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Thousands of people demonstrated on Monday against the legal revolution at Ben Gurion Airport. Clashes broke out between police forces and protesters, who blocked major roads in the port, including the road leading to the entrance to the passenger hall in Terminal 3. 52 people were arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct. Later, the demonstration continued in front of the police station in Ramla, where the detainees were taken

The Labor and Welfare Committee chaired by MK Israel Eichler approved regulations that will allow the Civil Service Commissioner to approve an extension of service for a civil service employee up to the age of 72, thus allowing an extension of up to 5 years cumulatively from the date the employee reaches retirement age, as opposed to 4 years today

The data of the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) show that the average salary for an Israeli salaried position in April of this year was NIS 12,622, an increase of about 4.7% compared to April 2022 - similar to the inflation rate. Thus the average salary for a salaried position at constant prices (deducted by the price index to the monthly consumer) decreased by 0.2% relative to April of last year and stood at NIS 10,874

The Central Beverage Company (Coca Cola Israel) will pay an administrative fine of NIS 36.4 million after abusing its monopolistic position in the beverage market. This is according to the final calculation of the fine approved by the head of the competition court, Judge Tamar Bezek-Rappaport. The original fine imposed in 2019 was NIS 39 million. The ruling indicates that the Competition Tribunal accepted the commissioner's position regarding six law-breaking practices, which constitute an abuse of monopolistic power, which the company has taken over the years

A booking site has begun to present a full price including VAT to Israeli consumers who purchase hotel accommodation and vacations in Israel. This was after a legal proceeding conducted by the Consumer Protection and Fair Trade Authority against the successful international site, which also included a NIS 2.5 million fine already in 2017

After a stormy night, crowds demonstrate on Thursday against the legal revolution in front of the homes of the coalition members across the country, in what they call the "Night of the Partners". Crowds are already in front of the homes of Gila Gamaliel, Yariv Levin, Yoav Galant, Avi Dichter, Nir Barkat, Yuli Edelstein, Miki Zohar Yitzhak Weserlauf, David Bitan, Moshe Saada, Moshe Arbel, Zvika Fogel, Boaz Bismuth, Amichai Shikli, Amir Ohana, Hanoch Milbitsky and Ofir Akunis

In March Israel moved for the first time from June to an annual deficit in the state budget that increased in April, since then the trend has been a consistent increase in the deficit. In June, the rate of the deficit in relation to GDP in the last 12 months was already 0.9%, which is NIS 15.4 billion. In June, a deficit of NIS 6.2 billion was recorded compared to a deficit of NIS 1.5 billion in May last year. This is according to the data of the Accountant General at the Treasury published today (Sunday). Since the beginning of the year, there is still a surplus of NIS 6.2 billion, which...

After four years of studies in which the Ministry of Education made attempts to reduce parents' payments, subsidize some of them and prevent their increase, on Monday he announced that he was canceling the plan to subsidize parents' payments for all students. As a result, the parents' payments to the schools will increase by NIS 20 per student already in the next academic year and are expected to continue to increase in the years to come

No less than 52% of the companies in the high-tech service industries reported in the first half of 2023 a reduction in personnel compared to the first half of 2022. This is according to the data of the Central Bureau of Statistics published on Monday. The company managers were also asked about the main cause of the economic damage to their company in the last six months. According to the CBS, the most significant cause of the damage was a decrease in demand for their company's product (about 36% of the companies defined it as such), followed by difficulties in raising venture capital...

Big Group announced that it will not force the tenants to close their businesses. After the new announcement, the company's share rose by about a percent after yesterday falling by 2.7%. Contrary to rumors, Big stands behind her decision," the company claimed and added: "When preserving democracy is the basis of her decision, Big stands behind her announcement. At the same time, as many as there are tenants in the centers who ask to open, she will respect their wishes and will not prevent them from doing so. In order to encourage tenants to participate in the strike, stores that will join...