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Israel to Fully Tax IPO or Exit-Dependent Employee Options, in Some Cases

18.12.18|Omri Milman
The Israeli tax authority now considers such options income, meaning employees could pay an income tax of up to 50% on options exercised instead of a capital gains tax of 25%
יאיר נתניהו בנו של ראש הממשלה בבית משפט השלום ב תל אביב

Facebook Temporarily Blocks Netanyahu’s Son for Hate Speech

17.12.18|Omer Kabir
The social network temporarily banned the son of the Israeli Prime Minister following three anti-Palestinian posts, prompting him to take to Twitter and accuse Facebook of operating a "thought police"
גוגל שבב קוונטי מחשוב קוונטום

Israel Sets Up a Government Quantum Research Fund

16.12.18|Shahar Ilan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the goal of the new fund is to place Israel “at the top of global technology and research”
פפרצי מטה טבע בפתח תקווה

Teva Chooses New Israeli Headquarters in Tel Aviv

16.12.18|Micky Grunfeld and Tzally Greenberg
The company will relocate from Petah Tikva, 8 kilometers east of Tel Aviv, to northeastern Tel Aviv neighborhood Ramat HaHayal in mid-2020
The view from SOSA TLV

Can More Israelis Join the Country’s Tech Boom? Two Reports Draw Conflicting Conclusions

16.12.18|Amarelle Wenkert and Hagar Ravet
Jewish, non-Orthodox men take up 74.1% of the country’s tech jobs. Two-thirds of the tech companies that participated in a survey reported having zero Arab employees
חגי רביד קוקרמן Cukierman

Six Investment Trends That Will Shape Israeli Tech in 2019

14.12.18|Haggai Ravid
From European recovery to changes in emerging markets, these are the trends that will affect Israeli tech in the upcoming year, according to Haggai Ravid, CEO of Israeli investment house Cukierman & Co.
דולרים דולר כסף מגולגל

Israel Accepted as Member of Global Anti-Money Laundering Organization FATF

11.12.18|Lilach Baumer
Financial Action Task Force is an intergovernmental organization founded to create anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism funding policies
מתוך מבצע מגן צפוני פעולות צה"ל בגבול לבנון באיזור מטולה

More Hezbollah Hideout Tunnels Running Within Lebanon, According to Israeli Military

10.12.18|Adi Pick
The Israeli military has briefed the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon forces (UNIFIL) about the whereabouts of at least one such tunnel and requested that the matter will be investigated
קודמאנקי מימין רובין באי ישי פינצ'ובר עדו שור יונתן שור גייל הואנג וויני שייאה

Israeli Edtech Companies Inspired by Recent China-Israel Deal

09.12.18|Ofir Dor
During the Global Education Summit held in Beijing last week, TAL Education Group—one of China’s largest education service companies—announced it acquired Israeli game-based learning startup Codemonkey
יאנדקס יאנגו

Yandex's Yango Taxi Hits Israel's Roads

05.12.18|Nitsan Sadan
The company, which uploaded its Hebrew-language app to Google and Apple's stores last week, wants to challenge local market leader Gett
פגישת אידריס דבי נשיא צ'אד בנימין נתניהו ו שרה נתניהו

Netanyahu Flying to Chad to Resume Relations With the Muslim-Majority African Country

28.11.18|Adi Pick
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will fly to N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, to announce the recommencement of diplomatic relations with the Muslim-majority African country
קנאביס קנביס רפואי מריחואנה יצוא

Israeli Cannabis Reform Still Entangled in Red Tape

22.11.18|Adrian Filut
Israeli Cabinet Secretary Tzachi Braverman refused to bring an amended proposal to vote Sunday
לונדון מונית אוטובוס

The U.K. and Israel Launch Joint Innovation Initiative

21.11.18|Adi Pick
The U.K. and Israel have launched a £4 million joint tech innovation initiative, calling for Israeli and British tech companies seeking funding to submit joint project proposals
חקר DNA מעבדה

Lonza Opens Israeli Innovation Center

20.11.18|Lilach Baumer
The company announced plans for the center in 2017, stating it is looking to tap Israel's tech talent
התנחלות אפרת יהודה ושומרון התנחלויות

Israel-Airbnb Clash Over Listings in West Bank Settlements

20.11.18|Lilach Baumer
Airbnb announced it decided to remove listings in Israeli settlements in the West Bank Monday
פאנל הון סיכון באירוע לאומיטק ב SOSA A venture capital panel at Sosa 1

A Tel Aviv Rooftop With a View to New York

18.11.18|Orr Hirschauge
A panel of venture capitalists assembled to discuss The Israeli Hop—the bi-continental existence many Israeli startups opt to go for
תקיפה ב עזה חמאס תחנת הטלוויזיה

Israel’s Southern Schools Reopen as Gaza Ceasefire Comes Into Effect

13.11.18|Lilach Baumer
After almost two days of fighting and arbitration efforts by Egypt and the United Nations, a ceasefire has been agreed upon between Israel and the Palestinian factions in Gaza
אבו דאבי ארמון מלוכה מגדלי אתיחאד

Long Hidden Ties Are Made Public as Israeli Officials Descend on Gulf States

12.11.18|Adi Pick
For years held under the radar, relations between Israel, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, and the UAE have suddenly become an official matter, with no less than four official state visits in October alone. The Israeli anthem was played for the first time in Abu Dhabi
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Analyst Marks Six Public Israeli Tech Companies as Prospective M&A Targets

08.11.18|Dror Reich
The Israeli market has seen at least four acquisitions valued at over $1 billion in 2018, making for an unusual year. Which company comes next?
אסתר חיות 100 המשפיעים

Israel’s Supreme Court Weighs In on Single-Vendor Ban on Juul

06.11.18|Adi Pick and Adrian Filut
Following a September appeal by E-Cigarette maker Juul, Israel’s Supreme Court has ordered the country’s health ministry to hold a hearing for all relevant companies in Israel