14-year-old Israeli Boy Sent to Prison Because All Rehabilitation Facilities for Minors Are Full
Teenager accused of attempted assault is one of 88 minors waiting for spot at an institution ■ Supreme Court criticizes government
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Israeli City Forced to Allow Children of Asylum Seekers in School After Blocking Enrollment
Court rules that Petah Tikva must register children for kindergarten after refusing to allow dozens of families to enroll, citing bureaucratic difficulties
Israel Decides Not to Take Action Against Four Builders With Most Safety Violations
18 companies called to hearings over past year and a half, but ministry says it cannot take disciplinary action until final court verdicts issued in deaths on their sites
Announcing New Criteria, Israel to Revisit All Asylum Requests by Eritreans
Rights group says state's 'aim is to continue avoid granting recognition to refugees according to international law'
State Can’t Force Elderly Woman to Move to Nursing Home, Court Rules
The government tries to remove hundreds of single elderly people from their homes against their will every year, because nursing care for the elderly poor can only be state-financed in nursing homes
Hundreds Rally for Ouster of Israeli Education Minister After Gay Conversion Remarks
Uproar sparked after Minister Rafi Peretz said conversion therapy is 'possible,' claiming he has performed it in the past
Laborer Electrocuted in Israel, Bringing Annual Count of Work-related Deaths to 46
Qais Khatib from Kalansua is the 26th fatality this year in the construction industry
Left in Limbo for Months, Israeli LGBT Parents Not Legally Recognized Until After Birth
'It’s not a matter of legislation, regulations or budgets, only of goodwill and common sense,' rights group head says
Despite Locals' Resistance, LGBT Community Holds First-ever Pride Parade in Netanya
According to organizers, municipality approved holding event at the city's main square. But after residents and religious groups complained, it sought to relocate it
Israeli Parole Board to Release Woman Serving Life for Soliciting Abusive Husband’s Murder
Nisreen Masarwah has served 17 years and will be released to a hostel as part of the rehabilitation process next week
Israel Stops Reviewing Sudanese Asylum Seekers' Requests
Interior minister instructs halt in examining requests, saying they must wait until situation in Sudan stabilizes ■ Over 3,000 Sudanese awaiting response to requests
Israeli Building Firms Cited for Safety Violations but Few Are Penalized
Despite 850 citations issued, only three companies have actually been penalized this year
Dozens Protest Deportation of Filipino Children, Parents Outside Israeli President's Residence
President Rivlin had considered acting to prevent deportations, but decided not to intervene after a meeting with a top immigration official
Anti-racism Panel’s Initiatives for Ethiopian Israelis Not Fully Implemented
Following protests in the Ethiopian Israeli community four years ago, the government made 52 decisions to fight racism through education, media and police outreach. Only 9 were carried out
President Rivlin Decided Not to Intervene in Deportation of Migrants and Children
More than 70 foreign workers from the Philippines, most of them children, are due to be deported starting later this week
Workplace Deaths Have Risen by 30 Percent in the First Half of This Year
In the first six months of 2019 alone, 43 were killed in workplace accidents - construction industry and the commerce and services sector have shown the biggest rise in fatalities
Israeli Employers Pocketing Deposits Deducted From Asylum Seekers’ Pay
'The state enacted a law that officially permits the theft of a fifth of the asylum seekers’ wages every month,' says one worker’s rights activist
Israel's Labor Ministry to Close 27 Construction Sites Due to Safety Issues
Inspectors find dozens of dangerous safety violations, improper scaffolding, lack of safety equipment for workers and faulty electricity
Thousands in Tel Aviv Protest Plans to Deport Filipina Women and Their Children
Authorities plan to deport more than 100 children who were born in Israel to women who came to the country on work visas but lost their legal status when their children were born
Israel Denies Nepalese Man Residency, Despite Relationship With Israeli Partner
Interior Ministry says 10 'contradictions' found in interview that included 191 questions lead it to believe that the couple's relationship isn't sincere
Laborer Killed at Tel Aviv Airport, Bringing Total to 42 Work-related Deaths in 2019
Workers hotline calls on police to investigate deaths: 'As long as no one is held accountable, workers will continue to be killed'
A Woman Who Killed Her Abuser Was Released From Prison. Three Others Are Still There
The women who have spent years behind bars want to believe that changes in the law and Dalal Daoud’s successful battle will help them go free, too
U.S. State Department Raps Israel Over Treatment of African Asylum Seekers
Annual report called on Israel to repeal 'Deposit Law' and provide access to healthcare services
Israeli Arab Woman Who Killed Her Abusive Husband Released From Prison After 18 Years
Dalal Daoud was originally sentenced to 25 years for the 2002 murder of her husband Ali, who methodically abused her. She went to police 26 times over his violence
![Israeli students hold a sign quoting a biblical verse, 'you shall love [the stranger] as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt,' in Tel Aviv on June 17, 2019.](https://images.haarets.co.il/image/upload/w_1894,h_1421,x_306,y_0,c_crop,g_north_west/w_281,h_211,q_auto,c_fill,f_auto/fl_any_format.preserve_transparency.progressive:none/v1560816241/1.7377763.13727848.jpg "Israeli students hold a sign quoting a biblical verse, 'you shall love [the stranger] as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt,' in Tel Aviv on June 17, 2019. - credit: Ilan Assayag")
Tel Aviv School Protests Planned Deportations of Filipino Classmates
Some 600 teachers, students from Gymnasia Herzliya demonstrate for targeted students
Despite Committee's Support, Israel Refuses to Release Woman Who Killed Abusive Husband
The prison service won’t let Daoud into an individual rehabilitation track because she is required to remain under house arrest during her furloughs and the police refuse to drop this condition
Chinese and Palestinian Die in Two Work Accidents in Southern, Central Israel
This brings the death toll in work-related accidents to 41 just this year
Tel Aviv University to Stop Sending Masters Students From Africa, Asia to Work as Laborers
Committee finds working conditions 'improper' after Haaretz investigation revealed studies at the university accounted for only one month of the 15-month program
250,000 March in Largest-ever Tel Aviv Pride Parade
'We are marching today in the biggest and most consistent protest in Israel, demanding equal rights so that every person can write their own story,' says head of Association for LGBTQ Equality
Many Israeli Cities Are Ahead of State Government on LGBTQ Rights
Unisex bathrooms, designated social workers, gender education, even civil marriage: Tel Aviv isn't the only municipality leading the way