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August 2015

Is Defense Spending Sacrosanct?

Shlomo Maital

The Locker Committee has presented a core existential dilemma: How much defense spending is appropriate? And who decides?

August 2015

The ownership is Public, the benefits are not

Rachelle Alterman (Leichter)

Public land ownership holds many potential benefits for the public. But a new study found that in Israel, where most of the land is nationally owned,  the public does not enjoy most of these benefits, but instead has to bear the disadvantages.

August 2015

Information for the public will help reduce air pollution

Ofira Ayalon

If information is provided to us as consumers, we can better understand the consequences of our actions and seek ways to improve our performance in order to cut costs and reduce polluting emissions.

July 2015

The TEVA VS. MYLAN

Shlomo Maital

In the battle of the giants it is Israel’s Teva that is the

heavyweight, and the American company, the lightweight

July 2015

Crossing Death Valley

Shlomo Maital

It is very difficult to do business in Israel, especially for a start-up seeking to grow independently

July 2015

Aggressive regulation of private rental will hurt the housing market and will cause an increase in prices

Rachelle Alterman (Leichter)

Government policy is trying to increase the supply of rental apartments in Israel by offering extensive subsidies to developers at the expense of the state budget. At the same time, a large rental housing market is actually “subsidize himself” at no cost to the state budget. This market provides about a quarter of the housing units, 50% in Tel Aviv and in some areas in the city even 70%. Most tenants do not abandon the desire to buy an apartment, but need to rent during in transitional stages in their life cycle.

June 2015

Ten ideas for Naftali Bennett

Shlomo Maital

The new minister needs to put his shoulder to the wheel to get the education system extricated from the mire

May 2015

Return to diesel fuel will cost all of us more

Ofira Ayalon

Diesel fuel raise up to 6 times the price of producing electricity and causes significant damage to air quality because it is much more polluting than natural gas. Reporting to the GHG registry will enable the organization to assess its emissions and become more energy efficient

May 2015

Satellites that tango

Shlomo Maital

A growing number of Israeli start-ups are excited by the potential of the growing civilian space industry, now estimated at nearly 300 billion dollar.

 

 

 

May 2015

Mitzva bonds

Shlomo Maital

Social bonds could link performance with funding and, ultimately, rebuild the public’s trust, eroded by years of waste and corruption.