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The resignation of the director general of the Ministry of Finance, Keren Terner Eyal, just five months after taking office, is taking its toll on the ministry: in the next two weeks, senior officials of the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Israel will hold meetings with the three major credit rating companies - S&P Israel's current situation and its ability to meet its obligations. The meetings will be held this time in Zoom, and will not include shared and friendly meals with representatives of the rating companies. Generally, rating agencies do not take an interest in the retirement...

After staying in their homes for almost two weeks since the operation began in Gaza, today (Sunday) about 2.4 million students returned to school and kindergarten in the southern and central localities. In accordance with the directive of Education Minister Yoav Galant, the rehearsal began today and will be done gradually to allow each authority and school to prepare accordingly, until a full rehearsal tomorrow. The directive also applies to youth villages and boarding schools. The principal of the Alon School of Science in Sderot, Vered Afenger, said upon returning to school that "we feel...

Health Ministry Director Moshe Bar Siman-Tov announced Tuesday morning to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yaakov Litzman about his desire to resign. In a letter he sent to the two, he wrote that "upon the establishment of the government, I would like to announce my resignation from the office of the Director General. The State of Israel service is the greatest privilege. After almost 20 years in public service, of which five years as Director General of the Ministry of Health, it is time to move on. "I am proud of my years as CEO and especially in dealing with the...

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...

A festive event marking Israeli innovation was held at the UN headquarters in New York at the end of the week, with diplomats and government representatives from around the world, UN officials and representatives of Jewish and pro-Israel organizations among the guests exposed to innovative Israeli technologies in the fields of water, agriculture and social issues. The purpose of the event, which was initiated by the Israeli delegation to the UN, was to connect local industry with governments and senior officials from the international community at the UN headquarters during a high-level...

Health Minister Yuli Edelstein announced a policy change in the Corona inspections. A statement to the media made it clear that from now on, tests across the country will be expanded even without the detection of symptoms, and not just in schools as has been the case until now. "People without symptoms who have been in close contact with a verified patient at school, people without symptoms who have been in close contact with a verified patient as part of an institutional discussion - protected housing and the like, and at the discretion of the attending physician - I allow any physician...

The Yom Kippur fast will be marked tonight (Sunday) in the shadow of the general closure imposed by the government in favor of preventing the spread of the corona virus. About 7,000 police officers will take part in the closure enforcement operation during Yom Kippur. Most enforcement in localities where a Jewish majority is expected to focus on city centers and local gatherings on intercity roads. At the same time, the police are expected to deploy roadblocks at entrances and exits from cities and towns. Apart from that, the essential services will be provided only in the cities of...

Data published on Monday by the Central Bureau of Statistics reveal that the basic unemployment rate rose slightly in May to 3.5%, after it was 3.1% in April, 3.3% in March, 3.7% in February, 4.1% in January and 4.3% in December. Before seasonally adjusted data that neutralizes irregular jumps and external events, the unemployment rate remains at 3.6%, and in any case, it is a relatively low unemployment rate both in Israel's past and in the world today

udge Michal Agmon Gonen of the Tel Aviv District Court ruled today (Wednesday) against the prosecution's position on a preliminary question that arose in the Bezeq-yes case, in which an indictment was filed against Shaul Alovich and other defendants, alleging criminal conduct in the manner in which interested parties were promoted

After three election campaigns - Israel has a new government: The Knesset plenary on Sunday approved a majority of 73 Knesset supporters against 46 opposing the 35th state of Israel led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz. Broadcasts live declaration of allegiance by new government ministers One by one, the new government ministers came up and declared: "I pledge as a member of the government to maintain allegiance to the State of Israel and its laws, to fulfill my role as a member of government and to comply with the Knesset's decisions