Category: Business

PM affirms bid for parliamentary immunity, saying it is meant to protect public servants from false allegations; Gantz and Liberman vow to instruct respective party lawmakers to vote against the move Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he will seek parliamentary immunity from prosecution in the three graft cases against him, mere hours […]

Israeli tech companies raised a record $8.19 billion in 2019, easily surpassing the $6.4 billion in 2018, which was itself a record. According to IVC, Israeli tech companies raised $6.14 billion in the first nine months of the year. This amount an estimated $2.05 billion in the fourth quarter ($800 million in October, $900 million […]

Despite government reassurances, some local residents evacuate as pipeline expels pollutants ahead of launch; Electric Corp. says consumers to see a reduction in tariffs from Wednesday; Netanyahu praises new supply: ‘Today we made history’ After a series of delays, natural gas began to flow Tuesday afternoon from Israel’s Leviathan rig off the coast of Haifa. […]

“I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.”-Thomas Jefferson Once upon a time, Americans were still being instructed to value a life of the mind. Then, Ralph Waldo Emerson, following Thomas Jefferson, had called sensibly upon the young country to embrace “plain living and […]

The High Court debates Netanyahu’s competence to form a government Supreme Court discusses a petition of 67 intellectuals and high-tech demanding ruling on whether Knesset member battling criminal charges can be tasked with putting together a coalition. Netanyahu supporters protest outside the court The High Court of Justice on Tuesday debates a petition seeking to […]

I went on the @bumble dating sight and they closed my account. 👁👁Some users reported that it couldn’t possibly be me!Hey @bumble, is being me exclusionary ? 🤷🏼‍♀️Don’t shut me out of the hive 🐝 — Sharon Stone (@sharonstone) December 30, 2019 Umm, if you’re on @bumbleThere’s no hope for the rest of us!😣#YouveGotToBeKidding — […]

Police in the town of Monsey, where the attack occurred, say they apprehended the suspected attacker; Witnesses tried to fend off attacker: “Throwing chairs and tables at him” A man attacked a Hanukkah celebration at a rabbi’s home north of New York City late Saturday, stabbing and wounding at least five people with a large […]

“Space Force” service result at best, will be the same as it has always been here on earth. At worst, this result could be utterly baneful and uniquely catastrophic. On December 20, 2019, US President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act, creating the newest military service since the US Air Force was established in […]

By Contributing Author The medical tourism industry is worth billions of dollars today. Many countries are eager to further grow their economy by attracting more and more foreigners into their countries for medical treatment. Over a million Americans alone seek medical care outside of the United States every year. Similarly, several people from Europe, including […]

Iran is at the top of Mossad’s priorities’ says head of spy agency Yossi Cohen says Tehran’s nuclear ambition and entrenchment in the region presents a challenge to Israel’s national intelligence agency Yossi Cohen, the head of  The Israeli Mossad says Iran is the number one priority for the national intelligence agency. Speaking at the […]