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by Ifi Reporter
Category: Banking
The Antitrust Authority officially disqualified the merger between Union Bank and Mizrahi Tefahot Bank. Acting General Director of the Israel Antitrust Authority, Uri Schwartz, announced his opposition to the merger between Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot and Union Bank. The Authority explained that the move would have harmed competition on private customers in the banking system, a competition that is also limited in the situation before the merger
May 22, 2018
by Ifi Reporter
Category: Health
all employees of the health professions in Israel, including physiotherapists, dietitians, speech therapists, occupational therapists, hygienists, genetic counselors and art and art therapists will return to work. It will affect 5,000 workers in hospitals and in the community, employed by the Ministry of Health, Clalit Health Services, Meuhedet Health Fund, Hadassah Hospital, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, mental health centers and other institutions. It was decided at the end of a hearing in the Tel Aviv District Labor Court.
May 26, 2018
by Ifi Reporter
Category: Government
Bombardier, the Canadian railway and aircraft giant, held a conference for the local aerospace industries at the Manufacturers' Association in Tel Aviv, in order to find new collaborations for the purpose of realizing reciprocal purchasing and increasing its investments in Israel. The conference was held in cooperation with the Industrial Cooperation Authority of the Ministry of Economy and Industry, the Manufacturers' Association and the Israel Export Institute
May 26, 2018
by Ifi Reporter
Category: Health
all employees of the health professions in Israel, including physiotherapists, dietitians, speech therapists, occupational therapists, hygienists, genetic counselors and art and art therapists will return to work. It will affect 5,000 workers in hospitals and in the community, employed by the Ministry of Health, Clalit Health Services, Meuhedet Health Fund, Hadassah Hospital, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, mental health centers and other institutions. It was decided at the end of a hearing in the Tel Aviv District Labor Court.
May 30, 2018
by Ifi Reporter
Category: Hitech
The Supreme Court ruled that claims filed by Israelis against Facebook will be clarified in Israeli courts, even though the agreement to join the site states that they will be found in a court in California, the United States. The court accepted the attorney general's position that the "Californian" clause in the accession agreement that determines the place of jurisdiction is a depriving condition in a uniform contract and therefore should be annulled. However, the court ruled that the claims would be clarified according to American law, because it has not been proved that the very fact of...
May 31, 2018
by Ifi Reporter
Category: Hitech
Minister of Economy and Industry Eli Cohen and Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, opened the festive salute marking 70 years of Israeli innovation at the UN headquarters in New York, attended by more than 500 diplomats and community leader Jewish community in North America. Minister Cohen arrived on an official visit to Canada and the United States as head of a government delegation including Chief Scientist and Chairman of the Innovation Authority, Dr. Ami Appelbaum, Head of the Foreign Trade Administration, Ohad Cohen, and Chairman of the Export Institute Adiv Baruch.
May 31, 2018
by Ifi Reporter
Category: Hitech
Dutch health giant Philips buys the company from Caesarea founded by entrepreneur Shlomo Ben Haim, who also serves as chairman. According to the deal, Philips will pay 250 million euros in cash and another 210 million euros if the Israeli company meets its milestones. The Israeli company develops cardiac imaging systems and serves as a navigation system for patients with heart failure disorders.
Jun 6, 2018
by Ifi Reporter
Category: Government
The IDF's experiments in intercepting fire-kite-flying by means of multicopter drone proved to be a failure because of the low success rates, but the army continues to use the drones against the fire-kites. Kite terror from the Gaza Strip continues despite the calm: 12 firefighting teams and four firefighting planes operated in the Carmia reserve to take over the flames in a major fire that broke out due to a firebomb that was launched from the Gaza Strip. It is estimated that 2,000 to 3,000 dunams of fire were burned in the reserve area.
Jun 8, 2018