Smotrich’s Revenge: Biden’s Sanctions on Settlers Turned into Potential Collapse of PA Banking System

Without government protection, the Israeli banks are expected to sever ties with the PA banks.

Knesset Passes Updated Wartime Budget

The revised framework raises the expenditure limit to $160 billion, up $19 billion from that approved before Oct. 7.

Azerbaijan Buys Israeli Advanced High-Altitude System to Detect Iranian, Armenian Missiles and Aircraft

It can maintain continuous surveillance for several days and is capable of tracking up to 500 targets with a detection range of over 250 km.

Google Fires Employee Protesting Work for IDF

“This behavior is not okay, regardless of the issue, and the employee was terminated for violating our policies.”

Israel Successful at Selling $8 Billion Bonds to Cover War Deficits

The underwriters in the offering are the Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Bank BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, and Goldman Sachs.

Israel Planning Its Largest Water Desalination Plant

The tender is for the renovation, expansion and operation of the desalination plant in Ashkelon, amounting to 220 million cubic meters of water per year.

Skyrocketing Cocoa Prices Cause Worldwide Chocolate Shortage

Cocoa, the key ingredient in chocolate, has more than doubled in price over the past year.

Elbit Unveils the Hermes™ 650 Spark Tactical UAS That Can Fly Up to 24...

The UAS has Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) capabilities along with an increased range, flight speed, endurance, and operational efficiency.

Israeli Delegation Talking Tourism at World’s Largest Christian Media Convention

More than half (56 percent) of tourists visiting Israel are Christians; about a fifth (21 percent) of all tourism to Israel is defined as "pilgrimage".

Unilever Freezes Price Hikes in Israel Until Oct. 1

In addition, there will be sales on the company's products in preparation for Purim, Passover and Independence Day, the company said.

Rafah’s Shadow Economy: Profiteering and Corruption in Egypt’s Border Control

Evidence suggests that control of the Rafah crossing has shifted unofficially to Ibrahim al-Arjani, a Bedouin businessman with close ties to prominent figures including Mahmoud al-Sisi, the son of the Egyptian president.

Israeli Economy Contracts by 19.4% in Q4 2023

Despite the war against Hamas, the Bank of Israel expects the economy to grow by 2% in 2024.

Israel Opens Electricity Services to Competition

The competition will cause electricity prices to drop, “saving every family hundreds and even thousands of shekels a year.”

Ohio Buys $30 Million in Israel Bonds

The treasurer described the purchase as “a sound investment.”

Moody’s Downgrades Ratings of 5 Israeli Banks, with ‘Negative’ Outlook

"Social risks for the banks have increased because of the military conflict and the weakened security environment and are also a driver for the negative outlook."

Israeli Startups Raise 32 Percent More in January 2024

The startups raised nearly $500 million last month, as compared to the $340 million raised in the same month one year earlier.

Netanyahu Says Israeli Economy is Strong, Moody’s Downgrade Due to Oct. 7 War

Moody's downgraded Israel's credit rating to A2, which is still five notches above investment grade, but kept the nation's credit outlook at "negative", meaning a further downgrade is possible.

Jewish Organizations Welcome Report on Ending Morningstar’s Anti-Israel Bias

The Jewish group noted that if implemented to their full extent, the expert recommendations will ensure that Morningstar has a superior ESG product.

Japan Ends Ties with Elbit over Gaza War, Cites ICJ Order at The Hague

"We have already suspended new activities related to the MOU, and plan to end the MOU by the end of February," said the CFO of Itochu.

Report: Anti-Zionist Tycoon Eynat Guez Asked Business Insider to Bury a Negative Story Because...

Segal noted that the article was purely business-oriented, but the magazine honored her wish and killed the story.

65,000 Foreigners to Replace PA Arab Construction Workers

Before Oct. 7, more than 95,000 PA Arabs worked in Israel's building sector.

UNRWA Account Blocked by Bank Leumi

The bank noted numerous funds transfers that were carried out in such a manner that did not not allow the bank to trace their source and final destination.

Prices Rise on Israeli Carambo, Magnum Ice Cream, Klik Chocolate

"Reducing the package sizes and increasing the prices follows an increase in production inputs in recent years, including a substantial rise in wages."

Galiladies Celebrate Women’s Entrepreneurship in Northern Israel

One of the highlights of the event was a special sale showcasing Galilean products developed by these entrepreneurial women.

Israel and Greece Increase Energy Cooperation

“We are connecting Israel to Europe through Greece, diversifying Europe’s energy sources in the midst of the energy crisis and strengthening Israel’s position in the region.”

Billionaire Bill Ackman Buys 5% of Tel Aviv Stock Exchange in Secondary Offering

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) made a secondary offering of 17,156,677 ordinary shares at an offering price of 20.60 Shekels ($5.6) per share.

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