The opening was attended by friends and family of Daniel Muszkat and his father, the well-known Israeli lawyer Yoram Muszkat. Muszka lived in Paris, where he passed away in 2005

Import of polished diamond to the USA increased 18% to $12.34 billion in the January to July period of 2008

This is an increase of 37% over the same period last year. For every extra 100,000 tourists arriving in Israel, 4,000 new jobs are created

Although the index rose 0.2% from 46.7% in July to 46.9% in August, it is still below the 50% threshold

JIMS attributes Israel's poor ranking in this year's report to a growing public sector. Last year Israel was ranked number 44

The housing maintenance item rose by 3.7% contributing 0.6% to the CPI. The rent item rose by 3.5%, contributing 0.1% to the CPI. Food costs edged down by 0.1% in August

Israeli Credit Insurance Company reported last week a 45% jump in unpaid debts by US customers to Israeli exporters in the third quarter of 2008

The National Labor Court ordered the port workers to get back to work and avoid any sanctions until September 21. Despite the Court’s decision sanctions at the ports continued