State Watchdog: Environmental Ministry Filed 'Misleading' Reports on Pollution Inspections
State comptroller claims ministry ordered numerous surprise inspections, didn’t carry all of them out and issued misleading reports; ministry denies charges
Haifa
Israel to Deport Turkish Stowaway Suspected of Setting Ship on Fire
This is not the first time the suspect, who set fire to a cargo ship off the Haifa port after being discovered on board, is being returned to Turkey after attempting to enter Israel
Israel Arrests Stowaway Suspected of Arson on Ship en Route From Turkey
Forces storm cargo ship off northern coast, after clandestine passenger discovered
Ancient Fortress Discovered Off Israel's Northern Coast Solves a Seleucid Mystery
Dozens of meters wide, at least two stories high, 2,200 years after it was built, the Kingdom of Tryphon's first line of defense has been found underwater
Court Allows Forced Hospitalization of Man Despite No Mental Illness Diagnosis
The 18-year-old patient was admitted against his will after entering a psychotic state due to drug use. His two week hospitalization was extended to three months
Israeli Father Who Rescued Children From Burning Building in Serious Condition
12 others suffer burns and smoke inhalation from Haifa fire apparently caused by electric short circuit
Armed Forces Guarding Students: Israeli Army to Open Base in a University
The military will be permitted to install security and computer systems that will be accessible solely to it, in any building it so chooses, and screen employees - meaning it could distance Arab lecturers, cleaners or or maintenance workers
Analysis Ruling on Divisive 'McJesus' Sculpture Fulfills Israeli Culture Minister's Censorship Fantasies
Following years of attempts by Miri Regev to curb offensive artistic expression, this week a court in Haifa upheld the mayor's right to intervene in content at a municipal museum to 'maintain public order'
Haifa Strike Escalates as Teachers Union Joins In
Workers are demanding to preserve their existing conditions, to grant tenure to temporary workers after five years and to fill vacant positions
Police Officer Charged With Accepting Bribes and Sex in Deal With Local Brothels
Indictment claims intelligence officer provided information on police operations to two brothel owners in addition to impeding ongoing investigations
Editorial Haifa’s Mayor McCensor Delivers Miserable Decision on Freedom of Speech
Mayor’s attempt to have it both ways after ordering the removal of an artwork cannot be allowed to conceal
1,000 University of Haifa Students Pass English Despite Not Completing Courses, Thanks to Teacher's Strike
Students are being allowed to pass despite only receiving three or four English classes due to a six-week teacher's strike demanding job security and better working conditions
Haifa Catholic Church Leader Blasts 'McJesus' Sculpture: 'What's Suitable for Europe Isn't Suitable for Us'
Church officials agreed with museum management that a screen would be placed around the work, blocking it from general view
New Haifa Port Reform Paves the Way to Privatization
The historic agreement in principle, signed at the ministerial level, offers good terms to departing workers and protection for those remaining; the state will forgo any dividends on sale
In Controversial New Exhibit '1948,' Fusing Palestinian and Jewish Narratives
A Haifa art show presents work by both Jews and Palestinians depicting the ongoing trauma of the 1948 war
Rate of Asthma Cases in Haifa's Children More Than Double Israeli Average
Researchers suggest air pollution has led to higher rate ■ In vicinity of Sea of Galilee, it’s four times as high allegedly due to shortage of specialists, Health Ministry finds
Major Israeli Construction Firm Refuses to Sell to Arabs, Lawsuit Alleges
Sharbiv repeatedly offered homes to Jews while telling Arabs none were available
After Criticism Over 'Support of Terror,' Haifa's Would-be Deputy Mayor Withdraws
Netanyahu pressured the mayor to block Raja Zaatry's appointment, but she refused. Zaatry's no. 2, Shahira Shalabi, will serve as deputy mayor in his stead
Opinion Israeli Non-racists, First We Take Haifa!
Netanyahu is upset because, according to an agreement in Haifa, the new Jewish mayor must condemn all expressions of racism, even if it comes from the Knesset or the prime minister’s residence
Editorial Raja Zaatry Has a Right to Be Deputy Mayor of Haifa
Even if his views are unpalatable to Israeli Jews, the head of the Hadash party in the city council was elected democratically
Opinion Haifa Residents Can Die of Pollution, as Long as There’s No Arab Deputy Mayor
Never mind the frenetic development of the Oil Refineries and the petrochemical industries, for the government the worst thing happening in Israel right now is the appointment of Raja Zaatry as deputy mayor
Haifa Mayor Refuses Netanyahu's Request to Block Arab Deputy Over Alleged Terror Links
Netanyahu claims Raja Zaatry, a member of the mixed Arab-Jewish Hadash party, supports Hezbollah and Hamas. Zaatry denies, says his party supports peace and solidarity
Israel's Interior Minister Seeks to Block Arab Rep From Serving as Haifa Deputy
In 2015 as Joint List campaign leader Raja Zaatry said Hamas is not a terrorist organization and that ISIS draws inspiration from Zionism
Pilot, Poet, Scuba Diver, Lefty – the non-Orthodox Rabbi Bringing Unorthodox Views to City Hall
Meet Dov Haiyun, the Conservative rabbi making history by serving as deputy mayor of Haifa, where he hopes to put the famously secular city on the cultural map
Israel Gets Its First non-Orthodox Rabbi in City Government
Rabbi Dov Haiyun, of the Conservative movement, will be deputy mayor of Haifa
Israel Pulls Funding From Jewish-Arab Festival in Haifa a Day Before It Opens
An Israeli government ministry claims that the Haifa Story Festival was not aimed at people from marginalized communities in Israel, and therefore doesn't merit funding allocated to events that cater to disadvantaged groups
1,500 Israeli Arab Students Stay Home From School Over Bus Cuts
Education Ministry claims schools are not far enough and therefore do not meet the criteria for financing transportation
Editorial Women on Every List
Ultra-Orthodox support for Haifa’s new mayor demonstrates that the exclusion of women is not a decree from heaven or holy concept in Jewish law, but is primarily derived from power struggles
Israeli Police Arrest 26 Suspects for Indecent Acts and Sexual Harassment of Minors
An undercover officer masquerading as a 13-year-old girl helped trap alleged predators on WhatsApp and other social networks. The suspects range in age from 21 to 44
Haifa Has Israel’s Highest Cancer Rates, New Report Says
Cancer has been the leading cause of death in Israel since 1999, accounting for 25% of deaths