Author: David Rutman

Great news for apartment owners caught in a never-ending urban renewal project: a recent legislative amendment now enables apartment owners in all types of urban renewal deals to cancel agreements if the project fails to progress according to the legally established timeline.  Whether it’s a building clearance or a building renewal (TMA 38 and its […]

In a concerted effort to bolster the Israeli tech ecosystem impacted by the recent Israel-Hamas war, a global coalition of tech companies, entrepreneurs, and investors has unveiled “Circles of Dialogue,” an online platform and community network aiming to provide vital support to tech founders navigating the challenges posed by the ongoing crisis. Since its inception, […]

Social media company X on Monday sued media watchdog group Media Matters, alleging the organization defamed the platform after it published a report that said ads for major brands had appeared next to posts touting Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party. X, formerly Twitter, has faced growing outrage since Media Matters published the report on […]

In a bid to address the challenges faced by the Israeli farming community amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, Leket Israel, the national food bank, has unveiled a groundbreaking partnership with Bank Leumi, Keshet, and the National Union of Israeli Students. This collaborative effort seeks to provide crucial support to farmers grappling with labor shortages […]

Israel received its first shipment of new armored ambulances at Ben-Gurion Airport on Sunday, according to Walla. The ambulances were purchased in an emergency procurement conducted by the Defense Ministry’s Mission to the US due to the war with Hamas in Gaza. The shipment included dozens of ambulances that were built and armored in the […]

Elon Musk’s response to an antisemitic comment on X, formerly known as Twitter, has come with a significant cost as many major companies have begun pulling their advertisements from the platform.  Disney is the latest company to pull its ads from X, following Apple, Comcast/NBCUniversal, the European Union, IBM, Lionsgate Entertainment, Paramount Global, and Warner […]

Is there hope for the construction industry? The Chairman of the Special Committee on Foreign Workers, MK Eliyahu Ravivo, held a meeting with the Thai Ambassador to Israel, Pannabha Chandraramya.  The two discussed the Thai government’s position on repatriating workers who were previously employed in agriculture.  Following the meeting, Ravivo announced a significant breakthrough in […]

In the midst of the ongoing conflict with Gaza, businesses are grappling with an 18% average drop in workforce availability, according to a report published by the Labor Ministry.  Approximately 760,000 people, constituting nearly one-fifth of the workforce, have been affected by military service, residence in the Gaza periphery, or childcare responsibilities. An additional 46,000 […]

We are not exactly short on downers right now. Betwixt the anxiety over loved ones held God-knows-where in Gaza, loved ones lost, family members serving in the army, and the emotional challenges of having to relocate to unfamiliar pastures, there is the simple concrete dome scratcher of how to make a living. The way ahead, […]

A US court on Thursday sentenced an Israeli private detective to six years and nine months in prison for organizing global hacking campaigns against thousands of people including climate change activists and critics of German company Wirecard. Aviram Azari, a former policeman detained in the United States since 2019, pleaded guilty last year to three […]