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Israel Bombed Hamas Building to Thwart Cyber Attack

06.05.19|Lilach Baumer
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was announced early Monday morning, bringing an end to 48 hours of fighting that saw 23 Palestinians and four Israeli civilians dead
נטע ברזילי אירויזיון 2018 ליסבון פורטוגל

A Week and a Half From the Final, Israel’s Eurovision is Floundering

06.05.19|Maya Nachum Shachal
On Sunday, organizers decided to cancel VIP ticket sales for the semifinals and began offering a 10% discount on tickets
בייג'ינג קנאביס

Israel Chamber of Commerce in China Launches Tel Aviv Office

02.05.19|Elihay Vidal
IsCham is a nonprofit organization launched in 2008 in Beijing with the intention of promoting trade relations between China, Israel, and Jewish people around the world
מחסן הפצה של אמזון ב פולין

Amazon Can Have its Cake and Eat it, Too

01.05.19|Uri Pasovsky
Amazon is so massive, even an announcement of it entering a new domain can cause the valuation of other retailers to fall. Its entrance into Israel will necessarily change the market
חנות ספרים של אמזון ב סיאטל ארה"ב

Amazon's International Challenges Push the Company Towards Smaller Markets

01.05.19|Ran Abramson
The company has so far failed to establish itself in India and just two weeks ago announced it is pulling out of China, but Amazon’s pockets are deep enough to withstand years of lukewarm success outside the U.S.
מוסף שבועי 14.3.19 מגדל מידטאון תל אביב

In Line with OECD Trend, Low-Wage Jobs Continue to Drive Employment in Israel

30.04.19|Adrian Filut
Israel's GDP per capita grew by only 1.33% in 2014-2018, compared to the OECD average of 2.2%, according to an OECD report published Monday
מרכז שילוח אמזון ב בריטניה

Amazon to Officially Enter Israeli Market

30.04.19|Tofi Stoler
In an email sent Monday night, Amazon invited Israeli merchants active on its platform “to register to reach customers in Israel,” Israeli news website Ynet reported Tuesday
שר האנרגיה יובל שטייניץ

Israel's Nuclear Power Plant Is Back on the Table

29.04.19|Lior Gutman
The construction of a nuclear power plant in Israel has been discussed on and off for over 25 years
ספוטיפיי אפליקציה מוזיקה

Spotify Now Available in Hebrew

24.04.19|CTech
The music and podcast streaming service became available to English-savvy Israelis in March 2018, but now the company is releasing a Hebrew-supported version
נתיבי איילון פקק פקקים רכבת תל אביב

Israel Tests an Incentive-Based Program to Fight Traffic Jams

23.04.19|Lior Gutman
Participants could make up to $555 by avoiding entering urban areas during rush hours
נגיד בנק ישראל פרופ' אמיר ירון

Israeli Fintech Startups Take On Israel’s Central Bank

21.04.19|Omri Milman
Several players in Israel's fintech ecosystem allege that the Bank of Israel is preventing access to data, hindering competition
ועידת כלכליסט ניו יורק 2019 ערב גאלה 2

2018 Was Another Great Year for Israeli Tech

15.04.19|Omer Kabir
Calcalist held its third annual Mind the Tech conference in New York on April 10-12, bringing together Israeli and American startups and investors
מוסף שבועי 14.3.19 מגדל מידטאון תל אביב

Israel Tax Authority Issues Pre-Ruling on Tax Benefits for Small Startups

11.04.19|Omri Milman
In October, Calcalist reported that to encourage the local tech sector, the authority is updating its regulation to award companies with less than 10 people the same benefits as large enterprises
ועידת תעשייה ישראלית 2018 יהודית ברוניצקי מייסדת משותפת אורמת

Israel’s Business Sector Weighs In on the Challenges Facing the New Government

10.04.19|Diana Bahur-Nir
Recurring themes were the importance of education, more budgets to healthcare, social inequality, and the creation of a long-term fiscal policy
ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו ורעייתו שרה חוגגים ניצחון  בחירות 2019

Netanyahu Emerges From Election as Probable Winner

10.04.19|Lilach Baumer and Adi Pick
Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud and Benny Gantz’s Blue and White party are tied with 35 seats each, but the right-wing parties are rallying behind Netanyahu
קלפי בחירות הצבעה

Israeli Authorities Challenge Claims of Voting System Breach

07.04.19|Omer Kabir
On Saturday, days before the Israeli general election, an anonymous Twitter user claimed that the details of 6 million Israelis have been compromised following a voting system hack
דניאל זילברמן מנהל פעילות וורבורג פינקוס ב אירופה

Warburg Pincus Looks to Boost Acquired Israeli Credit Card with $277 Million Investment

03.04.19|Raheli Bindman
The New York-headquartered private equity firm completed the $640 million acquisition of Leumi Card in February, renaming it Max
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Arm to Let Employees Go as Part of Global Re-Alignment of its IoT Group

03.04.19|Hagar Ravet
The company is currently in the process of laying off several dozen Israeli employees, according to one person familiar with the matter
קרן אינטל קפיטל יאיר שוהם רועי בר־קט עדי כספי זפקוביץ' ו נועם קייזר

Intel Capital Reorganizes Israeli Team After Investing $120 Million in Local Startups in 2018

02.04.19|Golan Hazani and Lilach Baumer
The Israeli team intends to collaborate with other corporate investment funds such as Samsung and Qualcomm
ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו

Fake Social Media Accounts Promoted Netanyahu, Likud Party Ahead of Election, Report Says

01.04.19|Lilach Baumer
Citing a report by Israeli watchdog group the Big Bots Project, the New York Times reported Sunday that a group of several hundred fake accounts actively boosted Netanyahu and smeared his opponents