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Shahar Ilan is the former Haaretz correspondent for religious affairs. He is now the vice president of research and information for Hiddush, an organization for the promotion of religious tolerance.

Latest Articles by Shahar Ilan

Israel resumes jailing African refugees 0 comments

PMO: Release of Shalit tape does not change Israel's position on Hamas

Yishai: Israel should mull direct talks with Shalit's captors; MK Ran Cohen: Shalit must not be new Ron Arad.

with Barak Ravid 0 comments

Call to Order / Israeli citizens, Palestinian parliament 0 comments

Interior Min. increasingly revoking E. J'lem Arabs' residency permits

Interior Ministry says most cases involved people who immigrated, acquired foreign citizenship.

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E. J'lem residents lose civil status at rapid rate 0 comments

UTJ bids to fund yeshivas without secular studies 0 comments

Security forces detain 63 African refugees who infiltrated Israel

UN envoy to MKs: Don't send Sudan refugees back to Egypt, doing so would endanger their lives.

with Mijal Grinberg 0 comments

Don't send Sudanese refugees back to Egypt, UN representative tells MKs with Mijal Grinberg 0 comments

Bar-On calls African refugees seeping in from south major risk 0 comments

Foreign workers' kids: 1,500 to stay, 800 to go

Interior Minister: Israel to grant residency to two-thirds of the hids of foreign workers who requested it.

with Yuval Azoulay 0 comments

Foreign workers' children / Joy mixed with tragedy 0 comments

MK Bar-On: African refugees entering from south a major risk

Bar-On says Israel will face 'geostrategic or meta-strategic trouble' if refugee issue is not dealt with.

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1,500 foreigners to stay, 800 kids to go 0 comments

Call to Order / The convergence will be different 0 comments

Space Agency head to replace Peres in Knesset 0 comments

Shimon Peres elected ninth president of the State of Israel 0 comments

Call to Order / Peres' relentless campaign 0 comments

President-elect Shimon Peres: My job is to unite Israeli society

Vice Premier wins presidency after rivals Avital, Rivlin throw him their support for second round of voting.

with Mazal Mualem 0 comments

Peres and Rivlin in tight race for presidency with Mazal Mualem 0 comments

Beinisch rejects Friedmann's term limits bill 0 comments

The undecideds are finally deciding on eve of presidential vote 0 comments

Presidential race / If it weren't Peres 0 comments

Peres campaign staff makes final effort to sew up victory

Current drive aimed at persuading Lieberman, chairman of , to allow Yisrael Beiteinu representatives to vote independently.

Haaretz Editorial and Mazal Mualem 0 comments

Chief Justice blasts Justice Minister bid to curb judge terms

Bill would limit to a maximum of 7 years the terms of court presidents and their deputies.

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Peres staff making final push for victory in presidential race

Staff see drawing Labor voters as key to success, Arab parties say will refuse to vote in a Peres-Rivlin runoff.

with Mazal Mualem 0 comments

Haaretz headlines

While EU study praises Israel for taking care of its beaches, environmental activists less than satisfied

By Zafrir Rinat | 08:58 PM

Facebook, instagram and the IDF: Israel's version of the millennials

By Naomi Darom | 05:50 PM

Israeli electric car venture may have reached the end of the road

By Yoram Gabison | 10:40 PM

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at a news conference in Tel Aviv

Kerry departs, urges Israel and Palestinians to 'make hard decisions'

By Barak Ravid | 04:34 PM