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At a recent press conference following the release of Check Point's quarterly report, Gil Shvid, one of the founders of Check Point and its longstanding CEO, announced his departure from the CEO position after more than 30 years of service. Shvid will be stepping into the role of chairman, emphasizing his commitment to remain actively involved in the company's future endeavors

The year 2021 culminated in a record mortgage takeover: homebuyers received NIS 116 billion from banks, a sum that skyrocketed demand and apartment prices to unprecedented highs. This is an increase of 149% compared to 2020, which was also a record year in real estate, in which the banks marketed NIS 78.1 billion in mortgages. And a jump of 11% compared to the previous month, November 2021. The total number of new mortgages granted by banks in Israel in November is NIS 10.98 billion, an increase of 2.5% compared to NIS 10.7 billion in October

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett recommends that the Israeli public not make non-essential trips abroad. During a tour of Ben Gurion Airport, Bennett said that there may be significant changes in the policy of departure and entry into Israel. "If you have not yet booked a flight abroad and you do not have to - do not book," he said. "Whoever does not have to go abroad - who did not go. This is not a guideline but a recommendation. Travel the country. The contagion incident in Binyamina originated in a family returning from a vacation in Cyprus, not a red country - and became infected. We will...

In January 2022, there was a sharp decrease in the volume of mortgages taken by Israelis compared to December, when an all-time record of mortgages by homebuyers was set. This could indicate the purchase of fewer apartments at the beginning of 2022 than in the last months of 2021. Data from the Bank of Israel published today (Sunday) show that in January the public took out almost NIS 10 billion in housing loans (to be exact: NIS 9.966 billion), compared with NIS 12.219 billion in December 2021. In November the public took NIS 10.985 billion, in October NIS 10.688 billion and in the...

Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit did call on the High Court to reject the petition of the Movement for Quality of Government, which demanded the declaration of the prime minister's imprisonment due to his criminal trial, but the saga of the imprisonment is just beginning. , Which may lead to imprisonment. The adviser pointed to two main parameters that could lead to Netanyahu's imprisonment. The first parameter: "functional" fortification resulting from his involvement in the trial against him. "The possibility cannot be ruled out categorically that in exceptional concrete...

The government approves the third-beat regulations of the reliefs that will take effect on Sunday. Studies in grades 7-10 will be renewed in educational institutions in the green, yellow and orange cities. Institutions of higher education will also be opened for the vaccinated and recovering. The ministers also approve a restriction on gatherings in banquet halls, which will allow up to 50% of the hall to occupy no more than 300 people. Entrance to the halls will only be allowed for green card holders, except for 5% of the event participants, who will be able to enter by presenting the...

Blue and white chairman and deputy prime minister Bemi Gantz on the last day of the 23rd Knesset, the leadership he so desperately lacked during his tenure in the Netanyahu government. He preferred the good of the state over his personal good and agreed that the government would approve a continuing budget. The Finance Ministry's bill according to which the follow-up budget for 2021 will not be based on the last approved budget - for 2019. According to the decision, another NIS 100 billion can be spent, which means that instead of a NIS 100 billion cut in ministry expenses, the cuts will be...