Summary: On this episode of The Cost of Doing Business: The battle over Israel’s defense budget heats up again: Just five months after the approval of Israel’s annual budget, the IDF demands yet more funding, threatening to shut down the military. Maharan Frozenfar, former head of budget directorate at the Ministry of Defense, details the latest round of this ongoing dispute. As the recommendations of the Sheshinski II committee -; a committee designed to examine royalties paid for commercial uses of Israel’s non-gas natural resources -; grow near, it seems Israel Chemicals (ICL) may be worst hit. Gilad Alper, Senior Analyst at Excellence, shares his insight. The dawn of the post-Dankner era: For the first time in five years, IDB Development goes public and begins trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Assa Sasson, Financial and Insurance Reporter for TheMarker, tells us about the less-than-glamorous era of Moti Ben Moshe and Eduardo Elsztain. Startups on Israel’s periphery: We continue our exploration of innovations outside Tel Aviv. This time, we talk to Haim Tzuker, co-founder of social media advertising startup eDealya MUSIC 1. Lucy's Pussy - The feudal spirit 2. The Dresden Dolls - Coin Operated Boy 3. Nick Cave - Mack The Knife 4. Swans - Oxygen 5. Bob Dylan - Dear landlord
