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Most observers are pointing to corruption, political infighting and fear of a collapse of the Iranian nuclear deal as major factors in the rial’s fall.
The policies of Israeli Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon have helped boost Israel’s economy, and his growing power base makes him a viable candidate for prime minister in the future.
A new plan would enable career soldiers in cyber and tech units to take a paid absence to work in select, nonmilitary tech companies.
Nanit, an Israeli startup, has developed a “smart” baby monitor with far-reaching practical and medical applications
Unemployment in January drops to 3.7 percent, compared to the 2017 average of 4.2 percent, Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics finds.
Terrorist groups are beginning to take advantage of the anonymity of cryptocurrency to raise funds.
Jerusalem’s Hadassah Academic College is leading the way in high-tech training for Israel’s underserved minority communities.
The Department of Justice announced on Thursday that it has settled its final lawsuit with a pro-Israel group that was targeted by the Internal Revenue Service during the Obama administration.
Report claims that development at the City of David and a planned cable car to bring tourists to the Western Wall are “a political tool to modify the historical narrative and to support, legitimize and expand settlements.”
He is expected to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel to lobby the European leaders on “fixing” the Iranian nuclear accord.
As digital currencies like bitcoin make historic gains and as the “start-up nation” of Israel emerges as a key player in the blockchain field, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has become one of the first world leaders to weigh in on the cryptocurrency phenomenon, placing the country at the center of the global financial technology revolution.