Israel Approves $24-million Plan to Rehabilitate Prostituted Women
Following the criminalization of buying sex, cabinet ministers endorsed a scheme to set up emergency housing and rehabilitation hostels
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Israel Stops Health Coverage for Kids of Rejected Asylum Seekers
Thousands of children are at risk of being left without medical coverage
Sexual Harassment of Israeli Minors More Than Doubled in Past Decade, Data Shows
Thirty percent of Israeli children live in poverty, half of them ultra-Orthodox ■ President Rivlin: 'Data point to gaps we can't and don't accept'
Migrant Construction Workers in Israel Three Times More Likely to Die in On-site Accidents Than Locals
Report also finds that migrant and Palestinian workers are much less likely to sue and get compensated for accidents
Israel's Supreme Court President Slams State's Position on Surrogacy Law for Gay Men
Esther Hayut said the state’s position that surrogacy should be legal only for women who cannot have children 'could be blatantly unconstitutional,' adding: Why are women allowed and men not?
Israeli Immigration Chief Says Nixed UN Plan for Asylum Seekers Is the Best
In early April, Netanyahu backed out of a deal to resettle 16,250 asylum seekers in Canada, Italy and elsewhere, while a similar number could receive legal status in Israel
Israel Examines Whether Desertion From Eritrean Army Is Grounds for Asylum
Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit directs Immigration Authority to reexamine policy from 2015, affecting some 25,000 asylum seekers from Eritrea
After Israel Commits to Stringent Standards for Scaffolding, Knesset Approves Softer Demands
Pressured by contractors, lawmakers approve relatively lenient demands amid growing concern over jeopardized construction workers
New Police Unit to Probe Spate of Deaths at Israeli Construction Sites
After lengthy delays, advocates welcome move to protect rights of workers 'who have been neglected for years and abandoned in death without anyone held responsible'
Israel’s Poor Worse Off in 2017, Says Government Report
Despite decline in numbers, Israel continues to have highest proportion of poor people in the OECD
Israeli Court Suspends Expulsion of Around 400 Congolese
A judge cites possible ‘severe and irreversible damage’ of sending them back; the state has until January 7 to respond
Despite Promise, Israel Sent Deportation Notices to 10 Congolese Asylum Seekers
Inquiry by human rights NGOs into widely denounced policy gets officials to back off – for now
Pressured by Contractors, Knesset Committee Rejects Adopting European Scaffolding Standards
Contractors claim the regulation would lead to an increase in housing prices
Israel Tries to Remove Judge Ruling on Relationship Between Foreign Workers Because His Partner Is a Foreigner
Immigration Authority seeking to recuse judge presiding over hearing concerning a couple of migrant workers, citing a conflict of interests
26th Victim of Femicide: Israeli Arab Mother of Three Murdered in Central Israel
Shadiya Musrati was shot to death at close range while walking down the street in Ramle; two suspects were detained in connection with the murder ■ Two other women in her family were murdered in 2006 and 2012
'Dozens to Hundreds': How Israel Deports Foreign Worker Couples
Charel, a 28-year-old Indian caretaker, was recently not allowed to reenter Israel because authorities discovered she is in a romantic relationship with the father of her child, also a foreign worker. Her case is just one of many
In Court, Israel Defends Ban on Relationships Between Foreign Workers
Workers Hotline NGO: Population authority speaks of migrants’ ‘family unit’ like they mean ‘terror cell’
Bill to Cap Jail Time for Murdering Abusive Spouse Approved by Knesset Panel
The bill also requires a life sentence for murdering a spouse after abusing them for years. The Justice Ministry objected to an earlier, non-gender neutral version of the bill
Israeli Ministry Got $10 Million to Help 500 Distressed Asylum Seekers. Only 28 Received Care
The Social Services Ministry did not inform the municipal social services that the funding had been made available, and consequently the municipal social services continued to reject requests for aid
Hundreds Rally Against High Cost of Living in Yellow Vest Protest in Tel Aviv
Protesters block Shalom intersection near Defense Ministry ■ 'This is a clear message to Kahlon and his friends in the government: The people aren’t suckers, and we won't pay for the monopolies,' says student union leader
Netanyahu Approves Extra 20 Million Shekels for Battling Violence Against Women in 2019
Most of the additional money will go for treating abusive men, while minister presents 300-million-shekel plan for dealing with violence against Arab women
Israel to Reexamine 1,500 Sudanese Asylum Requests After Interviews Deemed 'Not In-depth Enough'
In first, Population and Immigration Authority admitted requests were not thoroughly looked into, but hasn't provided a timetable despite High Court’s request
Israeli Women’s Protest Leaders Demand 250 Million Shekels Budget to Fight Domestic Violence
Other demands include the establishment of a government authority to coordinate the fight against violence toward women and cancelling the emergency legislation allowing security guards to bring their guns home
Cost-of-living Protest Leaders Target Osem
Organizers call consumers to boycott the Osem food company because it is raising prices ■ Social workers to strike all welfare services on Monday
Most Disabled Israelis With Severe Mobility Restrictions Don’t Get Aid They Need
A report says despite a 2.5 billion shekels ($663 million) budget sixty percent of immobile people don't get enough help from the state
150% Spike in Domestic Violence Complaints in Israel After Women’s Protests
A ministry hotline received 272 complaints of violence this month, 70 percent of them from women, compared to 110 complaints in the first two weeks of November
Hundreds Rally in Yellow Vest Protest in Tel Aviv; 10 Arrested
Protesters block traffic and call on the government to reverse price increases for electricity, water and food. 'Israelis are suffocating,' said an organizer who was arrested
'We Need to Learn From the French': Yellow Vest Protests Make Their Way to Israel
Emulating fluorescent traffic-safety vests worn by protesters in France, demonstrations set to take place Friday in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv over the recent increase in food items and utilities
Israel's Justice Ministry Opposes Adding Women's Murder to Category of Worst Form of Homicide
In a discussion of a new bill that would create a new legal category of aggravated murder, the ministry opposed - saying the law must apply equally to all
Women’s Leaders Call for Second Public Strike for 25 Minutes
This will be the second protest in honor of the women murdered this year after Iman Ahmed Awad of Acre was murdered last week