Business and Economy
Myriad deals between the two countries run the gamut from health tech to diamonds, though food tech and agritech are also top priorities.
Self-driving hauling trucks are on the agenda as Israel Aerospace Industries forms a joint venture with Australian logistics company Bis Industries: “We are talking about networks of vehicles, linked by a data system to control centers.”
Overall visits during the period fell by 76 percent compared to last year, while for September, the figure was 96 percent.
Members of the Association of Retail, Fashion and Café Chains plan to open nationwide despite the lockdown, insisting that “we’re drowning.”
Gadfin, or “wings” in Aramaic—its flagship aircraft hovers like a UAV and folds out wings to fly like a plane—is hoping to connect Israeli hospitals with drone supply networks and has its sights set on providing essential services in remote Third World locations.
American economists and Stanford University professors Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson won “for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.”
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin calls on the government to urgently pass a budget and appoint a police commissioner, saying the country has “lost its compass.”
Egypt and Jordan have also told P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas to resume receiving to what amounts to $750 million.
With few jobs to entice troops to take illegal working “vacations” and more support for those from impoverished families, the men and women of the Israel Defense Forces are staying in uniform.
Parents and school staff are worried about the long-term emotional impact of children cut off from their peers and routines, while high school students are worried about their matriculation exams.
It would effectively cut it off from the worldwide financial system with an exception for humanitarian purposes.
The global retail giant “should not be used to distribute anti-Semitic lies, rather it should promote knowledge and tolerance,” says Diaspora Affairs Minister Omer Yankelevich.
