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Returning to the routine, also on the economic side: The consumer confidence index in March rose to 7% - compared to 12% - in the previous month, and similar to the value measured in February 2020, on the eve of the corona crisis, then the index stood at 6%. This is what the Central Bureau of Statistics publishes today (Tuesday). The balance sheet relating to the individuals' intentions for large purchases in the coming year compared to the previous year stands at 24%, similar to February; The balance sheet has been improving since October, when it stood at 45%. The balance sheet relating...

Israel commemorates the fallen in the Israeli battles: In the Western Wall plaza in Jerusalem, the official state ceremony was held that opened the Memorial Day events for IDF casualties and victims of hostilities. To those who died and were recognized as martyrs of the Israeli systems. From 1860 to the present, 23,928 fighters have fallen, including 43 casualties added in the past year and 69 IDF disabled people who died and were recognized as martyrs of the Israeli military. 4,176 martyrs were killed in hostilities. At 20:00, a one-minute memorial siren was sounded all over the country,...

Israel celebrates 73: This morning (Thursday), President Reuven Rivlin hosted for the last time during his tenure the event "All Israel from Jerusalem" and the ceremony of the 120 outstanding soldiers. Chief of Staff Major General Aviv Kochavi also attended the event, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Bnei Gantz are not attending this year due to Corona restrictions. Rivlin congratulated the outstanding soldiers. "My dear, I must say that I am excited to stand before you here today, for the last time as President. On this Independence Day you and you give us 120...

The Ministry of Health announced that for the first time seven cases of an Indian mutation of the Corona virus were identified in Israel among unvaccinated citizens who returned from abroad. The ministry said there was still no clear information regarding this variant and its implications for the vaccinated and recovering. The cases were identified using the National Genomic Flooring Array. In its announcement, the Ministry of Health emphasized the importance of isolating returnees from abroad to Israel, especially from countries where morbidity in Corona is severe. Prof. Galia Rahav,...

End to masks in the open space: A year after the directive to wear masks in the public space, on Saturday the director general of the Ministry of Health, Hezi Levy, signed an order that would remove the obligation to wear masks in open spaces from Sunday. ". The Ministry of Health emphasized that in non-open areas a mask should be worn: "We mention that it is important at every exit from the house to be equipped with a mask that will be required in enclosed spaces and to maintain guidelines - mask, social distance and hygiene, for the health of us all." Health Minister Yuli Edelstein...

The Central Bureau of Statistics today publishes an amazing statistic regarding the number of vacancies in the economy. According to the CBS, the number of job vacancies was about 112.5 thousand jobs in March, which is the highest estimate observed since the beginning of the survey in 2009. The highest estimate so far was 106.5 in May 2017. The vacancy rate for March is 4.43% compared to the average vacancy rate of 3.59% in 2019 and 2.47% in 2020. There has been an increase in the number of job vacancies in all sectors of the economy surveyed compared to the 2020 average, and the most...

Elbit Systems, managed by Bezalel Machlis, won a $ 1.65 billion contract to build and operate a Greek Air Force flight training center as part of an agreement signed between the Israeli Ministry of Defense and the Greek Ministry of Defense. As part of the contract, which will be executed in the next 20 years, the company will provide new M-346 (Lavi) training aircraft and will strengthen the entire training squadron array, consisting of dozens of M-346 and T-6 (Efroni) training aircraft. Elbit Systems will also provide an innovative layered training avionics to be installed on the...

Israel has signed an agreement with Pfizer to purchase 10 million vaccine doses by the end of 2022 - of which about two million vaccines have already been sent to Israel, "at the expense" of the deal signed today. In addition, Israel and Pfizer have agreed on the existence of an option to purchase millions of other vaccine doses, which will be adapted to variants, if necessary. The deal signed today with Pfizer and the one that will soon be signed with Moderna, includes a 50% lower number of vaccines compared to the original deal presented by the Ministry of Health and the Prime Minister....

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...

March data on new mortgages published today (Monday) by the Bank of Israel were another illustration of how hot the residential real estate market is. Amounted to NIS 22.3 billion - an increase of about 7% compared to the corresponding quarter in 2020. It is one of the strongest quarters in the mortgage market ever in the country. In addition, the volume of mortgages taken in the first quarter of 2021 is 44% higher than the rate of mortgages taken in the corresponding quarter in 2019