Interior Ministry
Interior Ministry changes the rules: Are you eligible for the new property tax discount?
New Interior Ministry rules: The model calculates per capita income and excludes allowances, making many middle-class families eligible for property tax discounts.
The dramatic plan: Another 100,000 foreign workers by 2027
No shopping on Shabbat? The blow landing on the Big Fashion Glilot complex
Explosion at Qatar's Ras Laffan gas facility kills 13, injures 66
One Syrian security member killed in Islamic State suicide bombing in Raqqa
According to a ministry statement, two suicide attackers attempted to storm the facility. Security personnel engaged the pair, neutralizing one of them, while the second detonated an explosive vest.
Israeli court revokes citizenship of Cuban man over sham marriage
The court finds that citizenship was obtained through a fictitious marriage and false representations to immigration authorities.
Bahrain revokes citizenship of 69 people who supported Iran's attacks during war
Bahrain strips 69 individuals of citizenship for supporting Iran’s attacks on the country during the escalation in March and April.
PFLP-linked NGO closes Palestinian branch, citing Israel's red tape
Defense for Children International-Palestine announces closure, citing Israeli restrictions, while Israel has long designated the group as linked to the PFLP.
Coastal cliffs between Hefer Valley, Netanya collapse due to heavy rainfall from Storm Byron
No injuries were reported, but local officials warned of an ongoing national safety risk and accused the state of failing to allocate funding for coastal protection.
Recognized by the rabbinate, Orthodox converts trapped in legal limbo over Israeli citizenship
RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS: “Why do I have to keep proving myself? Am I a second-class Jew?” said an Orthodox converted Jewish woman in an interview with The Jerusalem Post.
Israel’s Supreme Court blocks automatic citizenship for non-Jewish children of immigrants
The 6-1 decision by the Supreme Court overturns a precedent set only months earlier, and restores the Interior Ministry’s longstanding interpretation of the law.
Members of US-targeted Antifa group face trial in Germany over violent attacks
Seven Members of the left-wing group Antifa Ost face trial in Germany for violence, including attempted murder. The group was recently designated as a terrorist organization by the US.
Labor, Religious Services Ministries, to be transferred to Levin post-haredi party withdrawal
Justice Minister Levin will be temporarily appointed as minister of labor, religious services, and Jerusalem and Israel heritage, while Prime Minister Netanyahu will also become minister of interior
Some conclude Israel is closing its gates towards diaspora Jews, especially from NY - opinion
The Interior Ministry is run by a handful of overzealous bureaucrats who take their orders from the country’s religious parties and leaders who are not keen on accepting all Jews.
