40% of Government Bodies in Israel Violating Law on Employing Disabled
Almost half of Israel's government institutions are failing to meet a new law that requires them to fill at least 5% of jobs with handicapped workers
Lee Yaron
Eritreans Should Be Deported Back to Their Country, Israeli Appellate Tribunal Says
The adjudicator accused “infiltrators” of “rampant crime.” Lawyers and human rights organizations: This is a political manifesto citing false reports the tribunal head heard in the media
Construction Worker Dies, Israel's 28th On-the-job Death of 2018
Death toll at construction sites is higher than in the same period in 2017
Israel Ranked 5Th From Worst of 20 Countries on Detention of Migrants' Children
The United States was ranked worst while Brazil was ranked best by the International Detention Coalition
Two Palestinian Workers Fall to Their Deaths at Construction Site Near Tel Aviv
The men, both in their 30s and from the West Bank, fell from scaffolding that broke loose from the 15th floor of a building under construction
Some 20,000 March in Jerusalem's Pride Parade Under Heavy Security
In light of fatal stabbing attack three years ago, police geared up for prospect of violent counter-demonstrations
Israel's New Adoption Law to End Discrimination Against LGBT Parents
The memo of the bill comes a year after a High Court challenge to the state’s policy that prohibited adoption in Israel by anyone other than ‘a man and his wife together’
Over 40% of Divorced Men in Israel Refuse to Pay Child Support
State makes up for some of that, but deducts up to 60 percent in taxes from funds it transfers to mothers
Israel Posing Hurdles to Family Seeking Aliyah Over Father's Expunged Criminal Record
The interior ministry has denied the family's request over the father's criminal record, which dates back 12 years and had been expunged by Belarusia
Israel Prevents 81 Turkish Citizens From Entering Country Saying Their Visa Was Forged
Turkish media reports 90 Turkish nationals were rejected ■ Immigration Authority says their group visa was apparently forged in Israel
Contrary to Israeli Claims, Switzerland Says It Doesn't Forcibly Return Asylum Seekers to Eritrea
Israelis supporting deportations have held on to a recent Swiss ruling permitting the return of Eritreans in some cases, but the Swiss Embassy in Israel says forced expulsion is 'not permitted and not reasonable'
Israel to Fight Listing Both Fathers of Kids Born via Surrogacy
The move, coming a few days after the Knesset voted not to include gay men in a new domestic surrogacy law, will make it harder for gay men to be recognized as the parents of children born abroad using surrogacy
Israel’s High Court Slams State’s Behavior in Two Gay Parenthood Cases
In one, the court ordered the state to show cause for refusing to register both members of a same-sex couple as parents of an adopted child on the child’s birth certificate
LGBT Groups to March From Tel Aviv to Jerusalem Ahead of Pride Parade
The announcement of next week’s march follows Sunday’s rally of 80,000 people in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square to protest discrimination against the LGBT community
Too Soon to Say if Eritrean Asylum Seekers Can Be Sent Back Home, Say Israeli Officials
Although Eritrea and Ethiopia struck a surprise peace agreement in July, Israel is closely monitoring the situation and seeing how other countries react before deciding whether to expel anyone
Justice Minister Vows Israel Will Deport Eritreans as Soon Eritrea Ends Indefinite Military Service
Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked makes promise after new batch of Eritrean army recruits say they expect to serve 18 months
Top Court Agrees Israel’s Escrow Plan for Asylum Seekers Is ‘Stealing’
State admits employers sometimes deduct 20 percent from salaries but don’t deposit it in the escrow account – meaning they’re essentially taking it from asylum seekers
Israeli Program in Which Asylum Seekers Willingly Leave for Rwanda Is Frozen
Thousands of Africans from Eritrea and Sudan had been sent to the country, but many soon fled for neighboring Uganda – which is now the only state accepting asylum seekers from Israel
Pro- and Anti-expulsion Activists Agree: $7.7m Insufficient to Rehabilitate South Tel Aviv
Netanyahu vowed to spend hundreds of millions of shekels on the neglected neighborhoods of south Tel Aviv. All the activists who spoke with Haaretz were adamant that the earmark would have no significant effect
Israel Considers Deporting Asylum Seekers to Eritrea and Sudan
Ethiopia's peace deal with Eritrea may serve as a reason to deny Eritreans' asylum requests, a source at the ministry says