Haim Katz

Health minister’s intervention highlights Israel’s protekzia problem, healthcare gaps - editorial

The question raised by this story is not whether Katz helped a sick Israeli. He did. The question is what happens to the sick Israeli who does not have access to the health minister.

Minister of Health Haim Katz arrives to a press conference announcing the health basket.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem, March 19, 2026.

Netanyahu won the Likud primary. Can Likud win beyond its base? - opinion

 Agriculture and Raw Food Security Minister Avi Dichter attends Economic Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on March 26, 2025.

Likud officials pressuring Netanyahu to move Avi Dichter into realistic party position using 'swap'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara arrive to cast their vote at a polling station in Jerusalem, August 17, 2026

Independent voters hold more power over Israel elections than before, strategic adviser says


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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ya'acov Litzman

Beduin dig in against government’s intention to crack down on polygamy

Polygamy has been illegal in Israel since 1977, but in practice, authorities have looked the other way. Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked has spearheaded a cabinet plan against it.

Women prepare traditional flat bread in the Beduin village of Umm al-Hiran, northeast of Beersheba.

Labor minister questioned for the third time in IAI corruption probe

Yair Katz was arrested on March 22, on suspicion of granting benefits to IAI employees in exchange for their joining the Likud party.

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