Israel justice reforms spark tech investor flight fears

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Barak Eilam, a former Israeli intelligence officer who now heads cloud-based software provider NICE NICE.ONICE.TA, says he has never had problems selling Israel as an investment destination, Reuters reports. But on a call last week, Eilam sensed this may be changing when major investors he had partnered with for years began asking pointed questions about a radical judicial overhaul. "For now, they're not pulling out any investment, but they are kind of watching it carefully," the 47-year-old said. The proposals by the new right wing government of Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to strengthen political control over judicial appointments while weakening the Israeli Supreme Court's ability to overturn legislation or rule against government action have brought tens of thousands on to the […] Source

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