Haim Katz

Israel approves proposal to build permanent US embassy in Jerusalem

The approval was announced in a joint statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa’ar, and Construction and Housing Minister Haim Katz.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
View of the US Consulate in Jerusalem's Arnona neighborhood, Israel, February 24, 2018.
ISRAELIS VOLUNTEER at the site where a missile fired from Iran hit and caused major damage in Beit Shemesh, outside of Jerusalem, March 4, 2026.

Over 1,700 Iran strike evacuees living in hotels after the start of Operation Rising Lion

Since the beginning of Operation Roaring Lion, approximately 1,700 people have been forced out of their homes and placed in hotels, needing approximately 950 rooms.

|ByTZVI JASPER
People visit a tourism conference at the Israel Trade Fairs and Convention Center in Tel Aviv, on February 3, 2026.

IMTM 2026 draws bigger crowds as Israel tests the first steps of tourism’s return

At the International Mediterranean Tourism Market (IMTM) 2026, the change was evident from the outset.There was a steady current of visitors moving between booths, and the exchanges felt purposeful.

|ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
Posters of Ran Gvili, whose body is still being held captive by Hamas in Gaza, seen at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv. December 02, 2025.

Israel intends to name new Negev town after slain hostage Ran Gvili, Netanyahu announces

In the announcement, the prime minister said that one of the towns will be named Ranenim "after Israel’s hero, the late Ran Gvili."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Police recommend indicting Haim Katz in IAI corruption affair

During his time the chairman, Katz used thousands of shekels worth of IAI resources and workers for his own personal uses.

FEBRUARY 4, 2018ByUDI SHAHAM
Haim Katz

Police expected to indict Minister Haim Katz in IAI corruption case

Katz’s name was tied to two sub-cases in the general corruption probe concerning Israel’s largest state-owned aviation manufacturer.

JANUARY 21, 2018ByUDI SHAHAM
MK Haim Katz (Likud) 311

Following heated debate, vote to raise allotments for the disabled delayed

Labor and Social Services Minister Haim Katz attended the discussion, along with Avi Nissenkoren, head of the Histadrut, to present legislation that would cement increases in disability allotments.

JANUARY 17, 2018ByLIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI
MK Haim Katz (Likud) 311

Disability allotments to increase by NIS 2 billion in 2018

People with disabilities receive an allotment of some NIS 2,343 per month - while the minimum wage stands at NIS 5,300.

JANUARY 3, 2018ByLIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI
Former MK Ilan Gilon (Meretz) speaks during a recent protest calling for an increase in disability benefits.

Israeli Police uncover new cases of elderly abuse in nursing homes

Video footage of abuse of elderly residents, some in their 90s, at two nursing homes in Petah Tikvah and in Rehovot, was released by police.

JANUARY 1, 2018ByLIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI
An elderly woman. [illustrative]

Ministers to vote on bill to raise disability benefits

Currently, people with severe disabilities receive an allotment of NIS 2,343 per month – less than half the minimum wage.

DECEMBER 20, 2017ByLIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI, LAHAV HARKOV
Disabled activists sit in at the Knesset plenum discussing goverment allowances for the disabled, September 18, 2017.

‘PM, Katz have conflict of interest on police bill’

The bill in question stops police officers from making recommendations to the attorney- general as to whether to indict or not at the end of the highest-profile investigations.

NOVEMBER 29, 2017ByLAHAV HARKOV
Prime Minister Benajmin Netanyahu boards flight to Kenya

Litzman tells Netanyahu he will resign Sunday over Shabbat construction

Netanyahu has been negotiating with Litzman to find a compromise, as has Labor Minister Haim Katz, with Israel railways.

NOVEMBER 24, 2017ByLAHAV HARKOV, JEREMY SHARON
Health Minister Ya'acov Litzman at the Knesset plenum discussing goverment allowances for the disabled, September 18, 2017.

Netanyahu coalition under threat over railway repairs on Shabbat

Israel Railways said that, unlike last week when a similar crisis was averted by using non-Jewish workers, this weekend more than 100 engineers and technicians who are Jewish are essential.

NOVEMBER 23, 2017ByGIL HOFFMAN
TRAIN LINE maintenance taking place on Shabbat led to tense disputes in the Knesset this week.

Netanyahu turns to non-Jews to solve Haredi-sparked coalition crisis

Health Minister Ya’acov Litzman [United Torah Judaism] announced on Friday that he will quit should work continue during the Shabbat.

NOVEMBER 17, 2017ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Ya'acov Litzman