2018

Bringing Nature Back to the City…

Bringing Nature Back to the City The shortage of land reserves in Israel has led to a significant increase in construction in recent years. A creative solution is therefore necessary to preserve our environment, which will remain green as an aesthetic value and as an ecological fabric contributing to our health by purifying the air. Until recently, tenants of 4 or 5-story buildings cultivated a garden at...

Flaws in the penalty method for construction safety defects:

Since the beginning of the year, the Ministry of Labor has imposed fines of only 1.5 million NIS on contractors. The enforcement of penalties for safety risks on construction sites has been one of the Ministry of Labor's great hopes to reduce worker mortality, but on the contrary, in the meantime, the incidence of accidents has increased at an alarming rate. Since the beginning of the year, the law...

The Next Israeli Revolution: Solar Panel Fields

The next public craze: the kibbutz and moshav space for solar energy. Building permits for solar farms are currently granted to landowners as well as to villages with a certain number of square meters. These permits represent a form of compensation for abandoning agriculture, and some see it as a money-printing machine without work. Today, kibbutzim and moshavim are allowed to create solar fields with the...

Do you believe in the development of Southern Israel?

Why are foreign investors interested in the South of the country? It is not new that the south of Israel is making headlines. Over the last 5 years, we have recorded a 30% increase in land purchases, leading to price increases in certain cities of more than 25%. Cities like Be'er Sheva, Sde Boker, and Dimona are popular among new families and investors. A new job market is flourishing in the area, with a...

Authorization for the construction of 1,700 housing units in northern Ramat Hasharon

The new planned neighborhood will be initiated in an accelerated construction process and will be located in the northwestern part of the city and on the outskirts of Herzliya. To the southwest of the kibbutz Galil Yam. About 330 housing units will be built in the form of apartments. Of the total housing units, approximately 330 units will be allocated for small apartments. The plan includes 20,000 square...

The number of deaths on construction sites increases by 25% in Israel in 2018.

Since the beginning of the year, 20 workers have been killed on construction sites in Israel. The Ministry of Labor has set a goal to reduce the number of victims by 10%, it wishes to halt construction sites after serious accidents, and to transparently publish data on the fines paid by developers and impose safer working conditions to prevent falls. The latest to join the list of those killed on...

The Heftziba Case – The End? The Case That Shakes Israeli Banks.

According to the settlement, First International Bank, Bank Leumi, Discount Bank, Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank, and Union Bank, Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasirer, and the insurance companies Clal and Menorah will pay 31 million NIS to Hefziba Hofim and Heftziba Jerusalem Gold. The Jerusalem District Court approved on Wednesday two settlement agreements made on behalf of the companies Hefziba Hofim and Heftziba...

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