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Confrontation within the Likud at the top of the government: Finance Minister Israel Katz sharply criticized the closure policy led by the Ministry of Health with the support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In internal finance ministry discussions on formulating an economic assistance program for the self-employed and unemployed, the minister said: "I will not let millions of people sink into despair and disgrace from hunger because of wrong decisions by the Ministry of Health to close the economy indiscriminately and without any health justification

Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit informed the High Court that the loan received by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from his cousin, the American businessman Natan Milikovsky, in the amount of $ 300,000, is a prohibited gift. This is after the ombudsman ruled two years ago that this is a gift that requires the approval of the permits committee. The ombudsman explains the change in position in exposing the business ties between Netanyahu and Milikowski in the stock affair, which the ombudsman decided to close in October. A decision published on Tuesday evening in response to a petition...

In the wake of escalating tensions between Turkey and Israel, a growing number of Israeli consumers are expressing concern about unwittingly purchasing products with Turkish origins. While the import of certain goods like tomatoes and vegetables from Turkey has been halted, many popular international brands continue to manufacture products in Turkish factories, raising eyebrows among Israeli shoppers

The consequences of the corona crisis and how it will be managed will continue to accompany the Israeli economy for a long time. In 2021, a further contraction in the economy, a mass closure of businesses and an increase in the number of high-risk businesses were forecast. The main victims will be small and new businesses, and those that have rejected loan repayments to banks. This all comes up in a review conducted by business information firm Dun & Bradstreet for TheMarker newspaper. The review shows that 2021 is expected to be the second consecutive year in which the economy has shrunk,...

The law to increase the purchase tax on apartments went into effect on Sunday. Under the new law, purchase tax brackets on investors will be changed from three to two. The tax rate will increase from 5% to 8%. The tax for apartment buyers worth up to NIS 5.348 million will be 8%, instead of 5% -7% to date. Buyers of a higher value investment apartment will pay 10%, as has been the case so far. The Ministry of Finance now hopes that raising the tax will curb the purchases of real estate investors. The tax increase was approved in the Knesset without significant changes from the bill...

The long queues at Ben Gurion Airport where the Israelis stood during the week of Passover are also reflected in the data: in April this year, 685.6 thousand passenger departures were recorded abroad, close to the numbers before the corona eruption in 2019, when 798.7 thousand passengers left the country. On the other hand, despite a significant recovery, the increase in inbound tourism is still far from the data before the crisis and stands at about half of April 2019. Due to the Corona restrictions in 2020 as a whole, 887.1 thousand foreign arrivals to Israel were recorded, and in 2021...

The Israel Police has concluded an investigation into Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman, on suspicion of allegedly exploiting his position and authority in the Ministry of Health, with the aim of improperly influencing the discretion of a variety of professionals subject to him in the ministry. Among other things, Litzman was investigated on suspicion of trying to influence a psychiatric opinion of a suspect in pedophilia. The findings of the interrogation were transferred two weeks ago to the Prosecutor's Office, which will examine whether to indict Deputy Minister Litzman. The...

Eyal Berkowitz entered the field of electric scooters. Leo (LEO), which he owns, will start operating scooters in Israel, Australia, Germany, Spain and France. The activity in Israel will begin in March in the cities of Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Haifa and Eilat at a price of NIS 5 for renting a vessel and a half shekel for every minute of use. Leo's tools will be available 24 hours a day, 24 hours a day, as opposed to the usual cessation of service from 22:00 until the following morning

The cessation of train traffic between Hadera and Herzliya from Wednesday night until Sunday morning significantly affected the northern residents who work in the center of the country, who had to decide this morning whether to fight traffic jams or stay home. Many residents complained about the situation, claiming they were under siege. The closures of Netanya, Netanya-Sapir, Beit Yehoshua and Caesarea-Pardes Hana are being carried out as part of an annual maintenance program, which will include upgrades and replacements of parties and devotees, whose job is to divert the train from one...