Israeli news

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https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/397378

Gender-segregated prayer on Yom Kippur: Tel Aviv municipality rejects compromise proposal
Supreme Court judges suggested moving the prayer from Dizengoff Square to Meir Garden and criticized: "The municipality seeks to discriminate against Orthodox worshippers."
Israel National News

  Oct 9, 2024, 6:36 PM (GMT+3)

Lior Berkovich

In the end, the court ordered Tel Aviv to go along with their suggested compromise. However, Rosh Yehudi (the org. that wanted to daven outside) decided that it wasn't worth the controversy and will daven indoors this year. (If you recall, last year there were outdoor fights - on Yom Kippur! - and Rosh Yehudi says nothing is worth the risk of that happening.)

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Jlem wants to raise property taxes on any building newer than 2020, citing its extra development costs on those new areas (streets, lights and playgrounds). It admits that this hike will "primarily affect Haredim."
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/397857

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Jlem wants to raise property taxes on any building newer than 2020, citing its extra development costs on those new areas (streets, lights and playgrounds). It admits that this hike will "primarily affect Haredim."
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/397857

Also, heavely justified, as long as they actually do the development.
It's a major problem in many neighborhoods that density is increased greatly from what it was before w/o any improvements to the infrastructure

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Electricity is going up 3.8% right at the same time that VAT is going up in January.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/400210

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Strauss raising prices of products with coffee and cocoa - between 9-18%.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/400331

[Moshe Green]

https://www.jdn.co.il/news/2316003/

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Significant news for food security: Shas' food cards will be distributed and expanded to thousands of eligible families from all sectors.

According to today's court decision, NIS 300 million will be allocated and distributed according to the criteria currently used to those eligible for a 70% or higher discount on property taxes. In addition, the Ministry of Social Affairs initiative will be expanded, through which an additional NIS 90 million will be distributed.

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Strauss raising prices of products with coffee and cocoa - between 9-18%.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/400331

It's officially a party
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/400694

Osem

Products such as coffee, chocolate, baked goods, ketchup, sauces, frozen pareve foods, and prepared salads will rise in price between 4-9%. On average, costs will rise 2.2%.

Others

On Wednesday, Unilever announced that it would raise the price of its chocolate products by 16%.
Previously, the Sanlakol company announced that the prices of its "Yachin" products will rise between 5-7% next year.

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It's officially a party
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/400694

Osem
Others

Raising the VAT should do the trick... everything will rise by just 1% right?

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Raising the VAT should do the trick... everything will rise by just 1% right?

Right???

[Moshe Green]

https://www.jdn.co.il/news/2316003/

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Significant news for food security: Shas' food cards will be distributed and expanded to thousands of eligible families from all sectors.

According to today's court decision, NIS 300 million will be allocated and distributed according to the criteria currently used to those eligible for a 70% or higher discount on property taxes. In addition, the Ministry of Social Affairs initiative will be expanded, through which an additional NIS 90 million will be distributed.

After stalled up in the Supreme Court this was okayed.

63 shekel/child and 80/parent (up to 500/family) per month of food stamps for families that qualify.