Israel/Society
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Israel tourism industry offers free vacations to residents living near Gaza border
Residents of towns near Gaza Strip border have been living under rocket fire for 3 days
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Israel: Record number of Jewish pilgrims visit Temple Mount despite security tensions
'Never before have so many Jewish pilgrims visited the holy site since the time of the Temple'
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Israel Police braces for ‘worst case scenario’ in mixed Arab-Israeli cities
Unlike last year, officials claim that police are now equipped with sufficient riot-control means
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Domestic violence in Israel: ‘Victims are no longer afraid to speak out’
Since the beginning of 2022, 492 women were accommodated in shelters, including 190 Arabs
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Families of fallen Israeli soldiers, hostages in Gaza hold 3-day march
'The biggest bluff that recent governments tell... is that efforts are being made to repatriate captives'
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Israel's Herzog calls for investigation of alleged sex abuse of prison guards
'We must investigate these cases in depth so that everyone responsible is held accountable,' says Herzog
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Israel: Silent protest against crime takes place in Rahat
'We live in a feeling of insecurity, on the roads, at work and even in our own homes,' says one protester
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Volunteers worldwide participate in Israel's emergency services
'What I liked about this trip was that we were independent, we went to work like all Israelis'
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Israel: President appoints first female officer as military secretary
'You are making history, and you have only made it this far on your own merit,' says President Herzog
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IDF allows ultra-Orthodox to serve in all positions
The recruits will be able to postpone their draft to complete core studies
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Israel: PM Lapid condemns ‘terrible violence directed against women’
'It cannot be that a soldier is raped by a terrorist during her service'
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Israel: Bedouin city to construct 500 guest houses to attract tourists
The plan also includes launching new cultural festivals in Rahat
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Textbooks with anti-Israel incitement found in east Jerusalem schools
6 east Jerusalem schools placed on conditional license over textbooks praising 'armed struggle' against Israel
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Israeli soldier reveals she was 'handed over to prisoners' at Gilboa
'The people I thought were supposed to be guarding me made sure I was left alone with him - against the rules'
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Israel: Government did not compensate Arab towns for damage during 2021 riots
The Tax Authority claims that the damage in Umm al-Fahm was not due to the Jewish-Arab conflict
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Israel opens new grave connected to the case of disappeared Yemeni children
In the 1950s in Israel, Yemenite children disappeared, with parents claiming their children were 'abducted'
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Israel: Court rejects asylum seekers' claim of segregation in schools
It’s 'upsetting to discover that the court has legalized educational ghettos for black children'
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Israel receives first shipment of monkeypox vaccines
WHO Europe forecasts over 27,000 monkeypox cases in 88 countries by August 2
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Israel: Government bans gender barriers in Western Wall egalitarian area
The southern prayer area of the Western Wall is designated for mixed prayer
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Israeli gov’t launches program to encourage long-term rentals
Leases will be extended to at least 10 years and will be subject to a rent-discount restriction
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Israeli teachers demand higher salaries from FM Lieberman
Protesters held signs reading 'I can’t end the month,' 'Fair wage for teachers,' and 'Lieberman, wake up!'
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Israel: Health Ministry announces guidelines for receiving monkeypox vaccine
'If we act properly, it is possible to prevent a larger epidemic by taking preventive measures'
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Israeli schools lack nearly 6,000 teachers - Education Ministry
The highest shortage is reported among English and math teachers
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First same-sex couple surrogacy underway in Israel
Surrogate pregnancies were first made available to LGBT couples on January 11