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The Minister of Finance, Avigdor Lieberman, rejected the harsh criticism leveled at him for his decision to introduce a criterion of exhausting earning capacity to subsidize day care centers as early as September - a move that will lead to the cessation of subsidies for 18,000 ultra-Orthodox families. "We did not invent the wheel," Lieberman told reporters at a special briefing with senior officials of his office ahead of the 2022-2021 budget. "I heard all the cries of the robbed Cossack. But we have done it twice already. Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also did it in 2003 and in...

The approaching holidays mark not only the massive departure of Israelis abroad, but also the arrival of tourists who return to flood the streets of the cities. However, despite a considerable recovery in the arrival of tourists, the inbound tourism industry reports that they are still not arriving here in the numbers they were before the corona virus - while Israelis are flocking abroad in droves, and the figures are already equaling, and even surpassing, the numbers before the crisis. The number of tourists reaches 60%-70% of their number before the crisis. According to data from the...

"You should buy fast, even if it's a package of 20 antigen tests, because if you come in another hour there will be no more," the saleswoman at the Good Pharm branch on Florentine Street explained to one of the customers today (Sunday). The Super-Pharm branch, which is 200 meters away, has not been inspected since Thursday. The cashier says they were assured that the inventory would be replenished later in the day, but she does not know exactly when. Since the Ministry of Health announced last week that vaccines exposed to a verified patient will be able to settle for a home corona test to...

Historical agreement: Israel and the United Arab Emirates complete negotiations for a free trade area agreement between the two countries The agreement, which is comprehensive and significant, includes, among other things, issues related to trade in goods, including regulation and regulation, customs, trade in services, cooperation, government procurement, e-commerce and protection of intellectual property rights. The issue was discussed at a meeting between Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and heir apparent Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi last December, where it was agreed to speed...

The average budget for a state-religious high school student in 2021 was NIS 41,400 - 26% more than the budget for a state high school student, which was over NIS 32,800. This was the gap in 2020 as well - thereby maintaining the large gap between the two sectors this year as well. This is according to the "Budgetary Transparency" presentation for 2021 published today (Sunday) by the Ministry of Education. These disparities are the result of the period in which ministers from the religious parties ruled the ministry, between 2015 and 2020 - first Naftali Bennett and then Rafi Peretz - who...

650 new infections have been diagnosed since midnight, out of 24,046 tests. The percentage of positive tests is 2.7%. This was updated by the Ministry of Health. Seven more Krona patients have died since midnight, bringing the number of victims since the outbreak of the plague in Israel to 2,319. 1,012 corona patients are hospitalized in hospitals across the country: 582 in critical condition, including 226 respirators, and 163 in moderate condition. The number of medical staff staying in solitary confinement has dropped below 1,000 and stands at 985, including 130 male and female doctors...

The Ministry of Health has issued an import permit for the rapid test kit for the detection of the corona virus by the global medical technology giant Ketone Dickinson (BD) for immediate use in Israel. The test, dubbed Veritor, was approved by the regulatory authorities in the United States and Europe several months ago. The kit works on the basis of identifying proteins from the envelope of the virus (antigens), and allows a result to be obtained within about 15 minutes. It is simple to operate, and will be approved for use in laboratories. In the future, home operation may be possible...

The industrial cyber company Clarotti raised $ 140 million in Round D. The company declined to state the value at which it raised, but learned that it stands at $ 1 billion. This is the company's first recruitment since 2018. The round was co-led by Bessemer Venture Partners' Century II growth fund, set up to invest in market-leading companies, and 40 North, the investment arm of global industry giant Standard Industries. Other strategic investors who participated in the round are LG and I Squared Capital's ISQ Global InfraTech Fund. In addition, all previous investors in Clarotti -...

The consumer price index rose by 0.3% in February 2021, indicating that after a long period of Corona, prices began to rise, with inflation already estimated to increase by approximately 201%. . Significant price decreases were recorded in fresh vegetables - 1.9% and in footwear - 1.7%. Since the beginning of the year, the consumer price index has risen by 0.2% and in the last 12 months (February 2021 compared to February 2020), the consumer price index remains unchanged, after a negative index throughout 2020. According to the CBS Housing Price Index, which is published together with the...

On Friday evening, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett described the meeting with US President Joe Biden as "excellent" - and invited him to visit Israel after overcoming the spread of the Delta strain. "It felt like we had known each other for a long time," Bennett said. "I found a leader who loves Israel, knows exactly what he wants - and is also attentive to our needs." The prime minister said that along with him, Biden was also determined that Iran would never be able to reach nuclear weapons, and said he was happy that the target had been agreed on by both sides to work in the near future...