When US President Donald Trump took office, it seemed the question of personal sanctions against extremist right-wingers in Israel was off the table. Indeed, in one of his first decisions, Trump lifted the sanctions imposed on a…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
A recent district court ruling broadened the interpretation of the statutory provisions governing exemptions from land appreciation tax and ruled that transfers of shares of a real estate association as a gift between siblings…
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/ Civil Procedure, Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Taxation
The State of Israel has been in a constant state of emergency since its founding. It is only fitting that the local high-tech market rise to the occasion and adapt to operating in wartime mode. Indeed, after 21 months of battle,…
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/ Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Industrial Cooperation Authority at Israel’s Ministry of Economy recently announced that it had blacklisted the Chinese company DAQO, which won a tender for the supply of components to the Israel Electric Corporation,…
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/ Administrative Law, Government Contracting, International Law & Trade
The Israel Competition Authority (ICA) conducted a thorough investigation of the S. Schestowitz Group, an Israeli company in the food and consumer goods sector, due to suspicions the company operated a cartel in the food…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Criminal Law
Earlier this month, the US Senate voted 99-1 to strike a key clause in a sweeping Republican domestic policy bill that sought to impose a ten-year moratorium on states’ enforcement of artificial intelligence regulations. Had it…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
The stablecoin market has reached a regulatory and business milestone. Two significant actions took place in the United States in recent weeks that signal progress toward the institutionalization of the stablecoin market: the US…
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/ Business Organizations, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
The “What’s Good for Europe Is Good for Israel” reform came into effect at the beginning of 2025, with considerable. This reform allows importers to import diverse products to Israel in a new standardization track, based on…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade
Since October 2023, Israel has faced a multi-frontal conflict, reaching its peak with the recent escalation with Iran. As the conflict nears its end and major threats diminish, Israel appears to be standing at the threshold of a…
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/ Elections & Politics, International Law & Trade
On June 15, 2025, the Minister of Labor announced the application of the provisions of Chapter D of the Emergency Employment Service Law to the entire country, which allows workplaces certified as “essential” and “workplaces…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
As Operation Rising Lion continues, government ministries and authorities are continuing to announce regulatory reliefs in various areas…
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/ Administrative Law
In routine times, Israeli law obligates public entities to publish tenders for the procurement of goods, services, and the performance of work. However, Israel’s various Mandatory Tender Regulations contain provisions enabling…
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/ Administrative Law, Government Contracting
The past few days have been fraught with considerable complexities, including with regard to labor relations in Israel.
The big question these days is who has permission to work, and from what location. In this update, we…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
The Israel Securities Authority (ISA) has recently begun to take a clearly more aggressive approach toward administrative enforcement. Originally, pecuniary sanctions were intended to provide a swift, proportional, and efficient…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Securities Law
DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) is an EU regulation that sets rules for how financial entities manage ICT (Information and Communication Technology) risks. It covers areas like cyber resilience, incident reporting,…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Science, Computers, & Technology
