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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 559

Israel Antitrust Authority

A man walks next to an advertisement poster for Golan Telecom in Jerusalem, November 5, 2015 (Lior Mizrahi/Flash90)
June 10, 2020, 3:10 pm
Israel antitrust regulator okays merger of phone rivals Cellcom and Golan
Cellcom had offered NIS 590 million ($172m) for its smaller competitor; antitrust authority says cellular market will remain competitive even after the merger
By Shoshanna Solomon
A branch of Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank (Youtube screenshot)
November 29, 2019, 12:15 am
Court approves merger of Israel’s Mizrahi, Union banks, overruling previous ban
Deal would see Mizrahi-Tefahot swallow up smaller bank; move was disqualified last year over anti-trust issues but appeals tribunal says not enough evidence to block takeover
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image: Withdrawing money at Bank Leumi on Dizengoff Street, Tel Aviv, January 18, 2015. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
April 17, 2019, 2:07 pm
Bank bailouts for failed tycoons have cost the Israeli public billions, MKs find
Knesset commission of inquiry lambastes ‘negligent’ financial sector for ‘systematically’ extending or writing off loans for rich while pursuing small debtors ‘to last cent’
By Sue Surkes
A Tnuva plant near Jerusalem on May 1, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
September 5, 2018, 12:10 pm
Tnuva hit with Israel’s largest-ever antitrust fine for price fixing
Dairy giant to pay NIS 25 million over efforts to raise prices and undercut competition at a pair of supermarket chains
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: The Channel 10 news logo. (YouTube/TheNetcomHD)
August 8, 2018, 6:32 pm
Months after Channel 2 breakup, two top TV networks to merge
With both losing money, Reshet and Channel 10 win approval to join into a single large competitor against rival Keshet
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: The Channel 10 news logo. (YouTube/TheNetcomHD)
June 13, 2018, 4:52 pm
Just 8 months after Channel 2’s breakup, two top TV networks to merge
Move by Reshet, Channel 10 follows massive financial losses for both companies, with officials arguing the Israeli market is too small to support three commercial channels
By ToI Staff
A man walks out from a building belonging to Bezeq on January 25, 2011. (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
March 7, 2018, 6:45 pm
Telecom giant Bezeq slapped with NIS 30 million antitrust fine
Authority finds carrier blocked rivals from using its underground infrastructure, requiring them to duplicate work
By Michael Bachner and Sue Surkes
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son Yair Netanyahu is seen at the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem on September 17, 2013. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool/Flash90)
January 9, 2018, 1:22 am
In apology, Yair Netanyahu dismisses strip club recording as drunken rambling
Politicians decry ‘hedonism,’ allege possible conflict of interest in gas deal in wake of PM’s son trying to get money for strippers from son of tycoon
By Raoul Wootliff
Yair Netanyahu, son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is seen in Tel Aviv on November 26, 2017. (Flash90)
January 8, 2018, 10:11 pm
Yair Netanyahu’s night of debauchery revealed in bombshell recordings
Younger Netanyahu heard asking his friend, a gas tycoon’s son, for NIS 400 for strippers, saying he owed him for $20 billion deal advanced by PM
By Raoul Wootliff
A branch of Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank (Youtube screenshot)
November 28, 2017, 11:08 am
Bank Mizrahi announces merger with Union Bank
Union Bank workers strike, demonstrate over deal, which still needs approval of Antitrust Authority
By Sue Surkes
Tnuva cottage cheese in a Jerusalem supermarket.(photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)
October 22, 2017, 4:10 am
Dairy mammoth Tnuva to pay NIS 25 million for price fixing — report
Chinese-owned conglomerate will admit to forcing grocery chains to set prices to eliminate competition; will give consumers NIS 25 each
By ToI Staff
A still image from a Coca-Cola advert (screen capture: YouTube)
From the WebMarch 23, 2017, 11:30 am
Coca Cola Israel handed NIS 62.7m antitrust fine
Globes: The Antitrust Authority has landed the manufacturer of Coca Cola in Israel fines for a total of NIS 62.7 million ($17 million) for exploiting its monopoly status in the local soft drinks market
Chief of Police Roni Alsheich attends a meeting in the Knesset, March 29, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 2, 2016, 7:38 pm
Travel company flew police delegation to Poland, despite graft probe
Hillel Tours arranged Holocaust memorial visit for 250 cops, including commissioner, amid suspicions of price fixing
By Stuart Winer
Illustrative: Israeli high school students on school trips to Poland, where they learn about the Holocaust. (Moshe Milner/GPO/Flash90)
January 19, 2016, 4:34 am
9 arrested for alleged price fixing of Poland school trips
Antitrust officials say travel agencies colluded to keep costs of Holocaust education trips artificially high
By JTA
An aerial view of an Israeli offshore gas rig (Albatross Aerial photography/Noble Energy/Flash90/File)
December 17, 2015, 7:34 pm
Meretz petitions High Court to block gas deal
Opposition party cries foul over Netanyahu’s use of Clause 52 to bypass antitrust commission and push through agreement
By ToI Staff
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