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A report by the Ministry of Finance reveals that there are too many teachers in Israel, and the worst ones are very difficult to fire. The average starting salary for teachers reached NIS 5,287 (gross) per month in 2020, according to data from the department in charge of salaries and employment agreements in the Ministry of Finance. This is a salary given in the average scope of work for beginning teachers (the salary for a full-time job is NIS 8,474, but beginning teachers are not employed full-time). Like other reports concerning the Israeli education system, the report of the...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's announcement of a waiver of immunity is speeding his way to the bench, as Attorney General Avihai Mandelblit is no longer in charge of filing the indictment tomorrow morning. It is doubtful he will do so now that the prime minister is still in the US or back from his mission, but surely that will happen in the coming days

The reports of Israeli public companies holding significant activity in China indicate that there is currently no significant impact on business. However, the expected harm is mainly in the tourism sector of Chinese who will not come to Israel. It is estimated that about 24,000 tourists from China will be canceled in the next two months. Most of them spend an average of seven nights per night. This is a loss of close to 170,000 overnight stays in February and march

The curfew imposed in the country for the holiday will be valid until 7 am on Thursday. Traffic is also prohibited within the cities, and food is prohibited. By Friday, at 6 a.m., crossing between towns would be prohibited, and police set up dozens of roadblocks to enforce traffic restrictions. These restrictions do not apply to communities where most of their residents are not Jewish. The imposition of Passover on the nuclear family led to the creativity of residents across the country to co-exist. Families did not settle for online order and found ways to celebrate with neighbors...

Global travelers took on average six trips in the last year according to Agoda, one of the world’s fastest growing digital travel platforms. Agoda unveils insights from its Global Travel Usage and Attitude Survey, as it announces plans to expand in Israel ahead of its participation in the 26th International Mediterranean Tourism Market (IMTM) event in Tel Aviv. In Southeast Asia, where Agoda is headquartered, the number of trips annually is seven, compared to travelers from United Kingdom, United States and Australia who traveled four times in the past year. Meanwhile in Israel, people...