Politics and Knesset
Six agro-tech startups have been selected for the pilot of a joint Israel Innovation Authority-Israeli Agriculture Ministry program to improve food security.
There are no plans to evacuate Israelis at this time, says the Foreign Ministry • Jewish Agency informs employees it will ensure they are evacuated should war break out.
They were part of a group called the Palestinian Youth Movement, which conducted anti-Israel rallies across the country on Jan. 23.
The Jerusalem-born justice was head of the committee investigating the Mount Meron stampede and a member of the panel of judges that convicted Shas leader Aryeh Deri.
With opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future in question, Likud MKs trade barbs; MK Ofir Akunis blasts “friendly fire” as “playing into the hands of the government.”
New Diaspora Affairs Ministry report highlights dramatic spike in online anti-Semitism in 2021, including 3.5 million anti-Semitic posts on five networks.
Report: The goal is to persuade Israelis to do much more walking and cycling, and to take the bus and train when traveling.
Several other countries, including the U.S. and U.K., have already shortened the quarantine period, but Health Ministry officials remain divided on the issue.
The five-year plan aims to increase the number of visits to the site by improving access and developing educational programs. Annual visits grew by 2 million between 2015 and 2020.
The city’s rapid growth over the past decade—the highest among Israel’s major cities at 63 percent—has led to infrastructure gaps, which the new plan aims to address.
The Consumer Price Index rose 0.3% in December, while housing prices added 10.6% over the past 12 months. At 2.8%, inflation is edging closer to the 3% projection set by the Bank of Israel.
Hundreds gathered outside the attorney general’s home over the weekend in protest, claiming the plea deal “undermines public faith in the legal system.”
