News from israel
Israel no longer has chief rabbis after ministry fails to hold timely elections
The Religious Services Ministry failed to hold elections in time to reinstate the tenure of chief rabbis.
Al Jazeera’s Jerusalem bureau chief on shutting site in Israel: 'There are no security reasons'
Beersheba couple attempts smuggling 173 iPhones into Israel, arrested
Israeli bodybuilder Dana Shemesh back and as good as ever
Husband, ex-husband and brother of Ramle woman arrested over 'honor killing'
The police stated that they had solved the murder of Busaina Abu Ganem, who was gunned down while sitting in her car with her children on HaEshel Street in Ramleh.
Child safety org.: 14 kids electrocuted since 2008
Nine of those fatally injured were Arabs, said Beterem director Orly Silbinger, who noted that for several years, it has been warning of the link between children from poorer families and deaths from accidents.
Israeli 9th graders conduct ground-breaking experiment in space
The 14-year-old pupils -- all girls -- wanted to know how low gravity conditions in space influence the development of brine shrimp eggs compared to the Earth environment.
WearSheva! Hackathon
A marathon took place last week in Beersheba, but probably not the kind you’re imagining.
Early Elections
Early elections could, and should, have been avoided.
Kahlon positions himself as 'doer' ahead of elections
Former Communications Minister Moshe Kahlon refrained from officially announcing his candidacy for expected elections, but made clear signals he would.
Peres: ‘Whoever hits a woman, hits our children and our society’
The former president called on men to rally to the cause to prevent violence saying repeatedly that domestic violence and abuse was a society wide issue.
Public demands increase in funds for public medical institutions before private hospitals are taxed
The IMA commissioned a survey of 500 adults from the Meida Shivuki polling organization about private medicine and accessibility to healthcare.
Israel, World Bank ink tech training deal
Having once been a recipient of World Bank loans--most recently from 1975 to 1981--the move to become a contributing country is significant.
The dream of curing ‘silent angels’
Rett’s syndrome is a devastating neurological disease that develops spontaneously in the uterus and is not inherited from one’s parents. But there is hope for an eventual cure.