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Freedom to rest or freedom to shop?

Attorney Ivri Feingold represents the small business owners that initiated the shabbat opening laws case against Tel Aviv. He argues that chains opening on Saturday are unfair to small businesses, even if Tel Aviv's residents prefer keeping them open.

Will an EU ban on settlement goods cause real economic damage?

Tovah Lazaroff of the Jerusalem Post talks about the chess match between Israel and the EU when it comes to settlement goods, and argues that the impact of an EU ban would be more political than economic.

One stock exchange to rule them all?

Is Israel big enough for two stock exchanges? Haifa is reportedly seeking to open a tech-focused exchange that would compete with Tel Aviv. Former Bank of Israel chief economist and ERCG head Asher Blass says Israel is fine with just one.

Start-up of the week: Now you see it, now you don't

New start-up Destrux adds a self-destructing capacity to all your files, giving you the ability to verify your recipients and put an expiration date on shared files. Destrux VP of Research and development, Lior Giller, explains how it works.

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