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Sharon Wrobel

Sharon Wrobel

The Times of Israel

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Knesset panel passes 2025 tax hikes set to hurt working people in their pockets

Finance committee approves Jan. 1 tax measures, including VAT hike, increase in National Insurance payments, and freeze on income tax brackets to rein...

18.12.2024 9

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Teva soars on ‘positive’ trial results for inflammatory bowel disease treatment

Trial results showed that patients treated with antibody ‘duvakitug,’ jointly developed with French drug-maker Sanofi, achieved a higher...

18.12.2024 10

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Israel seeks 200 global AI experts to address shortage in local tech startups

In initative led by Israel Innovation Authority, NIS 7M. allocated to attract top-tier talent over the next three years and help country keep pace in...

15.12.2024 10

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AI a ‘game-changer’ for future of warfare, says Defense Ministry director-general

In first year of war, 86 startups focusing on innovative tech took in orders worth $168 million from government body, five times more than previous...

10.12.2024 40

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Knesset panel delays vote on compensation policy changes to bring back foreign airlines

Committee head demands steadfast commitment that carriers will resume their services; lambastes war profiteering by Israeli airlines

10.12.2024 10

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Israel is producing fewer new startups, raising concerns about future tech jobs

The past decade has seen the number of newly founded startups plunge 45% and more, creating a potential economic shortfall in the coming years,...

09.12.2024 30

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As foreign airlines lay low during war, a new carrier is a boon for grounded Israelis

Air Haifa took off in the middle of Israel’s ongoing conflict with flights to Larnaca, as the Cypriot airport becomes a hub for Israelis trying...

06.12.2024 20

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Political and security instability fears top Israeli investor concerns, survey finds

Poll shows fundraising remains a major worry, while the M&A market for Israeli startups sets a new high with $10.5 billion in deals led by...

06.12.2024 10

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OECD cuts Israel growth forecast as costs of war expected to continue to mount

The Paris-based organization says risks remain high and urges the government to take fiscal action to bring the deficit down

05.12.2024 30

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Elbit’s profit surges 30% as its order backlog hits record amid multifront war

Defense firm reports increased sales of drones to Israel’s military; total orders jumped to $22.1 billion at end of September, 66% coming from...

20.11.2024 10

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Hapoalim and Discount profits rise, with interest rate income growing during war

As homes and businesses grapple with loan repayments, Hapoalim sees its quarterly profit jump 14% fueled by NIS 4.58 billion in net interest income;...

19.11.2024 40

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France to challenge ruling allowing Israeli firms to exhibit at defense shows

Appeal filed after Paris court rules in favor of Israeli firms; Israel Manufacturers’ Association vows to fight attempt to bar defense firms...

17.11.2024 40

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Israir and Arkia gear up to challenge El Al’s monopoly on flights to North America

Israel’s smaller airlines will need to lease wide-bodied aircraft and bring in crews for transatlantic flights; also seeking changes to law on...

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Kibbutz Kfar Aza joins Reches Real Estate to build a new NIS 250m industrial site

The 42,000 square-meter industrial complex is expected to be rented out to offices, businesses and industry and will create jobs for returning...

14.11.2024 10

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Google, Amazon set to compete in tender for Israel’s AI supercomputing platform

Tech giants are set to bid on a NIS 240 million tender to build supercomputing infrastructure for Israeli tech startups and academia to advance AI...

13.11.2024 30

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Higher defense spending in coming years will take toll on citizens, Treasury warns

NIS 10 billion more spent annually on defense would cost the average household NIS 4,000 due to higher taxes and reduced public services, says Finance...

12.11.2024 30

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Faced with flight shortage, tech firms relocate staff and seek to run a NY route

As US airlines stay away and fares are high, tech executives embark on plan to operate an airline with leased planes and crews to New York to keep...

06.11.2024 20

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Israel’s 2025 war budget squeezes disposable income of working-class households

Government drops plans to freeze welfare benefits and tax on ‘advanced study’ funds, instead wants to raise National Insurance payments while...

04.11.2024 10

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2025 state budget to increase defense spending, cut social services and education

To finance the war, which is estimated to cost NIS 250 billion ($66.8 billion), the Finance Ministry is proposing deep spending cuts as well as tax...

01.11.2024 10

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In a year of war, Nvidia overtakes Microsoft as best firm to work for in Israel: D&B

2024 ranking by Dun & Bradstreet takes into account the impact of Gaza conflict on company operations and employees, finds workers seek stable...

31.10.2024 10

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Israeli startup says it can help detect deadly terror drones with smart signal tech

As some UAVs from Hezbollah and other Iranian proxies keep evading Israel’s air defenses, tech execs say detection is the first step to remedying...

29.10.2024 40

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Israeli manufacturers petition French court to overturn naval expo ban on firms

French decision to prohibit 7 Israeli companies from exhibiting at defense fair in November in Paris will be discussed at an urgent hearing on Friday

24.10.2024 10

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British Airways suspends all Israel flights until March 2025 amid escalation fears

UK airline joins a slew of foreign carriers canceling flights to Ben Gurion Airport in recent weeks; Israeli airlines continue operating, except for...

22.10.2024 70

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From Negev to Mars: Startup wins Israeli accelerator to shoot for NASA-led space program

Inhayle, an Israeli developer of air and surface disinfection tech, wins grant from space accelerator that places it in the Artemis program to land...

17.10.2024 20

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Treasury proposes tax hikes for lowest earners, benefit cuts to fund war

Arrangements Law also includes measures taxing advanced study fund and pension contributions. The ‘government is going to hit you in the savings,’...

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Fleeing Hezbollah stronghold, Beirut’s displaced met with suspicion and paranoia

Many worry that operatives escaping war could draw Israeli airstrikes to their neighborhoods, fear repeat of civil war phenomenon of displaced seizing...

08.10.2024 40

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Microsoft launches AI platform to preserve October 7 testimonies

Microsoft Israel engineers develop advanced AI tools to assist users around the world in creating personalized memorial ceremonies or events based on...

08.10.2024 40

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Moody’s explains risks of deterioration of Israel’s credit rating after downgrade

Rating agency worries about high level of uncertainty around Israel’s long-term security and the impact of government policies, political decisions...

01.10.2024 40

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Treasury is said to propose new taxes to bolster state coffers and finance war

Among the draft proposals for 2025 is freezing tax credits, taxing advanced study funds, reducing tax benefits on pension deposits, and increasing the...

24.09.2024 30

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Slowdown in growth of tech workforce is bad for tax revenue, report warns

Israel Innovation Authority says despite the war, the local tech ecosystem is 3rd-largest global hub for capital raising, but notes that investments...

23.09.2024 20

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Local institutions have moved $40 billion out of Israel since start of war – report

Institutional investors managing citizens’ savings divert capital to foreign assets amid prolonged war, falling confidence in state’s...

17.09.2024 20

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Israel’s REE inks supply deal with Indian auto parts maker, secures $45m in funds

A maker of a flat, light, versatile chassis that increases energy efficiency in electric cars, REE says the partnership will increase production to...

17.09.2024 40

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Israel budget chief warns about dangers of spending limit breaches to economy

Yogev Gradus urges the government to offset more spending with budgetary adjustments as Israel could be facing another downgrade and even higher costs...

12.09.2024 20

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Entrepreneurs and investors ponder the future of tech as fundraising slumps

Only 10 new Israeli VC funds managed to raise $554 million in the first half of the year in what is set to be one of the worst years for capital...

11.09.2024 30

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Innovation Authority invests NIS 35m to lure tech jobs to Negev and Galilee

Addressing challenges posed by the months-long war, funds are allocated to help tech firms open new branches and hire local talent in the north and...

29.08.2024 20

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Bank of Israel again leaves interest rate at 4.5%, amid wartime fiscal uncertainty

Central bank raises concern over the government’s expansionary fiscal policy and a widening deficit due to the war and the delay in the 2025 budget

29.08.2024 20

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Israel plans to enact global minimum tax of 15% on multinational corporates

Israel will be joining 140 countries in collecting a minimum tax from global tech giants such as Intel, Google, and Microsoft, which have been...

29.07.2024 20

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Tel Aviv shares dive as deadly Hezbollah rocket strike stokes fear of regional war

Major share indices drop as investors weigh threat of a wider escalation; gas stocks suffer losses after Hezbollah drone believed to be targeted at...

28.07.2024 20

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New $50 million Texas fund to scout for battle-tested Israeli defense tech

Texas Venture Partners will invest $1 million-$4 million in early-stage defense tech startups and support local founders with advisory services to...

25.07.2024 20

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Israel’s Check Point names Nadav Zafrir as new CEO

Zafrir, co-founder and managing partner of venture capital group Team8, will replace cybersecurity firm co-founder Gil Shwed, who stepped down in...

24.07.2024 20

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Israeli AI startup tracking fake news plans to list on Nasdaq at $70 million valuation

Tel Aviv-based Cyabra has built a platform driven by machine learning algorithms to uncover fake profiles and harmful narratives created by...

24.07.2024 30

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Applied Systems buys Israeli AI insurtech startup to open a local R&D center

As part of the deal, the first in Israel for the US cloud-based insurance software provider, an AI development center will be created with all of...

23.07.2024 20

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Backed by Wiz founders, Tel Aviv-founded startup emerges from stealth with $33m

Linx Security, founded by graduates of elite military intelligence unit 8200, has built a platform to help businesses manage and track identities...

22.07.2024 10

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Tel Aviv shares drop with Israel on alert after strike on Houthi-controlled Yemen port

Major share indices fell as investors are closely watching for reprisals in response to the Israeli airstrike following Friday’s deadly Houthi drone...

21.07.2024 20

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Up to 60,000 Israeli businesses may close in 2024 as war takes toll on economy

CofaceBDI says 46,000 businesses have shut down since the outbreak of war with the Hamas terror group on Oct. 7; construction, agriculture and...

18.07.2024 20

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Backed by Nvidia and Pfizer, Israeli AI medical startup raises $80m in fresh capital

Tel Aviv-based CytoReason, which uses machine learning to build computational models of human diseases to speed up treatment discoveries, plans to...

18.07.2024 20

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Nine Israeli startups secure $142 million in funding from EU Horizon program

Israel ranked third in Europe in terms of the number of startups that won funding, followed by Germany and France from the European Innovation...

17.07.2024 40

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Could Google’s $23b bid for Israel-founded cyber unicorn boost local tech outlook?

16.07.2024 20

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Inflation edges higher, bolstered by uptick in housing prices

In June, annual inflation rose to 2.9%, reaching the upper range of the government’s target, reducing the odds that high borrowing costs will be...

16.07.2024 30

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Income from labor among Arab Israeli society grows faster than other sectors – study

As the government cuts funding for the integration of Arab Israelis, a study finds signs that the contribution of Arab society to economic growth has...

11.07.2024 20

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