Interior Ministry

Israel: Deficit in 38% of authorities, 16% in "critical" financial condition

The Interior Ministry presented a report: Only 16% of authorities are critical, amid surging municipal corporate revenues, property tax gaps, and grant dependency.

JULY 21, 2026|ByYOAV ETIEL

Interior Ministry changes the rules: Are you eligible for the new property tax discount?

New Interior Ministry rules: The model calculates per capita income and excludes allowances, making many middle-class families eligible for property tax discounts.

JULY 8, 2026|ByLIAT RON

The dramatic plan: Another 100,000 foreign workers by 2027

Population & Immigration Authority CEO Boaz Yosef marks the recruitment targets for workers: "The goal is to bring 330,000 foreign workers here."

JUNE 28, 2026|ByLIAT RON

Crowds at Big Fashion in Glilot during the complex's first weekend

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?

JUNE 22, 2026|ByLIAT RON, HODAYA RAN

Colel Chabad combats COVID-induced food insecurity for families

Some 200,000 Israeli families will be assisted through this program, which will include cards with which to purchase food, in addition to food boxes.

FEBRUARY 22, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The envelope containing the 'food debit cards' that families in need will receive to address the economic crisis they have been dealing with due to the coronavirus pandemic, February 22, 2021.

Jewish leaders condemn Israel’s rejection of Ugandan Jews from immigrating

The ultimate ruling in his case could have far-ranging ramifications for Jews living outside of Israel.

JANUARY 28, 2021BySHIRA HANAU/JTA

Women and children carry Torah scrolls from an old synagogue building to a new building in Nabagoye, Ugandaz

Utah online newlyweds to petition High Court against Interior Ministry

Deri’s office has said that the Interior Ministry is conducting “an in-depth examination” of the wedding and registration process which he said the state has not encountered before.

JANUARY 5, 2021ByJEREMY SHARON

Convert’s nightmarish three-year quest for citizenship continues

From Baltimore’s notorious drug gangs to the Jewish State, David Ben Moshe continues to hope for Israeli citizenship.

DECEMBER 7, 2020ByJEREMY SHARON

David Ben Moshe together with his wife and child

500 members of the Falash Mura community set to come to Israel

The Interior Ministry and Jewish Agency officials are processing the Falash Mura immigration requests.

NOVEMBER 30, 2020ByJEREMY SHARON

Members of the Falash Mura community in Ethiopia

Knesset panel tells Deri to wipe fingerprints from biometric database

Although cyber experts have said that there is no need for fingerprints to be retained as a countermeasure against fraud, Deri tried to convince the committee to keep them.

OCTOBER 15, 2020ByYONAH JEREMY BOB