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In a recent hearing at the Knesset's finance committee, Professor Amir Yaron, the Governor of the Bank of Israel, voiced apprehensions regarding the potential downgrade of Israel's credit rating. Prof. Yaron acknowledged the increased risk premium since October 7, emphasizing the necessity for the government to implement challenging measures in the 2024 state budget to address economic concerns

The Ministry of Education in Israel is grappling with a dire shortage of qualified teachers as the upcoming school year approaches. The situation, termed a "quality shortage" by officials, reveals a significant gap in professional educators, particularly in science, mathematics, and language subjects. Despite official reports highlighting a shortage of 2,800 teachers, the true deficit exceeds 30,000 teachers who possess appropriate training. This scarcity is set to disrupt schools, leading to class cancellations and overcrowded classrooms

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, confirmed on Wednesday that it intends to lay off about 11,000 employees (about 13% of the workforce). Even earlier, the Wall Street Journal published this morning that its founder and big boss, Mark Zuckerberg, told hundreds of her managers in a meeting he held with them that the layoffs would begin today. This is the largest mass of layoffs this year in the technology industry

In the wake of the contentious decision by the Strauss company to halt its advertising on Channel 14, a storm of controversy has erupted, leading to a boycott backed by right-wing factions. Recent developments have taken a disturbing turn, with reports emerging that threats against the company's chairwoman, Ofra Strauss, have prompted the deployment of security personnel for her protection. This alarming situation has been brought to light by N12

The private Israeli space project Berashit may close its flagship program, a probe landing on the moon, in the coming weeks, after its major donors stopped their contributions. This is what the venture's co-founder Kafir Damari said today (Wed) in an interview with Bloomberg. The Israeli non-profit SpaceIL, which is behind the $100 million program, said that the reduced budget jeopardizes the second planned attempt to land a probe on the moon, using the Berashit 2 spacecraft, whose launch was planned for late 2025. "Our donors decided not to continue their contribution after transferring...

In the recently released Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for the year 2023, Israel has experienced a notable drop, falling to 33rd place with a score of 62. This comes after a positive shift in 2022, where Israel climbed five places with a score of 63, compared to the lowest score of 59 in 2021