Interior Ministry
No shopping on Shabbat? The blow landing on the Big Fashion Glilot complex
The Director General of the Ministry of Interior sent an unprecedented letter to the municipality, attacking the non-enforcement of the law on Shabbat. Will the giant complex be closed?
Explosion at Qatar's Ras Laffan gas facility kills 13, injures 66
One Syrian security member killed in Islamic State suicide bombing in Raqqa
Israeli court revokes citizenship of Cuban man over sham marriage
Bahrain revokes citizenship of 69 people who supported Iran's attacks during war
Bahrain strips 69 individuals of citizenship for supporting Iran’s attacks on the country during the escalation in March and April.
PFLP-linked NGO closes Palestinian branch, citing Israel's red tape
Defense for Children International-Palestine announces closure, citing Israeli restrictions, while Israel has long designated the group as linked to the PFLP.
Coastal cliffs between Hefer Valley, Netanya collapse due to heavy rainfall from Storm Byron
No injuries were reported, but local officials warned of an ongoing national safety risk and accused the state of failing to allocate funding for coastal protection.
Recognized by the rabbinate, Orthodox converts trapped in legal limbo over Israeli citizenship
RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS: “Why do I have to keep proving myself? Am I a second-class Jew?” said an Orthodox converted Jewish woman in an interview with The Jerusalem Post.
Israel’s Supreme Court blocks automatic citizenship for non-Jewish children of immigrants
The 6-1 decision by the Supreme Court overturns a precedent set only months earlier, and restores the Interior Ministry’s longstanding interpretation of the law.
Members of US-targeted Antifa group face trial in Germany over violent attacks
Seven Members of the left-wing group Antifa Ost face trial in Germany for violence, including attempted murder. The group was recently designated as a terrorist organization by the US.
Labor, Religious Services Ministries, to be transferred to Levin post-haredi party withdrawal
Justice Minister Levin will be temporarily appointed as minister of labor, religious services, and Jerusalem and Israel heritage, while Prime Minister Netanyahu will also become minister of interior
Some conclude Israel is closing its gates towards diaspora Jews, especially from NY - opinion
The Interior Ministry is run by a handful of overzealous bureaucrats who take their orders from the country’s religious parties and leaders who are not keen on accepting all Jews.
Decades-long bureaucratic battle ends: 30-year-old man receives recognition of his Jewish identity
The case originated approximately 15 years ago when the man's mother, residing in Eilat, separated from her Arab partner and decided to leave Islam and return to her Jewish roots.
Bureaucratic battles: The struggles of new Israeli olim at the Interior Ministry
Daily bureaucratic obstacles can really take a toll on new immigrants who are trying to find their footing in a new country.
