Students with Down syndrome, autism graduate as teaching assistants
The first cohort completed a joint Herzog College-Shekel training program aimed at bringing people with disabilities into Israeli classrooms as paid teaching assistants.
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'A national disgrace': Netanyahu, MKs decry rabbi who hurled abuse at Zamir at anti-draft rally
United Hatzalah’s GPS innovation is revolutionizing emergency response
Simchi vows to push unity gov't, enlistment in new political alliance with Gantz
'Terrorist' vs 'Judeo-Nazi': MKs trade barbs over bill barring Red Cross from Israeli prisons
The bill was drafted by Galit Distel Atbaryan, Keti Shitrit, and a group of additional lawmakers. Thirty-six MKs voted in favor of the bill, while 41 opposed it, and it was removed from the agenda.
Next man up: Shorthanded Israel ready for tough basketball World Cup qualifiers
The Israel National Basketball Team has already advanced to the next stage of qualifying, which will take place at the end of August.
Knesset rejects proposed bill aimed at preventing Red Cross from visiting Palestinian detainees
An explanatory statement regarding the proposal cited “the security risk involved in the entry of external elements into prisons” as the reason for the bill being put forward.
Rabbi curses Zamir at Bnei Brak anti-draft protest: ‘May his name and memory be erased’
The rally, attended by hundreds of haredi men and led by former Sephardi chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, protested the drafting of yeshiva students to the army.
Netanyahu attends unveiling of new 'Hatayelet' neighborhood in Kibbutz Migdal Oz
The new Hatayelet neighborhood is expected to help double Migdal Oz’s size within a year, according to the Prime Minister’s Office.
Palestinian-Israeli filmmaker's tragedy about honor killings wins top prizes at Monte-Carlo
It was produced both as a four-part television series for Makan, Israel’s Arabic-language public television channel, and as a feature-length work for theatrical and festival release.
Lawyer claimed disability residency status to save NIS 450,000 on property taxes
Rafael Yitzhak was released under restrictive conditions while authorities investigate suspected property tax fraud worth NIS 450,000.
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Opposition leaders blast Benjamin Netanyahu unity government proposal as pre-election scam
Yair Lapid made the remarks at a faction press conference in the Knesset for the Together Party, of which he is a member, led by former prime minister Naftali Bennett.
Former haredim overlooked in draft debate, underrepresented in workforce, report finds
Among men aged 20 to 29 from haredi homes who reported past IDF service, 71% no longer identified as haredi when surveyed, according to the organization Out for Change.
Court: Comptroller overstepped authority in Oct. 7 investigations, several audits to be halted
The High Court ruled that State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman exceeded his authority while investigating some issues related to the October 7 massacre.
