Interior Ministry

Israeli court revokes citizenship of Cuban man over sham marriage

The court finds that citizenship was obtained through a fictitious marriage and false representations to immigration authorities.

 View of the Beer Sheva District Court Hall in southern Israel on December 1, 2019.
An illustrative image of Bahraini passports over a backdrop of the Bahraini flag.

Bahrain revokes citizenship of 69 people who supported Iran's attacks during war

A person wearing the headband of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) attends a march to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil on March 11, 2025 in New York City; illustrative.

PFLP-linked NGO closes Palestinian branch, citing Israel's red tape

Coastal cliffs collapse between Hefer Valley and Netanya, December 28, 2025.

Coastal cliffs between Hefer Valley, Netanya collapse due to heavy rainfall from Storm Byron


Netanyahu requests extension for mandate to form coalition

Deri will take over as finance minister from Religious Zionists head MK Bezalel Smotrich in the second half of the government's term.

 Likud head MK Benjamin Netanyahu is seen receiving the mandate to form Israel's next government from Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

‘Prove you’re a Jew!’ A cautionary tale for all immigrants in Israel

It is important for other Anglos to know about this story. It appears that neither age nor decades as an Israeli citizen ensure that an individual can avoid this irrational situation.

 The writer celebrating his 90th birthday with friends from ESRA Beersheba. (From left) Estelle Schulgasser, Jeremy Weil, Helen Stohl, Irwin and Ethel Weintraub, Dr. Albert Jacob, Carole Rosenblatt, Dr. John and Ruth Grabinar, Joan Avigur, Ingrid Barzel (chair of ESRA Beersheba) and Judy Levine.

Why does Israel discriminate against elderly olim? - opinion

It hurts me that the country I love can treat elderly immigrants in this manner. Israel was established as a haven for all Jews, irrespective of race, country of origin, or age.

 The writer poses with her husband and children. ‘An agent acknowledged that the roadblocks were intentional, to keep the elderly from making Israel their home, and presumably becoming a drain on resources,’ she says.

Shaked trying to revoke residency of Armon Hanatziv terrorist's relatives

It was expected that the family will appeal to higher courts, which might include a District Court or even the High Court of Justice.

 The scene of a where a truck rammed in a group of Israeli soldiers, killing four in a suspected vehicle-ramming attack, in the Armon haNatsiv neighborhood of jerusalem.

Israeli teenagers to be taught about sexual videos law in new tutorial

The tutorial is aimed at preventing situations in which teenagers are severely harmed when their intimate photos and videos are spread online.

 Young women on their phones.

High Court upholds law to revoke citizenship of Israeli terrorists

The court decided to cancel the revocation of the citizenship of two terrorists, but ruled the law, in general, is constitutional.

High Court of Justice May 3, 2020

Interior Minister Shaked approves transfer of Druze lands jurisdiction

The committee wanted to centralize power in order to "improve the level of services provided to residents."

 Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked

COVID-19: Green Pass narrowed to large events starting next week

Hebrew University researchers say peak has passed * Home Front Command limits PCR testing availability

 Israel's Green Pass validity was extended until Thursday on Sunday after the Health Ministry 'traffic light' website crashed, October 3, 2021.

A Jewish convert’s hunger strike for Israeli citizenship

David Ben Moshe is Orthodox, married to an Israeli, and a father of two, but that is not enough for Israel's Interior Ministry. So he protested.

 David Ben Moshe hunger strike.

David Ben Moshe: A Hunger Strike for Israeli citizenship

I love Israel and will always defend it, but the treatment that I have received since applying for citizenship, my automatic right as a Jew, is an embarrassment.

 David Ben Moshe