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The number of job vacancies in October fell by 2%, from 55.5 thousand in September to 54.5 thousand; This is compared to about 100,000 vacancies at the end of 2019. This is according to data published by the Central Bureau of Statistics. The vacancy rate in October was 2.3%, compared with 2.32% in September. The low number of job vacancies is not just a result of the second closure: even in summer the number of job vacancies did not exceed 60,000. The slump in demand for workers is probably due to the uncertainty of the economy during the Corona period, Another factor is the very little...

Norwegian Wealth Fund, renowned as one of the world's largest investment bodies with an estimated capital of $1.6 trillion, made headlines by announcing a comprehensive review of its holdings in various international and Israeli companies. This re-evaluation comes in the wake of the recent conflict in Gaza, with the fund citing potential violations of its ethics regulations as the impetus behind this decision

The government (Sunday) approved the use of surveillance through cell phones to fight Corona. According to officials of the Justice Ministry, according to the approved outline, both the paths of the verified patients' paths through their cellular devices will also be reviewed and an attempt will be made to locate people who were around and possibly infected. In the first circle, to be conducted by the police, patients will be asked to confirm their cellular examination to check where they were - instead of the questioning conducted today by a medical staff member. In some circumstances,...

The Faculty of Medicine in Tel Aviv has decided that the number of students there is going to increase significantly, and it is expected to undergo a major change in the curriculum and adapt it to the current era. In a letter sent this week by the management of the faculty to all its members, it announced the expected revolution in medical studies in Tel Aviv: 320 medical students per year within three years - instead of the 225 who started the first year this year - and a change in the entire curriculum. Part of the increase was made possible thanks to the cancellation of the American...

Facebook is suing the Israeli NSO following a crackdown on the spyware exploited by a spyware developer, which it says has been used, among other things, to track at least 100 journalists and human rights activists. That's how the tech giant announced. "In May, Wetsap announced that it had identified and blocked a new type of cyberbullying that included a video call service vulnerability," Wetsap Director Will Cathcart said in a Washington Post article. "Now, after months of investigation, we can say with certainty who is behind the attack. Today we filed a lawsuit in a federal court that...

First step on the collision course between the Israeli government and the judiciary system - on the way to canceling the reason for reasonableness and enacting the superseding clause by a majority of 61. Justice Minister Yariv Levin (Likud) held a press conference in the Knesset this evening (Wednesday), where he presented the main points of his legal reform. Several key sections of the reform focus on weakening the judiciary and the Supreme Court

The ICL company managed by Raviv Zoler reports on a major deal - the company signed a memorandum of understanding for the supply of potash in Europe. The identity of the customer was not disclosed, but according to estimates, it is the Norwegian capital. This is an activity of 300 thousand tons per year and given the price of potash, it is a transaction with a financial scope of approximately 220-240 million dollars. This deal comes against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war and the suspension of purchases from Russia and Belarus. Europe sanctions Russia and this may have transferred...

Starting Wednesday, July 24, direct train service from Be'er Sheva to Tel Aviv will be halted until Saturday evening, July 27, due to essential track maintenance. This interruption affects travel between various key stations, impacting commuters and travelers in the region

Representatives of Israel abroad begin voting - for the second time in 5 months: 13 days before Election Day in Israel, and there are those who are already throwing a ballot. Over 5,000 Israeli voters who are abroad due to their work will elect their representatives for the 22nd Knesset. The last time they took part in the democratic process was only last April, so the elections were held for the 21st Knesset. State employees and representatives of national institutions serving abroad may elect to represent the country in which they serve. Among the voters: civil servants (including...

The outline of the open sky for the return of civilian flights went into operation this morning (Sunday), but the road to the next vacation is still very far. A lot of hopes were hung on the deadline for the opening of the sky and the possibility of returning and flying - August 16th. Technically, the sky is not really closed to flights to and from Israel. Flights still appear on the airport's flight schedule and in fact they never stopped. However, the series of conditions that restrict passengers have made this activity extremely limited. Not only a ban on entry to Israel for passengers...