Daily Archives: December 22, 2020
Why did Israeli firms win record investments in a coronavirus year?
The year 2020 began under the shadow of a coming pandemic that would soon wreak havoc on worldwide health and finances.
Yet despite rising unemployment and a decline in early-stage financing, a year-end report from...
Elections loom as Likud, Blue and White talks collapse, bill to delay budget vote...
Israel’s government on Monday night failed to pass a bill allowing it to postpone a vote on the state budget, effectively signaling the demise of the 23rd Knesset.
The coalition had to push the state...
IDF chief of staff warns Iran attacking Israel will prove ‘very costly endeavor’
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi issued a stern warning to Israel’s enemies and particularly Iran on Monday, saying the Jewish state is well-prepared to strike back “be it near...
Cuomo orders state officials to assist Jewish day school after anti-Semitic hacking
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered state officials from the Division of Human Rights and the Cyber Incident Response Team to provide assistance to the North Shore Hebrew Academy school community in the wake...
Spending bill adds protection for terrorism victims, Sudan immunity from some lawsuits
Legislation protecting victims of terrorism and restoring Sudan’s immunity from terror-related lawsuits has been included in the must-pass omnibus government spending bill, which also includes coronavirus relief.
The Sudan Claims Resolution Act (SCRA) follows the Trump...