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A complete collapse in the achievements of Arab education in Israel. This is the picture that emerges from the PISA 2018 exam grades for 9th graders. In the three areas of the test, Arab students achieved a decline, as well as peak gaps between Hebrew and Arabic students, with the average gap being 124 points. 54% of Arab students were classified as having difficulty in all three areas together, compared to only 12% among Jews. The gaps between strong and weak students in Israel are also highest in all the countries examined in all three subjects. The findings are particularly difficult in...

The EROS-C3 satellite produced by the Aerospace Industry was launched on December 30, 2022 at 09:20 Israel time, from the SPACEX company's "Falcon 9" launcher at the US Space Force's Vandenberg Base in California, USA. EROS-C3 is one of the most advanced observation satellites in the world, thanks to the integration of breakthrough technological capabilities that allow very high resolution photography on several channels at the same time

The average wage in the economy per Israeli worker was NIS 11,784 per month in January 2022, a decrease compared to the previous month when the average wage was NIS 12,142. This is according to data published by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In the high-tech industry, the average wage continues to be much higher than in the entire economy and even rose close to NIS 1,000 compared with December 2021 to NIS 27,310 (December 26,494). The salaries of the programmers in the field reached NIS 29,558 and of the workers in the field of scientific research and development NIS 29,481

Israel, long recognized for its prowess in innovation and academia, now faces a troubling descent in the OECD's education yearbook "Education View." This internationally renowned statistical publication is an important benchmark in the field of education, and Israel's recent rankings are raising concerns

Israel is the 30th country in the world with more than 100,000 people infected with corona: About six months after the first carrier of the virus was identified in Israel, in February, the Ministry of Health updated the epidemic data in the country, which shows that Israel now has 100,716 people infected. Yesterday, 1,496 new infections were diagnosed in Israel, and at midnight, another 889 infections were diagnosed today. Another 11 patients have died since midnight, and the total number of deaths now stands at 809. There are currently 22,122 active patients in Israel, 390 of whom are in...

Ido Susan and Hillel Kobrinsky recently completed a huge $ 208 million fundraiser for their startup, Drivenets, which has developed a solution that helps media companies increase surfing volume and maintain profitability. The start-up has benefited in the past year from the move to work from home, which has forced communications companies to deal with a huge volume of traffic, and invested in expanding their infrastructure. Drivents was established in December 2015, and this is its second round of capital raising since its inception. The round was led by the D1 Capital Partners fund, which...

The Innovation Authority announced the group of companies selected to establish the Israeli Quantum Computing Center with a budget of NIS 100 million for three years. The group will be led by the Israeli start-up company Quantum Mashins, and the Israeli start-up Classic will also participate. The quantum processors will be provided by three foreign companies: Quantware, ORCA Computing, and cold quanta

A ranking published in the New York Times shows that Israel is in sixth place in the world in terms of the number of new infections per day per million inhabitants. In the first places in the ranking are the Gulf states of Oman and Bahrain, where the virus is spreading rapidly, especially among foreign workers. Before Israel, which affects about 200 people per million inhabitants a day, are Oman, Bahrain, Panama, South Africa and the United States. In Oman, which leads the ranking, more than 300 people per million inhabitants are infected per day, as of the end of July. After Israel in the...

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, the consumer price index (CPI) for October rose by 0.5% compared to the previous month. Still, annual inflation held steady at 3.5%, the same rate as during the corresponding period last year. Despite the monthly increase, the overall inflation rate remains within the government’s target range, though it continues to challenge economic policymakers

Israel has a budget for next year and 2022. The Knesset approved the Budget Law on second and third reading. Sixty-one MKs supported the budget law and fifty-nine opposed yesterday. Friday's vote for the 2022 budget 59 MK supported and 56 MK opposed. Thus, the possibility of overthrowing the government was avoided due to the failure to transfer the budget on time. Knesset members from the coalition hugged at the end of the vote and some of them were photographed on their mobile phones. This morning, the plenum will continue to vote on the other budget laws: the budget law for the year...