In May, Haaretz revealed that welfare departments were refusing to deal with people with psychiatric problems who needed services and were instead referring them to the Health Ministry
Beatings, poor food and being called ‘whore’ are just part of the problem, according to a ministry report
In Jerusalem contenders Moshe Leon and Ofer Berkovitch compete in last-ditch fight for support of the ultra-Orthodox party
The government will give construction contractors six month to meet European standards for scaffolding that is at least six meters high and 18 months for scaffolding less than six meters in height
'Social Affairs Ministry is abandoning battered women,' says former MK Zehava Galon, co-sponsor of law whose deadline for implementation passed eight months ago
In the past decade the safety condition of scaffoldings in Israel has declined significantly
Supreme Court chief criticizes state’s claim that there isn’t enough manpower to examine requests, calling it an 'exhausted excuse,' but accepts state’s position that each request be examined individually
Sudanese from the Darfur region will no longer receive this special status as the state studies whether intercommunal tensions in the East African country have ebbed
Since 2009, Israel has granted 0.5 percent of asylum requests. A new report by a nonprofit group discusses the rejections that happen despite the reeducation camps and other horrors back home
Volunteer clinic in south Tel Aviv set to close after Health Ministry declines to take over funding. Patients will be able to obtain tests and other medical care elsewhere, but at a considerably higher cost
Author Ilan Sheinfeld to set up party 'assisted by the intellectual, political and activist forces of the LGBTQ community'
The UNHCR says no other country has removed its protection from citizens of the violent country, where the agency says the situation will worsen due to upcoming elections
'Without your help, our brothers face torture, disease and death' in Libya, Eritreans tell EU ambassador in a letter and protest in front of the delegation's offices in Israel
Israel registers heterosexual couples as parents without any residency condition. 'We are sad that our country is fighting and abandoning us by appealing a justified and progressive decision,' the women said
Interior Minister Arye Deri decides to nix special status of Congolese migrants who fled to Israel from violent conflict in their homeland ■ Decision to come into effect in January 2019
The Health Ministry recently halted an arrangement that provided medical coverage to children whose parents remained in Israel after their tourist visa expires
Labor minister tells Histadrut to 'propose new ideas and not recycle issues' after organization demands improvement in safety at building sites
The state refused to register two women as mothers of their children while straight couples living abroad were able to register with no problems
Israel has lessened the number of hours single mothers are permitted to study and work and still receive a subsistence allowance, justifying move on the fact that few took advantage of the benefits – after gov't failed to inform the public
This year, construction mishaps have claimed the lives of 30 workers and two passersby however only one third of all accidents were examined