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Various entrepreneurs tell Reuters the move is a result both of economic advantages in America as well as local uncertainty caused by the judicial overhaul

Tech Startups: It may not mean jobs shifting overseas en masse - the tech sector accounts for 14% of Israeli jobs - but registering companies or intellectual property (IP) abroad can affect where taxes are paid and so impact government revenue.

A number of Israeli experts have warned of a “real disintegration of Israeli society.”

A rising number of Israel's tech startups are integrating into the United States, lured by U.S.' deep-pocketed funds and pro-business policies,...

The economic risk for Israels government is that its plans, which have sparked unprecedented nationwide protests, scare a tech industry that accounts for almost a fifth of the countrys gross domestic product and about 30% of tax income. Some entrepreneurs already appear to be voting with their feet.

A growing number of Israel's tech startups are incorporating in the United States, attracted by deep pocketed U.S. funds and pro-business policies, and with an extra push from a planned judicial overhaul at home that has rattled investors. That marks a reversal, as Israel had managed in the past decade to persuade more of its startups to set up their legal identity domestically. It may not mean jobs shifting overseas en masse - the tech sector accounts for 14% of Israeli jobs - but regist...

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The Marketplace of Ideas at The Times of Israel

The Transportation Ministry decided on the companies that would be authorized to launch a two-year pilot program of autonomous public transportation.

"I have found a lot of innovation and a desire to grow here at Klil, and I would be very happy to see their applications to the Innovation Authority approved,” Ami Appelbaum said.