• Chocolate bars (Cow, Blondie, and Splendid brand) with a best before date between 01.10.22-24.04.23
• Pesek Zman, Memolada and Crunch chocolate snack bars with a best before date between 01.12.22 - 01.04.23
• Taami, Egozi, and Kif Kef chocolate bars with a best before date between 01.07.22 - 15.01.23
• “Energy” chocolate coated rice cakes and chocolate cereal bars with a best before date between 01.07.22 - 15.01.23
• Reva L’Sheva snack bars with a best before date between 01.05.22 - 15.12.23
• Brownie cake, Pesek Zman cake and rolls with a best before date between 10.07.22 - 31.08.22
• Chocolate “XL” wafers with a best before date between 15.11.22 - 01.01.23
• “Bonbonierre” selection boxes dated best before 9.4.23 and 21.2.23 only.

According to the news, another structure in the Kever Rashbi complex in Meron has been dismantled last night as per a recent court order.

 I have lost count but this is the most recent in a  series of structures in the complex to have been ordered destroyed. 

It is amazing to consider the chaos and anarchy that was going on in Kever Rashbi complex, no rules, no order, no law. I dont know who "they" is, but they basically just did whatever they wanted. Everyone already said this when the Meron Tragedy happened but it really is a miracle no disaster had happened there previously, considering the lack of order and safety compliance.

Insane — Palestinians dress up as religious Jews and fake murder scenes, then ask for donations…

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— Emily Schrader - אמילי שריידר (@emilykschrader) April 24, 2022

There are many Orthodox shuls in Tel Aviv that I feel comfortable davening in without hiding. Once a month I additionally make sure to bring my children to daven in an Orthodox minyan. It is important that they should see it and be familiar with it.

   -- MK Gilad Kariv (Labor) 

With Kariv being a Reform rabbi this is an interesting tidbit....

The Israeli public, or maybe it is actually the media, is fickle. 

MK Ayman Udah (United Arab List) said yesterday harsh words against Israel, saying that Arabs serving in the police force is insulting and humiliating, and called on them to throw their weapons back in the faces of their officers and to resign. Arabs Israelis he said, should be a part of the Palestinians and work to overthrow the occupation. And he said more than that, but you get the idea.

I remember when just a few years ago Udah was the darling of Israeli society and media. He was looked at as someone who against all odds was promoting coexistence and partnership between Arabs and Jews.

And now the calls increase to investigate him for incitement to violence, for being a traitor, and the like. He showed himself to be more of a demon and less of the conciliatory figure he has portrayed himself as over the past few years.

It is sad that this is how it turned out, the other way would have been better, but better that it has been exposed. Better late than never.

The news is reporting that the month of March saw another significant drop in the deficit. The budge deficit relative to the GDP dropped to 1.4%. It now stands at the lowest it has been in 14 years, since 2008.

Tax increases seem to have filled the coffers with fewer outlays in the forms of grants and Corona stimulus packages that we saw in the past couple of years. In general that is a good thing. I would love to see somewhat smaller government with less waste in that regard but that is not going to happen too quickly. 

In the meantime the filled coffers can start to be used to lower other taxes... will that happen? we wait and see.

At the same time Moody's just upgraded Israel's economic outlook to positive with A1 status.

This Israeli government must be doing something right on the economic side of governance.

Now it is time to actually do something to cut the high cost of living. People dont care much about the level of credit rating or deficit if they have to pay through the roof for their goods and services. People care more about what is in their pockets at the end of the month.The government needs to cut monopolies, fix the shipping and ports problems that are causing price increases. Lower taxes where possible. etc. Take advantage of the strong economic situation and act to benefit the people.

לקראת בואו של @itamarbengvir לזירת הפיגוע בתל אביב: מפגיני שמאל קוראים לחבר הכנסת לצאת מהעיר pic.twitter.com/ggV1FQm2b5

— רן שמעוני Ran Shimoni (@ran_shimoni) April 9, 2022