Israeli news
After 15-year sentence for Israeli interview, Lebanese journalist says courts protect Hezbollah
Maria Maalouf was sentenced for speaking to KAN News in 2021, where she complained, "Hassan Nasrallah and Iran’s party in Lebanon have taken the state hostage and returned it to the stone age."
Israel Police probe case of alleged exploitative sexual offenses in newsroom
Less than half of Israelis believe Hamas will relinquish control of the Gaza Strip - poll
Opposition's Knesset dispersal bill fails after Edelstein, haredim reach draft bill agreement
Israeli reservist doctors threaten to refuse duty if judicial reform goes ahead
The proposed judicial reform has also stirred Western concern for Israel's democratic health and spooked investors.
European Union bank to fund 35% of new northern Israel desalination plant
The new Western Galilee plant, to be named Birkat Miriam, is Israel's seventh desalination facility. Like the others, it will convert seawater into freshwater.
Rothman: Investigate spyware evidence in compromised double murder case
The evidence withdrawn on Monday had been collected from the stored data on computers.
State Attorney will not interfere in Efi Nave’s Bar election campaign
The State Attorney's Office said an appeal filed to the High Court of Justice by the Movement for Quality in Israel Thursday calling for the bodies to issue complaints against Nave should be rejected
IDF’s electronic warfare role jumps forward in current major IDF drill
IDF officer gives Jpost rare insight into classified unit
Ben-Gvir easing gun licenses for non-infantry combat soldiers, Hesder, medics
Non-infantry combat soldiers and reservists will be given favorable consideration in the firearm license application process.
New bill proposes broader sanctions on Israeli men refusing to divorce wives
Israeli law requires that a man give the divorce papers to his wife for the divorce to become valid.
Religious leaders discuss faith, peace in Jerusalem
The event was an offshoot of the Congress of World and Traditional Religions first held in 2003 in Astana, Kazakhstan.
High Court rejects appeal of daycare workers who left baby in hot car
Yaakov Kotovsky and his ex-wife Yelena operated a shuttle service which would collect and return the children. In 2020, a seven-month-old baby was left in the hot car for about four and a half hours.
Grapevine April 27, 2023: Constitutionally speaking
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
