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הפגנה אתיופים פתח תקווה

As Protests Subside, the Plight of Israel’s Ethiopian Community Is Only More Glaring

04.07.19|Lilach Baumer, Shachar Ilan, and Meir Orbach
Israel’s Ethiopian community took to the streets again on Wednesday afternoon to protest police violence, racial profiling, and discrimination
פגנת ה אתיופים ב קריית אתא

Israel Grinds to a Halt as Country’s Ethiopian Community Protests Police Violence

03.07.19|Lilach Baumer
A night of riots resulted in over a hundred cops and many protestors and bystanders injured and 136 protestors detained; damage was caused to private property, police cars, and ambulances
רקפת רוסק עמינח מנכלית בנק לאומי 14.8.18

Israel's Banking Ecosystem Is Experiencing Upheaval

01.07.19|Raheli Bindman
On Sunday, Israel’s Bank Leumi CEO and President Rakefet Russak-Aminoach announced her upcoming retirement, becoming the third Israeli bank CEO to do so since April
הונג קונג רחוב קניות קוזוויי ביי Causeway Bay

Israel, Hong Kong Agree to Ease Export-Import Process

30.06.19|Omri Milman
According to the agreement, authorized economic operators on both sides will receive various benefits and exemptions at customs
מפעל בזן חיפה 25.3.19

China’s Haier Group Dips Toes in Israel’s Petrochemical Sector

30.06.19|Lior Gutman
The consumer electronics company has signed several collaboration agreements with Israeli oil refining and petrochemicals company Bazan Group
מוסף שבועי 18.2.16 בשר מתכנתים כיתת סייבר ב תיכון אוהל שם רמת גן

With Tech Talent Too Expensive, Israeli Startups Look to High School

28.06.19|Sophie Shulman
The ever-increasing demand for tech talent in Israel—and the continuous rise in salaries that inevitably follows—is pushing startups to look for creative solutions for their human resource woes
סמסונג לוגו Samsung logo

Samsung Closes Israeli Accelerator After Four Years

25.06.19|Meir Orbach
Samsung Runway started operating in 2015, offering local startups the opportunity to partner with the South Korean electronics giant in their early stages, as well as a $50,000 no-equity grant and mentorship
מאגר ביומטרי טביעת אצבע זיהוי

Israel’s National Biometric Database Authority Failed to Report Two Security Incidents

16.06.19|Omer Kabir
The authority failed to report the incidents—which took place in 2017 and 2018—to its overseeing parliamentary committee, a committee that apparently hasn’t convened since 2017
ספנסר מוהן קרן Finistere

Venture Capital Firm Finistere Is Committed to Israel, Says Founding Partner

11.06.19|Omer Kabir
On Tuesday, the San Diego-Based VC, along with several local partners, won a government tender for the establishment of a foodtech startup hub in Israel’s northern Galilee region
חממת גידול קנאביס ב קיבוץ רבדים

Israel’s Kibbutzim Are Ahead of the Trend on Cannabis

11.06.19|Tzally Greenberg
Notable public figures have made headlines this past year by jumping on the cannabis bandwagon, but Israel’s former agricultural communes have identified the opportunity long before
אוניה של צים ב נמל חיפה ים אניה

Global Trade Tensions Could Tank Israel’s Export, Report Shows

06.06.19|Adrian Filut
A new report by Israel’s Economy Ministry shows the rising global threat of a trade war between the U.S. and China could have a negative effect on Israeli exports, which account for 30% of the country’s GDP
יזמיות היי טק בצילום קבוצתי עם מיצג של אנגלה מרקל

Israel Lags Behind Most Developed Countries in Gender Equality

05.06.19|CTech
Israel ranked 31st on the inaugural SDG Gender Index of non-partisan organization Equal Measures 2030
גרופון

Sky Fund Looking to Sell Groupon Israel for NIS 100 Million

05.06.19|Golan Hazani
Israel-based Sky owns a 58% stake in the website, while the international Groupon company owns 17% after selling most of it in 2017
אוניברסיטה הטכניון טכניון חיפה

Israel’s Brain Drain is Getting Worse, Says New Report

30.05.19|Shahar Ilan
In 2014, for every person with an academic degree that returned to Israel, 2.6 such people left. By 2017, the number of negative emigrants rose to 4.5 to each person returning, a 73% increase
פרופ' מומי דהן

When the Judicial Authority Is Weakened, the Economy Follows, Says Israeli Economist

30.05.19|Adrian Filut
There is much evidence of the negative effect corruption has on a country’s economic prosperity, according to Momi Dahan, head of the school of public policy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
טורבינות רוח אנלייט

Israeli Ministry of Defense Hinders Green Energy Projects in Golan Heights

26.05.19|Lior Gutman
Backtracking on previous agreements, the ministry is allegedly claiming that green energy entrepreneurs are disrupting regular military operations in the area
אנרגיה מתחדשת ירוקה MIT חדשנות יזמות

U.S., Israel Issue Call for Energy and Water-Related Joint Tech Proposals

23.05.19|Adi Pick
Four awards are available, one in each of the domains of fossil energy, energy storage, energy-water nexus, and energy cyber and physical security in critical infrastructure, via The U.S.-Israel Energy Center
מרכז המחקר והפיתוח של וואווי בהוד השרון טוגה נטוורקס

Huawei Temporarily Suspends Israeli Employees With U.S. Citizenship

22.05.19|Omer Kabir
According to information obtained by Calcalist, the policy was not Israel-specific but rather implemented by Huawei globally wherever it has employees of American nationality
רועי אייזנמן

Everest Investment Banking Partners With Israeli Crowdfunding Platform PipelBiz on Cannabis Fund

20.05.19|Tzally Greenberg
The fund, which aims to raise an initial $8.5 million in commitments with a final target of $28 million, will invest in pre-seed, seed, and series A stage companies
The view from SOSA TLV

As Market Matures, Israeli Tech Valuations Continue to Climb

20.05.19|Meir Orbach
More Israeli startups raising capital in 2018 did so at higher company valuations than their last round, compared to 2017, according to a new report
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