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Still in First Grade
2 million Israeli children began the new school year on September 1, including 57,477 smiling freshfaced and hopeful six-year-olds who began first grade. They showed up at 4,805 schools with backpacks, pencils, sandwiches and anticipation. But all too often, our children quickly learn that our schools are frozen perpetually in first grade.
Internet of everything
Israeli start-ups are playing an important role in burgeoning new industry known as the Internet of Things
Heureux comme un Israelien
Si Israel se regardait dans le miroir, il verrait un pays rempli de gens heureux, en bonne sante, globalement optimistes et resilients. Bref, un pays qui s’en sort plutot bien.
Is Defense Spending Sacrosanct?
The Locker Committee has presented a core existential dilemma: How much defense spending is appropriate? And who decides?
The ownership is Public, the benefits are not
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.
Information for the public will help reduce air pollution
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.
The TEVA VS. MYLAN
In the battle of the giants it is Israel’s Teva that is the
heavyweight, and the American company, the lightweight
Crossing Death Valley
It is very difficult to do business in Israel, especially for a start-up seeking to grow independently
Aggressive regulation of private rental will hurt the housing market and will cause an increase in prices
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.
Ten ideas for Naftali Bennett
The new minister needs to put his shoulder to the wheel to get the education system extricated from the mire
