Summary: Reform plans for the Israeli Electric Company were due to be announced tomorrow but the press conference was cancelled unexpectedly. Is it possible to reform the IEC and why have all previous attempts failed? David Rosenberg, Editor of Haaretz in English, explains Are Israeli government bonds no longer the safe, solid investment they used to be? Zvi Stepak, Chairman & Founder of Meitav Dash Investment House has some news to break Hot news from Start Up Nation: Fresh off its very successful IPO, billion-dollar company Wix buys fellow Israeli start up Appixia. Facebook opens an Israeli marketing office. Assaf Gilad, High Tech reporter for financial newspaper Calcalist, has the latest -Billionaire and shopping mall mogul David Azrieli donates 800 million shekels to charity, possibly the largest donation of its kind in Israeli history. The question arises: Why do Israel’s rich donate less to philanthropic causes than their foreign counterparts? Shuki Ehrlich, Chairman of Committed to Give, an NGO dedicated to promote philanthropy in Israel, explains Music1. Queens of the Stone Age - Keep Your Eyes Peeled2. Patrick Fitzgerald - All the years of trying3. Future Islands - Seasons4. נושאי המגבעת - מתנה לחג5. Johnny Cash - She used to love me a lot
