In December 2024, the average monthly wage in Israel was NIS 14,334, up 4.4% from December 2023, the Central Bureau of Statistics reports, according to preliminary figures. Inflation was 3.2% over the same period so that wages are…
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Trump ‘focused on freeing all hostages,’ insists on relocation of Gazans: ‘Gaza is a
Hours before the ‘fateful’ meeting between the US president and Netanyahu, a senior American official said that the two would discuss ‘preserving’ the cease-fire and preventing Hamas from returning to power; ‘Phase 2? There will be unity’; Trump…
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Phase II of Gaza Ceasefire Negotiations – Israel to Send Team to Doha
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: Chatham House, via Wikimedia Commons) By Palestine Chronicle Staff
Israel will send a delegation to Qatar this weekend to discuss the next phase of a ceasefire and detainee exchange…
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Poll: Most Israeli Jews Support Trump’s Gaza Relocation Proposal
A majority of Arabs called Trump’s plan ‘immoral,’ along with only 3% of the…
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Toxic dangers lurk in LA, even in homes that didn’t burn
Even as firefighters douse the deadly LA wildfires, a more insidious danger remains. Chemicals from the ashy residue of thousands of burned homes and cars, scorched plastic pipes and even lifesaving fire retardants have blanketed parts…
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Donald Trump to reinstate ‘maximum pressure’ sanctions campaign on Iran
US President Donald Trump is expected to sign a presidential memorandum on Tuesday that restores his “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran and aims to deny Iran all paths to a nuclear weapon, a US official said.
The move brings back the tough…
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AppsFlyer lays off 7% with IPO on the horizon
Israeli adtech company AppsFlyer is laying off 7% of its employees, about 100 people, in a streamlining move in order to stay “flexible, innovative, and focused on long-term success.”
Last June, “Bloomberg” reported that AppsFlyer…
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OPINION: After 7 October I didn’t know where to turn for comedy
Somewhere in London.
I should have been at a careers fair at my son’s school tonight. He’s 16 and hasn’t a clue what career he wants to pursue. Here we are in Britain in 2025, where universities are laced with the poison of lies and…
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Festival of Spoken Ivrit inspires thousands of young Jewish students
For the seventh consecutive year, The Festival of Spoken Ivrit provided more than 5,000 nursery, primary, and secondary school pupils across London, Cambridge and Richmond, the experience of Ivrit as an interactive spoken language.
With 82…
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OPINION: Israel’s population reaches 10 million, but its Jewish demography is changing
In 2024, following the October 7th attacks and subsequent war, Israel had a rarely-seen negative migration balance. As Israel is officially no longer a ‘small nation,’ its responsibilities are growing.
On January 1st 2025, as the…
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