period of 11 years, starting next April. In the first three years, the retirement age will be raised at a rate of 4 months per year, and for the rest of the years - 3 months per year. Then the retirement age will be linked to life expectancy when the retirement age for women can not exceed that of men. The first stage in which the retirement age will be raised in 4 months per year will apply to the children born...

The Rebbe of Viznitz, Rabbi Yisrael Hagar, instructed his followers to open all the educational institutions of the court starting tomorrow, and also called on other rabbis to act like him and order their communities to do so. Hagar heads the third largest Chassidut in Israel, is a member of the Torah Party Torah and has a representative in the Knesset (MK Yaakov Tessler). This is the first crack in the official position of the mainstream leaders in the ultra-Orthodox community, who have so far called on the public (at least publicly) to maintain the closure guidelines. The Rebbe of...

The IMF economists express concerns that the conflict in Gaza could escalate further, and continued attacks by the Houthis in the Red Sea, a crucial route for 11% of world trade, could disrupt supply chains and impede the global recovery. The ongoing war in Ukraine adds to the risks, potentially causing spikes in food, energy, and transportation prices, which have already seen a sharp increase

A shocking shooting attack that occurred this Saturday afternoon in the town of Hawara has claimed the lives of Aviad Nir (28) and his father Shay Silas Nigarkar (60), both residents of Ashdod. The victims were in Hawara for routine maintenance on their vehicle and to purchase car accessories when tragedy struck at a local car wash business

Dozens of Israeli Internet sites were attacked by hackers of the "hackers of savior" group on Thursday. This is a planned attack that came against the backdrop of al-Quds Day. The sites, most of which are run through the WordPress platform, featured an illustrative video that allegedly attacked Israel, with the caption "Counting the Reverse of Israel Destroyed from A Long Time ago" (errors originally). Hackers wrote on the YouTube channel: "We gather here to avenge the Zionist crimes against the Palestinians who have died or lost their lives, their families and their lands. What we can do...

South Korea's parliament approved a trade agreement with Israel and it is expected to enter into force in December. This is Israel's first free trade area agreement with an Asian country. With the entry into force of the agreement, mutual tariff reductions will apply to imported and exported products, alongside the improvement and facilitation of trade in a variety of other areas such as services, investments, and standardization. The agreement will give Israeli companies a competitive advantage in the Korean market and is expected to increase and diversify Israeli exports to Korea, as...

Minister of Economy and Industry, Amir Peretz, formulates a plan that will lead to the establishment of a trust between the Bedouin society in the Negev and the State of Israel. "If we do things right, we can make the next generation part of the Israeli human economy, because otherwise the neglect and deterioration that leads to the separation between Bedouin and Israeli society will continue." Minister Peretz and the office's director, David Lefler, met with the heads of the major authorities, senior representatives of the diaspora accompanied by MK Said Al-Khrumi, and with the Bedouin...

The National Labor Court rejected Friday's state demand to issue restraining orders - announcing that the 10th grade school year is over. Meaning: Upon accepting the Teachers Organization position, the middle school year is over, and kindergarten and elementary students left for the Great Holidays on July 1st. "We do not express any position on the implications of this decision on the obligation of the Teachers' Union to act in accordance with its agreements with the state," the judges wrote. "In the absence of a normative source to require the extension of the school year to the 10th...